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Melanie Kannokada

Also known as: Melanie Chandra

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Melanie Kannokada Biography

Personal

Age: 40 years old

Born: Friday 28th of February 1986

Years active: 2008-present (started around 22 years old; 18 years active)

Birthplace: Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Nationality: (American)

Ethnicity: Middle Eastern

Professions: Actress, Model, Producer, Writer

Sexuality: Straight

Body

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Brown

Height: 5'6" (or 167 cm)

Weight: 119 lbs (or 54 kg)

Body type: Slim

Measurements: 30-28-32

Bra/cup size: 30B show conversions

Boobs: Real/Natural

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Instagram follower count: 46k (as of February 2026)

About Melanie Kannokada

Melanie Chandra is an American actress, producer, and writer best known for her series regular role as Dr. Malaya Pineda on CBS's Code Black and for starring in and executive producing Comedy Central's pathbreaking holiday comedy Hot Mess Holiday alongside Surina Jindal and Kal Penn.

Her television work spans drama and comedy, with appearances on Grey's Anatomy, New Amsterdam, Law & Order: SVU, Elsbeth, Parenthood, Nashville, Rules of Engagement, and recurring roles on HBO's The Brink and Netflix's Brown Nation.

She also stars in the indie horror comedy Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, an official selection of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

A Stanford University graduate with a background in mechanical engineering and improvisational comedy, Melanie left a career in corporate consulting to pursue acting full-time. She is a second-degree black belt in karate, co-founder of the nonprofit Hospital for Hope India, and one of the first Indian American women to front a global beauty campaign as part of Bare Escentuals' "Be a Force of Beauty."