Melissa McBride

Melissa McBride
McBride at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Melissa Suzanne McBride

(1965-05-23) May 23, 1965 (age 59)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Melissa Suzanne McBride (born May 23, 1965)[1] is an American actress. She made her acting debut in 1993, and went onto appear in Walker, Texas Ranger (1997) and Dawson's Creek (1998). In 2007, she also starred in the box office film The Mist (2007). Her breakout role was Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2022), and later the series' spinoff The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023–present). She has garnered critical acclaim and received multiple awards and nominations for her role on the show.[2] Originally cast in a minor role, McBride's role expanded over time to a main cast member and as of 2020, she is the second billed cast member in the opening credits of the show, and one of only two cast members to appear in every season (the other being Norman Reedus).

  1. ^ "Melissa McBride". Buddy TV. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Carol Peletier/ Melissa McBride". amc.com. AMC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2015.