Melanie Paxson is an American

United States

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 actress. She is probably best known for her work in commercials.

Biography

Paxson is the middle child of three to parents Gay and Randy Moore. An alumna of Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet, Illinois, she first pursued her passion for acting while involved in spring musicals and various plays with her high school's drama club. She attended the University of Missouri and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Paxson was selected from more than 500 actresses to play 'the Voice of Reason' in the Gladware

Glad (company)

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 commercials. She currently can be seen in commercials for DayQuil

DayQuil

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, Yoplait

Yoplait

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 Light, Milo's Kitchen, and Progressive Insurance. She starred in the 2000 feature film Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble

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with David Arquette

David Arquette

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, Scott Caan

Scott Caan

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, and Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

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Paxson has appeared in several TV shows, including The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....

, Cupid

Cupid (TV series)

Cupid is a 1998–1999 American comedy-drama series created by Rob Thomas, which featured Paula Marshall as Dr. Claire Allen, a Chicago psychologist who is given charge of a man named Trevor Hale . Hale believes he is Cupid, sent down from Mt...

, and Pyramid

Pyramid (game show)

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. She has also appeared in two episodes of Friends

Friends

Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...

spin-off

Spin-off (media)

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, Joey

Joey (TV series)

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, in the episodes "Joey and the Big Break (Part 2)" and "Joey and the Party for Alex", the latter of which remains unaired in the U.S

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

.

Paxson had a starring role opposite John Larroquette

John Larroquette

John Edgar Bernard Larroquette, Jr. is an American film, television and Broadway actor. His roles include Dan Fielding on the series Night Court, Mike McBride in the Hallmark Channel series McBride, John Hemingway on The John Larroquette Show, and Carl Sack in Boston Legal.-Personal...

 and Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

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 in the NBC show Happy Family. She had a recurring role on Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

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as a secretary. She portrayed actress Joyce DeWitt

Joyce DeWitt

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 in the television film Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company

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(2003), which was co-produced by DeWitt.

Paxson had a co-starring role on the ABC sitcom Notes from the Underbelly

Notes from the Underbelly

Notes from the Underbelly was an American sitcom that debuted on ABC as a midseason replacement. The series is based upon the novel of the same name by Risa Green, and is produced by Eric and Kim Tannenbaum for Warner Bros. Television...

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Paxson currently has a recurring role as Doris Madigan (née Aidem) on the Nickelodeon show True Jackson, VP

True Jackson, VP

True Jackson, VP is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from November 8, 2008 to August 20, 2011. The series starred Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Amell and Ron Butler. The theme song was written by Toby Gad and Keke Palmer and...

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