Melody Anderson

Acting

Melody Anderson

Born 1955-12-03 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Melody Anderson (born December 3, 1955) is a Canadian American social worker and public speaker specializing in the impact of addiction on families. She is also known as an actress, with her most high-profile role being Dale Arden in the 1980 adaptation of Flash Gordon. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Anderson started off as a performer and entertainer. She made her debut at age five on a radio show. While doing singing, she also trained as an actress, leading to roles in films and television during the 1970s and 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melody Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting credits

Flash Gordon poster
6.3

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Flash Gordon

1980

Firewalker poster
5.4

A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

Firewalker

1986

Dead & Buried poster
6.4

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.

Dead & Buried

1981

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster
7.2

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

Speed Zone poster
4.5

An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.

Speed Zone

1989

Elvis poster
6.9

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Elvis

1979

In Search of Tomorrow poster
6.7

A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

The Boy in Blue poster
5.1

Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.

The Boy in Blue

1986

Life After Flash poster
5.6

A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went up against one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood.

Life After Flash

2017

Intimate Betrayal poster
7.0

A woman finds hidden truths when her husband disappears and is presumed dead.

Intimate Betrayal

1987

Under Surveillance poster
8.0

Two insurance investigators try to find out why the ex-partner of one of them was murdered.

Under Surveillance

1991

Policewoman Centerfold poster
4.6

A policewoman loses her job after she poses naked for an erotic magazine. Based on a true story.

Policewoman Centerfold

1983

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair poster
7.5

The 1960s. Bobby Kennedy is in power in Washington. Marilyn Monroe is a legendary film star. For years there has been widespread speculation and rumors of a secret romance between Marilyn and Bobby. Now that story is told for the first time in this account of two very public figures whose brief romance fired the imaginations of millions and fueled debate over their mysterious and untimely deaths.

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter poster
4.5

TV movie biopic depicting the life, career, and family of comedian Ernie Kovacs.

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984

Beverly Hills Madam poster
4.6

A bordello catering to rich and wealthy clients, run by Lil Hutton experiences a series of crises as one girl ends up pregnant, and another dead. As a subplot, a young woman, Julie Taylor, makes a trip to LA to surprise a friend, but never finds her. Julie is mugged, and seeks help from Lil Hutton. She sees how much the prostitutes are making, and is tempted into the lifestyle. On her first "job" is hired by a rich father for his 18-year old virgin son as a birthday gift, and they fall in love. But the relationship comes to a quick end as soon as the son learns she is a "whore"; Julie breaks down and runs off after realizing prostitution is a cold and loveless occupation that cannot fulfill her emotional emptiness.

Beverly Hills Madam

1986

Landslide poster
4.8

An amnesiac finds his life in jeopardy as he gradually regains his memory.

Landslide

1992

Pleasure Cove poster
7.0

The story of a posh seaside vacation resort, and the lives and adventures of its guests and staff.

Pleasure Cove

1979

High School U.S.A. poster
4.2

Principal of Excelsior High School deals with a rivalry between student groups and his own interest in the new counselor.

High School U.S.A.

1984

Hitler's Daughter poster
6.0

Hitler's daughter wants to occupy the White House. She might just do it, unless the ineffectual Nazi hunters and their latest recruit can figure out who the heck she is.

Hitler's Daughter

1990

Final Notice poster
7.5

Detective Harry Stoner has only a few clues. A year ago someone mutilated the nude photos found in the city library's art books. And shortly after, a young murder victim was found carved up in the same grisly way. Now, more mangled art books have suddenly turned up. And it's Harry's job to make sure another corpse doesn't.

Final Notice

1989