As one of the most talked-about figures, Melissa McBride has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What Is Melissa McBride's Net Worth?
Melissa McBride is an American actress and former casting director who has a net worth of $9 million. Melissa McBride is best known for playing Carol Peletier on the AMC series "The Walking Dead" (2010–present), a role that has earned her two Saturn Awards. Melissa has more than 25 acting credits to her name, including the films "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" (2002), "The Mist" (2007), and "The Reconstruction of William Zero" (2014) and the television series "In the Heat of the Night" (1994), "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1997), and "Dawson's Creek" (1998; 2003). Melissa has also lent her voice to the film "Delgo" (2008), the TV show "Robot Chicken" (2017), and the videogame "The Walking Dead: Onslaught" (2020).
The Walking Dead Salary
In early seasons, McBride's salary was $8,500 per episode. As her role became more crucial to the show, Melissa signed a three-year $20 million contract with AMC to continue on the show.
Early Life
Melissa McBride was born Melissa Suzanne McBride on May 23, 1965, in Lexington, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Suzanne Lillian Sagley and John Leslie McBride, and she grew up with three older siblings, John Michael, Melanie Suzanne, and Neil Allen. Sadly, John Michael passed away in 1990, followed by Neil in 2008 and Melanie in 2012. McBride's mother studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse, and her father owned a business.
Career
Melissa began appearing in television commercials in the early '90s, and she was a spokeswoman for Ford Motor Company. She guest-starred on "Matlock" (1993), "In the Heat of the Night" (1994), and "American Gothic" (1995) and her first film was 1995's "Mutant Species." That year McBride also co-starred withHarry HamlinandAnnie Pottsin the TV movie "Her Deadly Rival," then she guest-starred on "Profiler" (1996) and "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1997) and appeared in the TV movies "Close to Danger" (1997), "Any Place But Home" (1997), and "Pirates of Silicon Valley" (1999) and the miniseries "A Season in Purgatory" (1996). She guest-starred on "Dawson's Creek" in 1998, then returned as a different character in the 2003 series finale. In 2002, Melissa co-starred withJodie Foster,Emile Hirsch,Kieran Culkin,Jena Malone, andVincent D'Onofrioin the film "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys," which was based on the 1994 semi-autobiographical Chris Fuhrman novel of the same name. She appeared in the short films "Nailed!" (2006) and "The Promise" (2007), and in 2007, she was cast as "Woman With Kids at Home" in theFrank Darabont-directed adaptation of the 1980Stephen Kingnovella "The Mist" alongsideThomas Jane,Marcia Gay Harden,Laurie Holden, andAndre Braugher. "The Mist" won a Fright Meter Award for Best Horror Movie and earned nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, Empire Awards, Golden Schmoes Awards, Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, and Scream Awards.
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