She is the host of the Emmy-winning series Screen Wars, and the star and producer of the film Raising Buchanan.
After graduation from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN,[1] Melby began her acting career with stops in Los Angeles, San Diego, Cleveland, and Washington, DC, working in commercials, theatre, studio films (The Majestic), independent films (Locker 13, Jake's Corner, Netherbeast Incorporated, Madison Hall), and television (Candid Camera, S.I.S., Boston Public, Young & the Restless).
[7][8] Melby was honored with the 2007 Phoenix Film Foundation Board Member of the Year,[9] and with the 2008 Layne Award presented by the Arizona Entertainment Alliance.
[11] In 2019, Melby produced and starred in Raising Buchanan, a feature film co-starring René Auberjonois, M. Emmet Walsh, Cathy Shim, Terence Bernie Hines, and Robert Ben Garant.
Melby garnered accolades and awards (for her role as producer and her lead performance) from a variety of film festivals in the United States and abroad.