Melanie Elizabeth Wilson is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, and producer. In Australia, Wilson is most known for her roles as Toula on the SBS comedy series Pizza and as various characters including Lucy, Fat Mandi and Karla Bangs on the sketch comedy series The Wedge. In the United States, Wilson appeared in the films Bridesmaids and A Few Best Men.
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Melanie Elizabeth Wilson is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, and producer. In Australia, Wilson is most known for her roles as Toula on the SBS comedy series Pizza and as various characters including Lucy, Fat Mandi and Karla Bangs on the sketch comedy series The Wedge. In the United States, Wilson appeared in the films Bridesmaids and A Few Best Men. In 2019, she starred in her first lead role as Natalie in Isn’t It Romantic, and later appeared as Penny Rust in The Hustle, Jennyanydots in Cats, and Fraulein Rahm in Jojo Rabbit. Wilson has stated that her great-aunt was Lillian Bounds, who was married to Walt Disney until his death in 1966. Despite Wilson standing by this belief in court, it continues to be disputed by genealogist Dale Sheridan. She has spoken of malaria-induced hallucinations, where she saw herself as an actress who had won an Oscar, convincing her to pursue an acting career. Wilson was born on 2 March 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her parents are professional dog handlers. Wilson grew up in the suburbs of Kenthurst, Parramatta and Castle Hill. She attended Tara Anglican School for Girls. She completed her Higher School Certificate in 1997, including second place in the state in Food Technology. Wilson studied at the Australian Theatre for Young People. In 2003 she moved to New York after winning the ATYP International scholarship, which was funded by Nicole Kidman.
She appeared with the Sydney Theatre Company and performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2008, Wilson created, wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series Bogan Pride on SBS One. In 2009 Wilson won Tropfest Best Actress award for her role in the short film Bargain. In 2012, she appeared in films What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Struck by Lightning, and Bachelorette, which led to Variety naming her one of their \”Top Ten Comics to Watch for 2012\”. She has made appearances on improvisational comedy game show Talkin’ God You’re Here’ and the comedy show Thank You For Being Here. She performed on the television special The Breast Darn Show and guest-starred in the television drama City Homicide. Wilson played Brynn, the sister of Matt Lucas’ character in the CBS sitcom The Rules of Engagement, which she then appeared in on the CBS Comedy Central series Engagement. She played an Australian Idol mad schoolgirl in a series of Telstra advertisements shown during Australian Idol from 2004 to 2005. She also had roles in the feature films Fat Pizza and Ghost Rider. In 2016, Wilson starred in films How to Be Single and Grimsby. Wilson wrote and starred. in Super Fun Night, a television sitcom that aired for one season on ABC. She is a former Rotary International youth ambassador for Australia.
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