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Film & TV
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Melissa Suzanne McBride is an American actress and former casting director born May 23, 1965 in Lexington, Kentucky. She began acting in film and on television in the early 1990s. McBride is best known for her role as Carol Peletier in the AMC television series The Walking Dead.
Known for
- San Diego Comic-Con Málaga: Los héroes nos visitan — Self2025
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — Carol Peletier (voice)2023
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — Carol Peletier2023
- The Walking Dead: Origins — Carol Peletier2021
- The Walking Dead: Origins — Self2021
- The Happys — Krista2018
- Who? — Carol Peletier (Tv Series Footage)2018
- The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking — Carol Peletier / Andrea Harrison (voice)2017
- Ride with Norman Reedus — Self2016
- The Reconstruction of William Zero — Dr. Ashley Bronson2015
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Key facts
- Born
- Melissa Suzanne McBride , ( 1965-05-23 ) May 23, 1965 (age 61) , Lexington, Kentucky , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1991–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Melissa
- Family name
- McBride
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lexington
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Saturn Awards
- Notable work
- The Walking Dead
- Image
- Melissa McBride 2019.jpg
- Residence
- Atlanta
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- date of birth
- 1965-05-23
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- Melissa McBride
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- social media followers
- 874773
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Melissa Suzanne McBride
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Encyclopedic overview
Melissa Suzanne McBride (born May 23, 1965) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in 1993, and went onto appear in Walker, Texas Ranger (1997) and Dawson's Creek (1998). In 2007, she also starred in the film The Mist (2007). Her breakout role was Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2022), and later the series' spinoff The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023–present). She has garnered critical acclaim and received multiple awards and nominations for her role on the show. Originally cast in a minor role, McBride's role expanded over time to a main cast member and, from 2020, she was the second billed cast member in the opening credits of the show, and one of only two cast members to appear in every season (the other being Norman Reedus).
Early life
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