Melissa Bardin Galsky (born January 17, 1972) is an American voice actress, writer and producer for several animated sitcoms from the Soup2Nuts company. She was associate producer and talent coordinator for Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. Galsky is best known for playing child actor Melissa on animated sitcom Home Movies,[1][2][3] which was created by Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard.

Melissa Bardin Galsky
Born (1972-01-17) January 17, 1972 (age 54)
Other nameMelissa Galsky
Years active1993-present

She has voiced characters on two other shows animated by Soup2Nuts: O'Grady on Noggin, and Hey Monie! on BET, both also starring fellow Home Movies alumnus H. Jon Benjamin.

Galsky played the title role of "Lucy" in the Adult Swim series Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil, another series creation from Bouchard from 2007, replacing Jessi Klein from the pilot and again appearing alongside H. Jon Benjamin.

In 2011, Galsky teamed up again with Benjamin, voicing "Nora Samuels" in the seventh episode of Bob's Burgers a show created by Bouchard entitled "Bed & Breakfast" as well as other background characters in the show.[4][5] She is now[when?] a production coordinator in New York City for that series.

Filmography

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Film and television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2004Home MoviesMelissa Robbins•Actress
•Creative Consultant
•Producer
•Writer
•Animated Series
2003Hey Monie!Robin•Actress
•Animated Series
2004–2006O'GradyAbby Wilde
Catholic School Girl #1
•Actress
•Animated Series
2005–2007Lucy: The Daughter of the DevilLucy
Becky, The Devil's Advocate
•Actress
•Animated Series
2011–2022Bob's BurgersMs. Jacobson
Julie
Various Characters
•Actress
•Production Coordinator
•Animated Series

References

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  1. Tracy, Dennis. "TRACY: 'Home Movies' and its sublime weirdness". Marquette Wire. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  2. "Before TV revivals were common, Adult Swim turned Home Movies back on". The A.V. Club. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  3. "Cult Corner: 'Home Movies' Is the Perfect Silly Summer Show". Decider. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  4. Craig, Richard (2022-08-13). "1 Bizarre Forgotten Animated Family Is Still Influencing Bob's Burgers". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  5. "A sporty Bob's Burgers reveals the Belchers' passions and gives a nod to Home Movies". The A.V. Club. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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