Oklahoma-born Melanie Moore was a "military brat"--her father was in the military and her family lived the transient military lifestyle, moving throughout the Southwest during her childhood, from Missouri to Texas to Arkansas. A competitive swimmer in high school, Melanie reached the state finals in the breast stroke. She sizzled her way through well over 130 features during her three-year adult-film career, retiring in late 1994. She received an award in 1993 from Adult Video News for her performance in Party of Payne (1993).