Melanie Gordon Crawford
- Actress
Melanie Gordon Crawford is a versatile comedic and dramatic actress with experience in international and domestic films, television, and regional theater. Crawford's voice impacts both stage and page through her voiceover work, singing, spoken word, writing across technical and creative genres, and arts management.
Her range of acting experiences includes background work for multi-hyphenate Tyler Perry on the set of The Oval and Sistas, and Director Anand L. Rai on the set of the international Bollywood film, Zero. Crawford has also held supporting roles in the feature film Looking in the Mirror (Director James Hunter) and the short film Them (Director Okema T. Moore), and is a credited voice actor of the award-winning animated short film Catch of the Day (Haley Hustus). Her experience in various singing ensembles and choirs as a teenager groomed her for ministerial positions in the local church, such as worship leader and Theatre Ministry director while living in Florida, and playwright, editor, and actress of Grammy-winning Bishop William Murphy III's Atlanta-based church during her college tenure.
Crawford holds a Bachelor's in Education from the University of Central Florida and a Master's in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD-Atlanta). With each, she has developed her 11+ years in education to land her current position as a Theatre Arts teacher and director, as well as build her arts and entertainment business, Soul Salt Arts, Inc., named after her former stage persona and biblical affirmation. She has since used this behind-the-scenes knowledge of the creative industry to help her come full circle to deliver as an artist.
Her range of acting experiences includes background work for multi-hyphenate Tyler Perry on the set of The Oval and Sistas, and Director Anand L. Rai on the set of the international Bollywood film, Zero. Crawford has also held supporting roles in the feature film Looking in the Mirror (Director James Hunter) and the short film Them (Director Okema T. Moore), and is a credited voice actor of the award-winning animated short film Catch of the Day (Haley Hustus). Her experience in various singing ensembles and choirs as a teenager groomed her for ministerial positions in the local church, such as worship leader and Theatre Ministry director while living in Florida, and playwright, editor, and actress of Grammy-winning Bishop William Murphy III's Atlanta-based church during her college tenure.
Crawford holds a Bachelor's in Education from the University of Central Florida and a Master's in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD-Atlanta). With each, she has developed her 11+ years in education to land her current position as a Theatre Arts teacher and director, as well as build her arts and entertainment business, Soul Salt Arts, Inc., named after her former stage persona and biblical affirmation. She has since used this behind-the-scenes knowledge of the creative industry to help her come full circle to deliver as an artist.