Melanie Kay Hutsell (born August 2, 1968 in Maryville, Tennessee) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. An improv performer in Chicago, she played Jan in The Real Live Brady Bunch, a live-performed reenactment of The Brady Bunch that became a cult sensation in The '90s. The show’s success raised her profile enough so that she gained a slot on Saturday Night Live in 1991. Staying on SNL for three years, she continued to play Jan Brady, as well as impressions of Mayim Bialik, Tammy Wynette and Tori Spelling.
Hutsell married Fred Rapoport in 1997. They had their first child a couple of years later, and Hutsell left show business to raise her children. She would stay out of the limelight for about a decade before returning to comedy in 2009.
Filmography:
Film
- 1998 The Thin Pink Line: Yvette Evy
- 1999 Cant Stop Dancing: Winnie
- 2009 Hes Such A Girl: Sally
- 2011 Bridesmaids: Annie’s Tennis Partner
- 2013 Grown Ups 2: Kmart Mother
- 2018 Father Of The Year: Trey’s Mom
- 2018 Drive Me To Vegas And Mars: Tammie Mae
- 2019 Mothers Little Helpers: Joy Pridenote
- 2019 Justine: Pat Parker
Television
- 1991-94 Saturday Night Live: Herself/Various
- 1995 Brotherly Love: Wilma (1 episode)
- 1997 Working (1997): Employee #3 (1 episode)
- 2009 In The Motherhood: Instructor (1 episode)
- 2010 United States of Tara: Waitress (1 episode)
- 2011 Working Class: Donna (1 episode)
- 2012 Pretty The Series: Roberta (4 episodes)
- 2014 Suburgatory: Nina Nergen (2 episodes)
- 2015 W Bob And David: Meryl Gentry-Smythe (1 episode)
- 2015-16 Transparent: Jocelyn (3 episodes)
- 2016 Angie Tribeca: Nurse Barton (1 episode)
- 2016 Fresh Off the Boat: Mary (1 episode)
- 2016-17 Lady Dynamite: Kirsten Rydholm (3 episodes)
- 2019 Splitting Up Together: Ms. David (1 episode)
