Melissa Gomez was born and raised in Southern California. She has been acting and modeling since the age of 7. Some of her commercial credits include Disneyland Diamond Celebration and TJ Maxx. She has worked on several episodes of Reading Rainbow with LeVar Burton, which can be viewed on YouTube. She is very proud of her 2 recent shorts. The Happy Hobo, a comedy, where she plays Sally, a sassy girl who tells it like it is. And Thirst, a post-apocalyptic dramatic piece that helped her stretch as an actress and really get into a different kind of character.
Melissa attends a traditional public school. She is a straight A student and part of the school's Gifted and Talented program. Her hobbies include reading, swimming and trapeze. She loves to play soccer and is captain of her team. She is a blue belt in Kenpo Karate and is training to fight with a bo staff.