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Melanie Chartoff

Age: 60
Height: 5' 5"

Birth Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Born: Dec. 15th, 1948

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Melanie Chartoff's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Rugrats	Diane 'Didi' &hellip Minka Kropotkin
All Grown Up	Didi Pickles
Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Principal Gra&hellip
Jumanji	Aunt Nora She&hellip
Take Five	Laraine McDer&hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Initially had dreams of becoming a poetess and journalist. Later turned to stand-up comedy and eventually moved from New York to Los Angeles to pursue on-camera work in the late '70s.
Began her theatrical career while in high school in her hometown, New Haven, Connecticut, and later at Yale University played a prostitute in a theatre production of "The Threepenny Opera".
An in-demand voice artist best known for her TV and film vocalizations on the "Rugrats" series.
Fist TV role came in 1976 when she played a nurse on the daytime series "Search for Tomorrow".
Appeared frequently during her 1980s TV peak on the talk show circuit with multiple showings on 'Johnny Carson (I)' (qv) and 'Merv Griffin' (qv)'s shows.
Teaches improvisational and literacy workshops in school systems throughout California.
Conceived the Grayway Rotating Drain, a graywater recycling device for domestic reuse of shower and sink water. However, the patent, U.S. Patent 5,274,861 (issued on January 4, 1994), does not list her as an inventor, which is inconsistent with the claim that she conceived of the invention. Nonetheless, she was recognized as one of the 50 most beautiful female inventors of all time by Inventors Weekly magazine.
Became nationally known on TV's satire series _"Fridays" (1980)_ (qv), which was ABC's answer to "Saturday Night Live". She immediately stood out among the cast thanks to her 'Jane Curtin' (qv)-like regular role as the anchor on the show's fake newscasts, and her comedic skills and impersonations.