Melina Matthews

Melina Matthews: Biography in Details

Who is Melina Matthews?

Melina Matthews is a Spanish actress and presenter. She is best known for playing the role of Lydia Alan in the 2019 English-language Spanish-Italian thriller An Affair to Die For. Similarly, she is also known for her roles in Black Beach, Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks, and Official Competition. She was also the host of the Sitges Film Festival.

Melina Matthews: Bio, Age, Nationality, Parents

Melina Matthews was born on November 21, 1986, in Barcelona, Spain. As of 2024, she is 37 years old. She is Spanish by nationality and her ethnicity is mixed. Similarly, her birth sign is Scorpio.

Talking about his family, he was born to a Welsh father and a French mother. His both parents were interpreters/translators. There is no info about her siblings.

Speaking about her educational background, she moved to London when she was 19 years old to study for a BA Hons degree in Investigative Journalism at the University of Westminster. She graduated in 2009.

During her college days, she also attended the Central School of Speech and Drama working at The Old Vic Theatre and the Southbank Centre, with hopes of pursuing an acting career. She first got involved in theatre as an accent trainer and dialogue coach, helping American actors improve their English and Spanish accents.

Melina Matthews: Professional Life and Career

Talking about her career, she made her acting debut on the big screen as Laura Moffat in the film Savage Grace in 2007, opposite Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne. In 2013, she played the voice of ‘Mama’ in the horror film Mama.

Moreover, in 2016, she was seen as Sofía Marín alongside Jodie Comer in the BBC television miniseries Thirteen which was created and written by Marnie Dickens.

Melina Matthews appeared as a lover in the film El jugador de ajedrez (The Chess Player) and co-starred alongside Marc Clotet which featured at the Málaga Film Festival 2017. In 2018, she played the main role ‘Ana’ in the Mexico-based film Silencio.

Furthermore, she featured as  Juana in season 2 of La peste (The Plague) set in bubonic plague ridden 16th century Seville. In 2019, she played the role of new teacher Carmen in season 2 of La otra mirada (A Different View). She also made a guest appearance as Sister Shannon Masters, the former ‘Halo-bearer’ in Warrior Nun in 2020.

Her other TV series credits include:

• Santuario as Valle
• L’última nit del karaoke as Eli
• The Girls at the Back (Spanish: Las de la última fila) as Girl at the BackApagón as Marina
• A Town Called Malice as Lola
• Cristo y Rey as Mireilla Darc
• Sentimos las molestias as Victoria

Melina Matthews: Net Worth and Salary

Melina has earned a considerable amount of money from her acting career. Her earnings are from her acting career, brand endorsements, and other business ventures. Her estimated net worth is around $5 million as of 2024.

How tall is Niamh Algar? Weight

Melina has maintained a good body shape and stands at a decent height. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 55kg.

Similarly, she has beautiful brown hair and stunning brown eyes. The info about her other body measurements such as bust-wais-hip size, dress size and shoe size is under review.

Social Media: Instagram and Twitter

Melina is quite active on social media. She has more than 10.5k followers on Instagram and around 1.4k on Twitter. Similarly, she holds around 1.5k followers on Facebook.

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