Melanie Ann Weston (born 26 July 1979), known professionally as Madeleine West, is an Australian actress, author and director.

She is best known for her television roles, having played Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers on the soap opera Neighbours from 2000 to 2003 and on-off 2017 to 2020, high-class escort Mel on Satisfaction from 2007 to 2010, Dimity on House Husbands in 2013, Danielle McGuire in Underbelly and later Fat Tony & Co.

She played Sarah the wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWE produced film The Condemned in 2007.

[4] After commencing a degree in law at Deakin University, West deferred her studies indefinitely to turn to acting.

[11] In 2017, West returned to Neighbours to play Andrea Somers, a lookalike who posed as Dee Bliss.

[13] The books focus on topics such as bullying, illness and body image, and are told through schoolgirl Lily as she takes on different characters for a play.

[13] West worked with former detective Gary Jubelin on the 2023 eight-part podcast series Predatory, which brings attention to child sexual abuse.

The podcast called for Australia's sex offender registry to be made public and for victims to be fairly compensated.

[16] West was engaged to Shopping for Love co-host Pete Lazer,[17] before entering into a relationship with Shannon Bennett, a restaurateur, in 2005.

[1][18][12][19] In September 2018, West confirmed that she and Bennett had separated, but were "striving to reconnect as friends and parents".