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Mel Gorham (born Marilyn Schnier, October 27, 1959) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Violet in Wayne Wang's films Smoke and Blue in the Face. Gorham is from Miami, Florida, and is of Cuban and Jewish descent.
Gorham's improvised rendition of Peggy Lee's "Fever" in Blue in the Face garnered her much critical acclaim and press. Major film roles in Curdled and Cop Land followed. In 1997, Gorham was then cast to star in an NBC sitcom loosely based on her life titled Union Square. But after the pilot was filmed, the producers replaced her with Constance Marie.
Gorham returned to the world of New York City theater where she began. After a long absence, she returned to film with a role in Wayne Wang's 2001 film The Center of the World. In 2012, she retired from show business and currently resides in South Beach.
Filmography
1990 - Awakenings as Nurse Sara
1993 - Carlito's Way as Pachanga's date
1995 - Smoke as Violet
1995 - Blue in the Face as Violet
1995 - The Perez Family as Vilma & Raquel
1996 - Curdled as Elena
1997 - Cop Land as Monica Lopez
1997 - Wishful Thinking as Lourdes
2001 - The Center of the World as Roxanne
2005 - Sueno as Gloria
2006 - Delirious as Tish
2007 - Mother's Day Massacre as Dolores
2009 - American Cowslip as Kimberly
2011 - A Talent for Trouble as Francine Hawk
2011 - The Trouble with Cali as Xiomara
References
External links
Mel Gorham at IMDb
Official site