Merle Dandridge
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1975-05-31 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- Okinawa - Japan
- Also known as
- Мерл Дэндридж
Biography
Merle Dandridge is a Japanese-American actress who was born in Okinawa, Japan. Dandridge is primarily a stage actress, but has had several roles in television. She has gained a wider audience as the voice of Alyx Vance in the award-winning action game Half-Life 2 and its sequels, Episode One, Episode Two.
Her father was an African-American US serviceman from Memphis and her mother was a local Okinawan of Korean and Japanese descent. As well as Okinawa, Dandridge has lived in Sacramento, California, at Beale Air Force Base, and later at Offutt Air Force Base (home to the then-Strategic Air Command) in Bellevue, Nebraska, where she spent the majority of her childhood. She attended Papillion La Vista High School and participated in the play production class and theater department there.
She then attended the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University (currently called the Chicago College of Performing Arts) with a scholarship that she earned at the International Thespian Festival.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
NCIS
2003
as Marcy Carruthers
The Mentalist
2008
as Lydia Faulk
Suits
2011
as Leah
CSI: Miami
2002
as Stacy Garrett
24
2001
as Kristen Smith
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as CIA Officer Nicole Borders
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Rita Roosevelt
Third Watch
1999
as Nikki
Angel
1999
as Lacey Shepard
Station 19
2018
as Natasha Ross
The Last of Us
2023
as Marlene
Citadel
2023
as Joana
Lie to Me
2009
as D.A. Jill Ottinger
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Nikita
2010
as Zoe
Perception
2012
as Robyn Sherman
The Newsroom
2012
as Maria Guerrero
Truth Be Told
2019
as Zarina Killebrew
Rosewood
2015
as Charlotte
Greenleaf
2016
as Grace Greenleaf
Secret Level
2024
as Liz Mutton (voice)
The Flight Attendant
2020
as Kim Hammond
The Night Shift
2014
as Gwen Gaskin
The Comeback
2005
as Ridley Macintosh
Stalker
2014
as Dean Lisa Miner
Ringer
2011
as Anabel Morris
Star-Crossed
2014
as Vega
Love Bites
2011
as Krista
The Deep End
2010
as Jennifer Hutchins
Movies (12)
The Electric State
2025
as News Anchor
Nothing But the Truth
2008
as Celia
Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II
2024
as Marlene (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Last of Us: One Night Live
2014
as Self / Marlene
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
as Self
Block Party
2022
as Crystal Maitland
Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
2016
as Herself
Matadors
2010
as Brooke Comas
Resurrect
2018
as Alice
Blithe Spirit
2020
as Elvira
The Right Girl
2020
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
as Gloria
About Merle Dandridge
Merle Dandridge is a Japanese-American actress who was born in Okinawa, Japan. Dandridge is primarily a stage actress, but has had several roles in television. She has gained a wider audience as the voice of Alyx Vance in the award-winning action game Half-Life 2 and its sequels, Episode One, Episode Two. Her father was an African-American US serviceman from Memphis and her mother was a local Okinawan of Korean and Japanese descent. As well as Okinawa, Dandridge has lived in Sacramento, California, at Beale Air Force Base, and later at Offutt… With 41 credits spanning from 1999 to 2025, Merle Dandridge has appeared in 12 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Merle Dandridge Movies
- The Electric State (2025) — as News Anchor
- Nothing But the Truth (2008) — as Celia
- Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II (2024) — as Marlene (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last of Us: One Night Live (2014) — as Self / Marlene
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020) — as Self
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