Melissa Farman

{{short description|American actress}} {{notability|Biographies|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox person | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1990}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = | website = }}

'''Melissa Farman''' (born 1989{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}) is an American actress. She is known for playing a young Danielle Rousseau in ''Lost'' (portrayed by Mira Furlan as an adult) and for her role as Bristol Palin in HBO's ''Game Change''.

==Early life== After being born in New York City, she moved to Paris and grew up in an English- and French-speaking home. At the age of ten Farman was accepted into the Bilingual Acting Workshop for professional actors in Paris. She studied political science at the University of Southern California.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-08 |title=Melissa Farman |url=http://melissafarman.com/bio.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208110515/http://melissafarman.com/bio.htm |archive-date=2009-02-08 |access-date=2022-07-03 }}</ref>

==Career== Farman had a role in ''Cold Case'' and most notably in ''Lost'' as a young Danielle Rousseau. She has played in TV movies as well, including a role in ''Temple Grandin'' (an HBO biopic of Temple Grandin), and played Bristol Palin in the HBO Television movie ''Game Change''. She also played Izzy in ''Call Me Crazy: A Five Film''.

In 2014, she starred in the Western drama series ''Strange Empire'' on CBC Television.<ref name=mipcom>{{cite web|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/drg-sell-dark-canadian-drama-723081|title=DRG to Sell Dark Canadian Drama 'Strange Empire' at MIPCOM|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2011 |''The Moth Diaries'' |Dora | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |rowspan=4| 2009 |''Cold Case'' |Tammy Buonaforte / Brown |Episode: "Witness Protection" |- |''Lost'' | rowspan="2" |Danielle Rousseau |3 episodes |- |''Lost: A Journey in Time'' |Television film |- |''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |Chantelle Shepard |Episode: "Sugar" |- |2010 |''Temple Grandin'' |Alice |Television film |- |2011 |''NCIS'' |Alexis Ross / Jinn |Episode: "Tell-All" |- |rowspan=7| 2012 |''Game Change'' |Bristol Palin |Television film |- |''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' |Ashley Benson |Episode: "Trends with Benefits" |- |''WWE Raw'' | rowspan="3" |Herself |Episode: "Brock And Cena" |- |''WWE SmackDown'' |Episode #14.16 |- |''WWE Saturday Morning Slam'' |Episode: "Guest Stars" |- |''Perception'' |Joan of Arc |Episode: "Messenger" |- |''The March Sisters at Christmas'' |Beth March |Television film |- |rowspan=2| 2013 |''Elementary'' |Carly Purcell |Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |- |''Call Me Crazy: A Five Film'' |Izzy |Television film |- |2014–2015 |''Strange Empire'' |Dr. Rebecca Blithely |13 episodes |- |2016 |''NCIS: New Orleans'' |Jessica Levy |Episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads" |- |2018 |''Timeless'' |Irene Curie |Episode: "The War to End All Wars" |- |2021 |''Legends of Tomorrow'' |Noelle |Episode: "Bad Blood" |- |2022 |''The Endgame'' |Natalia |3 episodes |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links==  * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205011854/http://www.melissafarman.com/ |date=February 5, 2011 |title=Melissa Farman }} * {{IMDb name|2957199}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farman, Melissa}} Category:American television actresses Category:American expatriate actresses in France Category:Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences alumni Category:Living people Category:1980s births Category:Actresses from New York City