Melissa Ponzio is a talented actress who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry with her versatile performances in various TV shows and films. She is best known for her role as Melissa McCall in the Paramount+ Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023),a revival of the hit MTV series Teen Wolf (2011),where she played the role of a hard-working and devoted single mother to Scott (Tyler Posey).
Ponzio has also appeared in several other TV shows, including Chicago Fire (2012) as Donna Robbins, the wife of Chief Boden (Eamonn Walker),and The Walking Dead (2010) as Karen, a resident of Woodbury who met her untimely demise in season four.
In addition to her TV work, Ponzio has appeared in several films, including Thunder Force (2021),The Friendship Formula, and Life as We Know It (2010). She has also lent her voice to the iHeart Media Podcast Bridgewater (2021) and has made guest appearances on various TV shows, including The Girl from Plainville (2022),First Wives Club (2019),and The Vampire Diaries (2009).
Ponzio is also a co-owner of The Goods Inc. with her longtime partner Kenny Alfonso.