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Merle Dandridge

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Merle Dandridge
Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, and the rest of the cast of “The Last of Us” reveal their favorite behind-the-scenes moments from filming and their tips for surviving a world-ending disaster.
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“The Last of Us” Cast on How to Survive an Apocalypse
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Merle was born in Okinawa, Japan to a mother of Korean and Japanese descent and an African-American father serving in the U.S. Air Force. After graduating high school in Papillion, Nebraska, she attended the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University in Chicago on a full-ride scholarship and graduated with a BFA in Theatre. She starred on Broadway as The Lady of the Lake in the Mike Nichols-directed Spamalot, as Aida in Aida, Kala in Tarzan, Joanne in Rent and in Jesus Christ Superstar. She has toured the U.S. and Europe 5 times. And regionally, she has appeared at Williamstown Theatre Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, and Pasadena Playhouse.
BornMay 31, 1975
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award

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Merle Dandridge shares with IMDbPro her best advice for aspiring actors, how she learned to "be flexible, be unexpected, and be ready" on the set of The Flight Attendant, and more!
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Oprah Winfrey and Merle Dandridge attending the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival - "Greenleaf" Screening
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Merle Dandridge from  2019 Grammys Red Carpet
Merle Dandridge attends the premiere of OWN's 'Greenleaf' at The Lot of June 15, 2016 in West Hollywood, California
Merle Dandridge
Oprah Winfrey, Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, and Merle Dandridge in Greenleaf (2016)
Merle Dandridge and Natasha Mumba in When You're Lost in the Darkness (2023)
Pedro Pascal, Anna Torv, Merle Dandridge, Gabriel Luna, Bella Ramsey, and Nico Parker in The Last of Us (2023)
Mekhi Phifer and Merle Dandridge in The Untold Story (2021)
Merle Dandridge in Greenleaf (2016)
Merle Dandridge and Benjamin Patterson in Greenleaf (2016)
Ken Leung, Ryan Shrime, Merle Dandridge, and Eoin Macken in The Night Shift (2014)

Known for

Half-Life 2 (2004)
Half-Life 2
9.4
Video Game
  • Alyx Vance(voice)
  • 2004
Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006)
Half-Life 2: Episode One
8.8
Video Game
  • Alyx Vance(voice)
  • 2006
Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker in The Last of Us (2013)
The Last of Us
9.7
Video Game
  • Marlene
  • 2013
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
9.1
Video Game
  • Alyx Vance
  • Self - Commentary(voice)
  • 2007

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Actress

  • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
    The Last of Us
  • Station 19 (2018)
    Station 19
  • Kate Hudson and Octavia Spencer in Truth Be Told (2019)
    Truth Be Told
  • Margaret Avery, John Amos, Golden Brooks, Luenell, Faizon Love, Merle Dandridge, Charlyne Yi, and Antoinette Robertson in Block Party (2022)
    Block Party
  • Hitman 3 (2021)
    Hitman 3
    • (voice)
  • Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant (2020)
    The Flight Attendant
  • The Right Girl
  • Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Yolanda Robinson in Greenleaf (2016)
    Greenleaf
  • Ashley Johnson in The Last of Us: Part II (2020)
    The Last of Us: Part II
  • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
    Murphy Brown
  • Resurrect (2018)
    Resurrect
  • Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
    The Night Shift
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)
    Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
    • (voice)
  • Morris Chestnut in Rosewood (2015)
    Rosewood
  • Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2015)
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
    • (voice)

Producer

  • Love and the Line (2016)
    Love and the Line

Soundtrack

  • The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2 (2020)
    The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2

Videos19

Opening Credits
Clip 1:08
Opening Credits
“The Last of Us” Cast on How to Survive an Apocalypse
Clip 3:22
“The Last of Us” Cast on How to Survive an Apocalypse
All About "The Last of Us"
Clip 1:16
All About "The Last of Us"
Greenleaf: Season One
Clip 0:33
Greenleaf: Season One
Episode 3 Preview
Trailer 0:51
Episode 3 Preview
The Weeks Ahead Trailer
Trailer 1:07
The Weeks Ahead Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:14
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:50
Official Trailer
Honest Game Trailers: The Last of Us
Trailer 3:35
Honest Game Trailers: The Last of Us
Story Trailer
Trailer 1:50
Story Trailer
The Flight Attendant
Trailer 1:49
The Flight Attendant
Greenleaf: Season One
Trailer 1:34
Greenleaf: Season One

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    • May 31, 1975
    • Okinawa, Japan
    • May 21, 2011 - 2019 (divorced)
  • Other works
    2005 Appearing on Broadway as Joanne in Rent.

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