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[[Melissa Haiden]] is an actress

is a South African actress best known for her starring role as Taryn in the SABC3 comedy-drama series Taryn and Sharon.

Born on 4 March 1987, she started her acting career while still at school, being cast as a village girl in an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' (1997). Having matriculated from Pinelands High School in Cape Town and then studied drama at the [[University of Cape Town]], finishing with a BA (honours) in Theatre and Performance in 2009, she went on to a full-time career in theatre, film and television.

Theatre productions she has performed in include The Birds, directed by Roy Sargeant; Waiting For Godot, directed by Frankie Nassimbeni; Sexual Perversity in Chicago, directed by Chris Weare; Cock, directed by Paul Griffiths; Fred Abrahamse's production of Othello at the Maynardville open air theatre, in which she played Desdemona; and The Vagina Monologues, directed by Marlise Doubell.

Feature films include ''[[Konfetti]]'', ''[[The Siege of Jadotville]]'', ''[[Bypass]]'' and ''[[Finders Keepers]]''; and among the short films have been ''[[Bound]]'', ''[[Adrift]]'', ''[[Unspoken]]'' and ''[[Savage Ivy]]''.

She has appeared in a number of foreign television series shot on location in South Africa, including the BBC's science fiction series ''[[Outcasts]]'' and its comedy-drama ''[[The Wrong Mans]]'', ''[[Black Sails]]'', ''[[Saints & Strangers]]'', ''[[Origins: The Journey of Humankind]]'', ''[[Troy: Fall of a City]]'' and ''[[Hear No Evil]]''.

In 2017 Melissa was cast as "Taryn" in the [[SABC]]3 local comedy-drama series ''[[Taryn and Sharon]]''.

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	Born on 4 March 1987, she started her acting career while still at school, being cast as a village girl in an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' (1997). Having matriculated from Pinelands High School in Cape Town and then studied drama at the [[University of Cape Town]], finishing with a BA (honours) in Theatre and Performance in 2009, she went on to a full-time career in theatre, film and television.		Born on 4 March 1987, she started her acting career while still at school, being cast as a village girl in an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' (1997). Having matriculated from Pinelands High School in Cape Town and then studied drama at the [[University of Cape Town]], finishing with a BA (honours) in Theatre and Performance in 2009, she went on to a full-time career in theatre, film and television.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Theatre roles include appearances in ''[[The Birds]]'' ( directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]); ''[[Waiting For Godot]]'' (directed by [[Frankie Nassimbeni]]), ''[[Sexual Perversity in Chicago]]'' (directed by [[Chris Weare]]), ''[[Cock]]'' (directed by [[Paul Griffiths]]; "Desdemona" in ''[[Othello ]]'' ([[Maynardville]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]), and ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' (directed by [[Marlise Doubell]]).
+Theatre roles include appearances in ''[[The Birds]]'' ( directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]); ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (directed by [[Frankie Nassimbeni]]), ''[[Sexual Perversity in Chicago]]'' (directed by [[Chris Weare]]), ''[[Cock]]'' (directed by [[Paul Griffiths]]; "Desdemona" in ''[[Othello ]]'' ([[Maynardville]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]), and ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' (directed by [[Marlise Doubell]]).
 Feature films include ''[[Konfetti]]'', ''[[The Siege of Jadotville]]'', ''[[Bypass]]'' and ''[[Finders Keepers]]''; and among the short films have been ''[[Bound]]'', ''[[Adrift]]'', ''[[Unspoken]]'' and ''[[Savage Ivy]]''.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Theatre productions she has performed in include The Birds, directed by Roy Sargeant; Waiting For Godot, directed by Frankie Nassimbeni; Sexual Perversity in Chicago, directed by Chris Weare; Cock, directed by Paul Griffiths; Fred Abrahamse's production of Othello at the Maynardville open air theatre, in which she played Desdemona; and The Vagina Monologues, directed by Marlise Doubell.
+Theatre roles include appearances in ''[[The Birds]]'' ( directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]); ''[[Waiting For Godot]]'' (directed by [[Frankie Nassimbeni]]), ''[[Sexual Perversity in Chicago]]'' (directed by [[Chris Weare]]), ''[[Cock]]'' (directed by [[Paul Griffiths]]; "Desdemona" in ''[[Othello ]]'' ([[Maynardville]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]), and ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' (directed by [[Marlise Doubell]]).
 Feature films include ''[[Konfetti]]'', ''[[The Siege of Jadotville]]'', ''[[Bypass]]'' and ''[[Finders Keepers]]''; and among the short films have been ''[[Bound]]'', ''[[Adrift]]'', ''[[Unspoken]]'' and ''[[Savage Ivy]]''.
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 In 2017 Melissa was cast as "Taryn" in the [[SABC]]3 local comedy-drama series ''[[Taryn and Sharon]]'', followed by roles in other local series, such as ''[[Dam]]'' and ''[[Desert Rose]]''.
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 Born on 4 March 1987, she started her acting career while still at school, being cast as a village girl in an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' (1997). Having matriculated from Pinelands High School in Cape Town and then studied drama at the [[University of Cape Town]], finishing with a BA (honours) in Theatre and Performance in 2009, she went on to a full-time career in theatre, film and television.
 Theatre productions she has performed in include The Birds, directed by Roy Sargeant; Waiting For Godot, directed by Frankie Nassimbeni; Sexual Perversity in Chicago, directed by Chris Weare; Cock, directed by Paul Griffiths; Fred Abrahamse's production of Othello at the Maynardville open air theatre, in which she played Desdemona; and The Vagina Monologues, directed by Marlise Doubell.
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 In 2017 Melissa was cast as "Taryn" in the [[SABC]]3 local comedy-drama series ''[[Taryn and Sharon]]'', followed by roles in other local series, such as ''[[Dam]]'' and ''[[Desert Rose]]''.

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	She has appeared in a number of foreign television series shot on location in South Africa, including the BBC's science fiction series ''[[Outcasts]]'' and its comedy-drama ''[[The Wrong Mans]]'', ''[[Black Sails]]'', ''[[Saints & Strangers]]'', ''[[Origins: The Journey of Humankind]]'', ''[[Troy: Fall of a City]]'' and ''[[Hear No Evil]]''.		She has appeared in a number of foreign television series shot on location in South Africa, including the BBC's science fiction series ''[[Outcasts]]'' and its comedy-drama ''[[The Wrong Mans]]'', ''[[Black Sails]]'', ''[[Saints & Strangers]]'', ''[[Origins: The Journey of Humankind]]'', ''[[Troy: Fall of a City]]'' and ''[[Hear No Evil]]''.

−	In 2017 Melissa was cast as "Taryn" in the [[SABC]]3 local comedy-drama series ''[[Taryn and Sharon]]'', followed by roles in ''[[Dam]]'' and ''[[Desert Rose]]''.	+	In 2017 Melissa was cast as "Taryn" in the [[SABC]]3 local comedy-drama series ''[[Taryn and Sharon]]'', followed by roles in other local series, such as ''[[Dam]]'' and ''[[Desert Rose]]''.

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	She has appeared in a number of foreign television series shot on location in South Africa, including the BBC's science fiction series ''[[Outcasts]]'' and its comedy-drama ''[[The Wrong Mans]]'', ''[[Black Sails]]'', ''[[Saints & Strangers]]'', ''[[Origins: The Journey of Humankind]]'', ''[[Troy: Fall of a City]]'' and ''[[Hear No Evil]]''.		She has appeared in a number of foreign television series shot on location in South Africa, including the BBC's science fiction series ''[[Outcasts]]'' and its comedy-drama ''[[The Wrong Mans]]'', ''[[Black Sails]]'', ''[[Saints & Strangers]]'', ''[[Origins: The Journey of Humankind]]'', ''[[Troy: Fall of a City]]'' and ''[[Hear No Evil]]''.

−	In 2017 Melissa was cast as "Taryn" in the [[SABC]]3 local comedy-drama series ''[[Taryn and Sharon]]''.	+	In 2017 Melissa was cast as "Taryn" in the [[SABC]]3 local comedy-drama series ''[[Taryn and Sharon]]'', followed by roles in ''[[Dam]]'' and ''[[Desert Rose]]''.

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 [[Melissa Haiden]] is an actress
+==Biography==
 Born on 4 March 1987, she started her acting career while still at school, being cast as a village girl in an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' (1997). Having matriculated from Pinelands High School in Cape Town and then studied drama at the [[University of Cape Town]], finishing with a BA (honours) in Theatre and Performance in 2009, she went on to a full-time career in theatre, film and television.