Melissa Vinicor on set in 2005
Melissa Vinicor (born 23 September 1972; age 52) is an actress who served as a stand-in for Marina Sirtis in the Star Trek: Enterprise fourth season episode "These Are the Voyages...". She was identified in an Enterprise Season 4 DVD Special, where she was named Melissa by first assistant director David Trotti. The call sheet for this episode lists her full name. Vinicor previously stood-in for Jolene Blalock, starting in the latter part of the fourth season. She also stood-in for several guest stars.
Vinicor was born in Fresno, California. She played supporting roles in the films 12 (2003) and The Last Miracle (2006, with Tommy Hinkley) and served as stand-in for Julianna Margulies on ER, where she also appeared in several episodes as a background performer, for Amy Pietz in Rodney, and for Nancy McKeon in The Division (2001-2004).
In addition she served as stand-in for Rosalyn Sanchez in Chasing Papi (2003), Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed (2005), and in the comedy Our Thirties (2006).
She later worked as stand-in on Drag Me To Hell (2009, featuring Lorna Raver and David Paymer), The Last Godfather (2010) and Bridesmaids (2011).
Stand-in work[]
- ENT:
- "These Are the Voyages..." – stand-in for Marina Sirtis