Melissa Manchester


Biography

Melissa Manchester worked on a variety of projects during her entertainment career. Manchester began her entertainment career with her music featured in films like the romance "Ice Castles" (1978) with Robby Benson, "The Promise" (1979) with Kathleen Quinlan and the comedy "A Little Sex" (1981) with Tim Matheson. Her music also appeared in the Lance Guest action flick "The Last Starfi...

Biography

Melissa Manchester worked on a variety of projects during her entertainment career. Manchester began her entertainment career with her music featured in films like the romance "Ice Castles" (1978) with Robby Benson, "The Promise" (1979) with Kathleen Quinlan and the comedy "A Little Sex" (1981) with Tim Matheson. Her music also appeared in the Lance Guest action flick "The Last Starfighter" (1984). In the eighties, Manchester devoted her time to various credits, such as "Super Dave" "Ooh-La-La -- It's Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular From Paris' Bicentennial" (NBC, 1988-89) and "Our Common Future" (1988-89). She also worked on "The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music" (CBS, 1988-89). Manchester's music was also a part of the Gabriel Damon animated adventure "Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland" (1992), the Ben Affleck dramatic comedy "200 Cigarettes" (1999) and the Kirsten Dunst crime feature "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999). Her music was also featured in the Scott Wolf animated adventure "Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure" (2000) and the Cameron Diaz blockbuster action picture "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" (2003). Manchester most recently appeared on "American Masters: Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was" (PBS, 2013-14).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Dirty Girl (2011)
Blossom in Paris (1993)
Maddy Russo
For the Boys (1991)
The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)

Music (Feature Film)

Lean on Pete (2017)
Song Performer
Dirty Girl (2011)
Song Performer
Dirty Girl (2011)
Song
For Colored Girls (2010)
Song
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Song Performer
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Song Performer
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2000)
Song Performer
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2000)
Music Lyrics
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2000)
Song
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2000)
Music
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Song Performer
200 Cigarettes (1999)
Song Performer
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
Title Song Performer
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Song Performer
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Song
Thief of Hearts (1984)
Theme Lyrics
The Last Starfighter (1984)
Song Performer
A Little Sex (1981)
Song Performer
The Promise (1979)
Song Performer
Ice Castles (1978)
Song Performer

Cast (Special)

67th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1998)
Pops Goes the Fourth! (1998)
AMC in Concert: Melissa Manchester at the Rainbow Room With Very Special Guest Peabo Bryson (1997)
The Songs of Johnny Mercer -- Too Marvelous For Words (1997)
1994 American Music Awards (1994)
Performer
The American Music Awards (1991)
Presenter
George Burns' 95th Birthday Party (1991)
Voices That Care (1991)
That's What Friends Are For (1990)
The American Music Awards (1990)
The American Music Awards (1989)
Performer
Ooh-La-La -- It's Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular From Paris' Bicentennial (1989)
Our Common Future (1989)
The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music (1989)
Performer
The Hollywood Christmas Parade (1989)
From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival (1989)
Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne (1987)
The American Music Awards (1987)
Performer
The American Music Awards (1986)
Performer
Liberty Weekend (1986)
Judy Garland: The Concert Years (1985)
I Love Liberty (1982)
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Comedy and Glamour (1981)
Mac Davis -- I'll Be Home For Christmas (1980)
Good Vibrations From Central Park (1973)

Music (Special)

Pops Goes the Fourth! (1998)
Song Performer
The Songs of Johnny Mercer -- Too Marvelous For Words (1997)
Song Performer
That's What Friends Are For (1990)
Song Performer
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1990)
Song Performer
Ooh-La-La -- It's Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular From Paris' Bicentennial (1989)
Song Performer
From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival (1989)
Song Performer
The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music (1989)
Song Performer
Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne (1987)
Song Performer ("Music That Makes Me Dance")
I Love Liberty (1982)
Song Performer

Music (TV Mini-Series)

Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas (1993)
Song Performer
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas (1991)
Song Performer

Life Events

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