Melanie Paxson

About

Actress best known for her roles in the sitcoms Notes from the Underbelly and Happy Family. In 2015, she played the Fairy Godmother in the Disney TV movie Descendants and portrayed Judith Meola in the high school comedy/drama The Outfield. 

Before Fame

After graduating from the drama program at the University of Missouri, she performed with Chicago's Second City sketch comedy troupe and appeared on stage at the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 

Trivia

She appeared in several national commercials for the Gladware brand.

Family Life

She and her husband, restaurateur Andy Paxson, became parents to a son named Miller.

Associated With

She shared the screen with acclaimed English actress Emma Thompson in the 2013 film Saving Mr. Banks.