Melissa was acting in stage and musical productions (as well as a ballet teacher and a professional model) before she began acting in film and television in 2004. She took acting classes with Bond University lecturer Judy Hamilton in Queensland 2004-2008, and NIDA in NSW 2013,which led to roles in over 30 short films (2004-2015), 8 feature films (2008-2015)and 2 television series. In 2010 She has started a production company Melt Productions and has made 15 short films, directing 14 of them, written 9 books, and written 12 feature film scripts in production. In 2014 she started a Theatre production company, Bondi & Eastern Suburbs Theatre Company in Sydney, Australia.