Born into a political family, Melissa Sagemiller started her path to
the performing arts at a very young age. At age three, she began to
study dance - tap, ballet, jazz and modern. After responding to an ad in
the Washington Post, she made her stage debut at 9 as "Dill" in "To
Kill a Mockingbird". Soon she became a regular on local DC stages.
Acting took a back seat when
Eileen Ford
discovered Melissa in a Manhattan jewelry store at the age of 14.
Modeling took her to New York and Paris. Soon she left Paris and
followed through with her initial desire to go to The University of
Virginia and resume a "normal" student life studying Art History. When
she decided to return to acting full time, she began studying at The
Stella Adler Conservatory, NYU's
Stonestreet Studio and at the Michael Howard Studio. Her professional
life as an actor began shortly thereafter.
The Santa Con(2014)as Carol Guthrie
Person of Interest(2011)as Sandra Nicholson
Chicago P.D.(2014)as Detective Julia Willhite
All I Want for Christmas(2013)as Elizabeth
Chicago Fire(2012)as Detective Julia Willhite
In Fidelity(2010)
Sacred Alchemy with Elizabeth Hudson(2020)as Self
The Reckoning: Hollywood's Worst Kept Secret(2018)as Self
Red Carpet Report(2009)as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)as Self
Soul Survivors: Cast and Crew Biographies and Filmographies(2002)as Self
