Wendel Meldrum
| Wendel Meldrum | |
|---|---|
 Meldrum at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards Nominee Reception | |
| Born |
Wendel Anne Meldrum April 15, 1959 Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Fern Poppy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Wendel Anne Meldrum (born April 15, 1959, Rome, Italy) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles of the "low talking" clothing designer on the 1993 episode of Seinfeld, "The Puffy Shirt", and as Miss White/Mrs. Heimer on The Wonder Years.
She has guest starred in several television series and has appeared in a number of feature films and television movies. Her films have included Beautiful Dreamers (1990, with Colm Feore and Rip Torn), Why Me?, and The Divine Ryans (1999). She wrote the screenplay for the 2005 independent film Cruel But Necessary. She also played the starring role of Betty Munson alongside her real life ex-husband Mark Humphrey and their son Luke Humphrey.
Meldrum received multiple nominations and awards for her performance as Anne Blecher in the Canadian television comedy-drama series Less Than Kind, which finished its four season run on HBO Canada in 2013.
On November 19, 2014 Meldrum appeared on Ken Reid (comedian)'s TV Guidance Counselor Podcast.
Awards
- 2007: Winner, Winnipeg International Film Festival
Outstanding Actress in a Female Role
Cruel But Necessary[1] - 2009: Winner, Canadian Comedy Award
Best Performance by a Female – Television
Less Than Kind - 2009: Winner, Canadian Comedy Award
Best Performance by an Ensemble – Television
Less Than Kind[2] - 2010: Nominee, Canadian Comedy Award
Best Performance by a Female – Television
Less Than Kind - 2010: Nominee, Canadian Comedy Award
Best Performance by an Ensemble – Television
Less Than Kind[3]
References
- ↑ Internet Movie Database; retrieved August 1, 2010
- ↑ Award shared with Benjamin Arthur, Jesse Camacho, Maury Chaykin and Nancy Sorel
- ↑ Nomination shared with Benjamin Arthur, Jesse Camacho, Maury Chaykin, Brooke Palsson and Nancy Sorel Canadian Comedy Awards & Festival nominees, retrieved August 1, 2010
External links
- Official Wendel Meldrum Site
- Wendel Meldrum at the Internet Movie Database
- Film Reference biography
- Brain Driving, a humorous film short featuring Meldrum as "Miss Olga Suchadolsky"
- Notes from the Undercarriage, a graphic novel by Meldrum as Fern Poppy]