Melinds started off on Love of Life then replaced Victoria Wyndham on TGL. Then primetime -Invisible Man guest spots etc I remember her as a Fembot on Bionic Woman. Then the final Mary Anderson on Days, killed by the Salem Strangler. Temp Jill on Y&R.
Later years she seemed to have some mental health issues. I recall an interview on some blog/website where she was all in on conspiracy theories. Does anyone recall that?
Thursdoy, June 21, 1973 - Leader Herald Gloversville-Johnstown, NY.
Melinda Fee, Talented Actress, Brightens The Guiding Light by Harvey Peck
NEW YORK (KFS) - Melinda Fee, who's looking to break up other people's happy homes as Charlotte Bauer in CBS' "The Guiding Light," was bred to play the other woman. Her mother, actress Astrid Allwyn, was frequently cast as a femme fatale in films during the '30s and '40s. In fact, Melinda can still see Mom trying to vamp Jimmy Stewart away from Jean Arthur in the comedy classic, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," periodically on the late movie. Yet, Melinda was not raised in a show biz background. Her father is an extremely successful insurance executive, and Melinda was so well brought up that she was sent to a private school for girls despite the fact that she lived in Bel Air, Calif., one of the richest communities in America.
"My parents happened to like this particular school and didn't want me in public school," she said. "We had quite a class. William Wellman's daughter, William Wyler's daughter and Candy Bergen among others. It sounds very snobbish, but the girls were great and so was the school." The upbringing did not quash Melinda's free spirit. She wanted to be an actress, and she made the rounds in Hollywood, studied, played the inevitable bits and paid her dues.
Even though she's now doing quite well in "The Guiding Light," her father considers her adventure in acting as little more than a hobby and assures Melinda her room is still waiting for her back home. He's underrating his daughter. Melinda was bom partially deaf and developed a speech impediment. She fought off both handicaps, became a linguist and diction teacher. She's a woman who does not believe in failure; and whenever her acting career stalled, she took on jobs and in a matter of weeks was promoted and hailed as a future executive. She does not believe in giving up.
In fact, she admits, she can be every bit as persistent as her TV character, Charlotte Bauer. When a man she was in love with moved to Sweden, Melinda followed along, used some Swedish she had learned as a child, perfected it while living there and soon became a stage actress performing in Swedish. Her romance with both the man and Sweden came to an abrupt end. Melinda found Sweden an extremely cold country where the people rarely laugh and never seem to have any fun. "People say New York is like that, but I find New York very warm and friendly," said Melinda, who has now turned her energies to skin diving.
Miss Fee does not intend to spend the rest of her life in daytime TV. She has her sights set on Broadway and feature films. Not content with the standard approach this attractive, talented young actress from Bel Air has her agent shopping around for major roles for her in French films. "Look at it this way," said Melinda. "Very few American actresses can speak fluent French, so I'll have less competition when I go to audition."
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