Melanie Smith (born December 16, 1962) is an American former actress. She appeared as Jerry Seinfeld's girlfriend, Rachel, in three episodes of Seinfeld. She was also the third actress to portray Tora Ziyal on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and had a starring role as Emily Stewart on As the World Turns from 1987 to 1992. Since retiring from acting in 2009, she has become a life coach and runs a yoga studio in New Hope, Pennsylvania. She is the author of Unfinished Business: 8 Steps to Heal Your Trauma, Transcend Your Past, and Transform Your Life, and is the vocalist and a cowriter on her passion project jazz album, The Broken and the Breaker.
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Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1992Trancers IIIR.J.Direct-to-video1993The Baby Doll MurdersPeggy Davis1994Molly & GinaDixie1995The Killers WithinCynthia Alpert1996Night HunterRaimy Baker2001Bodily SanctionsCathy Jones2003End GameAndrea Raitano
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1987–1992As the World TurnsEmily Stewart183 episodes1991Wife, Mother, MurdererCourtroom Sketch ArtistTelevision film1992Silk StalkingsJackie RuisEpisode: "In Too Deep"1992Beverly Hills, 90210Alyssa GarnerEpisode: "The Kindness of Strangers"1993RavenJanisEpisode: "The Guardians of the Night"1993–1994Melrose PlaceCelia Morales5 episodes1994The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.KarinaEpisode: "Bye Bly"1994SeinfeldRachel GoldsteinEpisodes: "The Raincoats"; "The Hamptons"; "The Opposite"1994Green Dolphin BeatLinda RodriguezTelevision film1994BlossomAlexEpisode: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrel"1994MatlockSharon PerleenEpisode: "Dead Air"1995Deadly GamesRandi TanenbaumEpisode: "The Practical Joker"1995Murder, She WroteDiana Barrow / Nina Larson2 episodes1996Nowhere ManYoung PaulineEpisode: "Forever Jung"1997Star Trek: Deep Space NineZiyal6 episodes2000Curb Your EnthusiasmLucy MontoneEpisode: "The Group"2001It's Like, You Know...MaggieEpisode: "Raw Deal"2002–2003The DivisionRonnie Inwood4 episodes2005Seinfeld: Inside LookRachel2 episodes2009Gotham the SeriesClaire RyanPilot episode, did not go to series
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