Merle Dandridge
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
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.
Merle Dandridge IMDbPro Success Story
Merle Dandridge IMDbPro Success Story
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!