Birth Name : Melora Diane Hardin
Date of Birth : 29 June 1967, Houston, Texas, USA
Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Occupation : Actress
Hardin was born on June 29, 1967, in Houston, TX and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Her father, Jerry Hardin, was a prolific character actor who appeared in over 100 films and TV shows; her mother, Diane Hardin, was the acting coach behind young stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Hilary Swank, Kellie Martin, and River Ph nix. Young Melora didn't need any encouragement to go into show business, however, as she seemed born to entertain.
Throughout the nineties, she maintained an impressive schedule as a working actress. In 1991 she played the role of a vintage-era nightclub singer in The Rocketeer (1991), contributing several songs to the film’s soundtrack. On television she continued to make appearances on shows like Friends, Caroline in the City and Diagnosis Murder. In 1997 Clint Eastwood cast her in the pivotal role of Christy Sullivan opposite Gene Hackman in Absolute Power. In 2000, she starred in the gritty TV drama series Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family. In 2004 she playing wife to the obsessive compulsive investigator (Tony Shaloub) on the critical fave Monk.
However, a pilot she had filmed earlier called The Office, based on the famed British series of the same name, plucked her away from that with its sudden and highly touted success. Her portrayal of no-nonsense boss and occasional sex object, Jan Levinson, was an enormous hit with viewers.
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