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Melanie Shatner

Melanie Shatner

Actor · Born August 1, 1964 (62) · Los Angeles County, California, USA

Melanie Shatner was born on 1 August 1964 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994) and Knots Landing (1979). She has been married to Joel Gretsch since 5 September 1999. They have two children.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 1, 1964 (62)
From
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Melanie Shatner's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
24%
Survival
24%
Self
15%
Power
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Cold
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Melanie Shatner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Melanie Shatner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

12 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • His Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Claudia

  • Surface to Air(1998)

    as Lt. Lori 'Dakota' Forrester

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Perversions of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dulcine

  • The Alien Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Catherine Harding

  • Bloodlust: Subspecies III(1994)

    as Rebecca Morgan

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bloodstone: Subspecies II(1993)

    as Rebecca Morgan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Caufield

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Cthulhu Mansion(1992)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Syngenor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bonnie Brown

  • Camp Cucamonga(1990)

    as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier(1989)

    as Yeoman

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Marsha

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1979 to 1998; peak year 1994.

Highest rated

Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994)

Film career

19791998

Peak 1994 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 12: 12 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s10 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Melanie Shatner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Camp Cucamonga (1990)

72nd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Camp Cucamonga (1990)

Midcredits 40th · 46% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Melanie Shatner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Melanie Shatner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ted Nicolaou shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers