ACTOR
Melanie C
Known for Spice World · The Graham Norton Show · Late Show with David Letterman
Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974), commonly known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, before reuniting for a greatest hits…
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Jan 12, 1974
- Birthplace
- Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974), commonly known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, before reuniting for a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World (2019). She is known for her unique and distinctive tone and her vocal ability.
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Known For
MOVIE
Spice WorldMel C · 1997
★ 4.9
★ 4.9
TV
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 2007
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest · 1993
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
TV
The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest · 2015
★ 5.1
★ 5.1
TV
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 2005
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
TV
The ViewSelf - Guest · 1997
★ 4.3
★ 4.3
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf · 1992
★ 5.3
★ 5.3
TV
Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf · 1996
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
Filmography
Movies
An Audience with Elton JohnSelf
1997
An Audience with the Spice GirlsSelf
1997
Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in IstanbulSelf - Sporty Spice
1997
Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!Self - Sporty Spice
1997SP
Spice PowerSelf - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
1997
Spice WorldMel C
1997Spice WorldIdea
1997
Miami SpiceSelf
1998
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of LiberiaSelf
1998
Spice ExposedSelf - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
1998
Spice Girls in America: A Tour StorySelf - Sporty Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Back In Britain!Self - Sporty Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Girls Talk!Self - Sporty Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Live at Wembley StadiumSelf - Sporty Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!Self
1998
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in ArnhemSelf - Sporty Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in LyonSelf - Sporty Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in MadridSelf - Sporty Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in ParisSelf - Sporty Spice
1998
Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in MunichSelf
1999
Melanie C: Northern Star DocumentarySelf
1999
Spice Girls: The Live OneSelf - Sporty Spice
1999
Bryan Adams: Live at Slane CastleSelf - Guest
2001
Raw SpiceSelf - Sporty Spice
2001
Power GirlsSelf (archive footage)
2002
There's Only One Paul McCartneySelf
2002
Ho Ho Ho Selecta!Self
2003
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5Self
2003
Spice Girls: UnauthorizedSelf - Sporty Spice
2005
Melanie C: Live HitsSelf
2006
Spice Girls: Giving You EverythingSelf - Sporty Spice
2007
Spice Girls: Greatest HitsSelf - Sporty Spice
2007
Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls TourSelf - Sporty Spice
2007
Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh InterviewsSelf - Sporty Spice
2007TT
The Truth About Size ZeroSelf
2007
Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock CafeSelf
2009
Bash StreetLyricist
2011
Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena TourMary Magdalane
2012
Keith Lemon: The FilmMel C
2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British MusicSelf - Sporty Spice
2012
Melanie C: The Sea LiveSelf - Lead vocals
2012
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!Self - Sporty Spice
2012
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2Self
2013
Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds BushSelf
2014
The Nation's Favourite Queen SongSelf
2014
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the WorldSelf - Sporty Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The TroxySelf
2019
Melanie C: Colour and Light StreamSelf
2020
Spice Girls at the BBCSelf - Sporty Spice
2021
Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s EveSelf
2022
Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?Self (archive footage)
2022
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
2023
Girl Group
2026
Spice Girls - Girl Power : ces filles qui ont changé le mondeMelanie C
Television
BambiSelf - Sporty Spice · 1 eps
1948
Top of the PopsSelf - Sporty Spice · 1 eps
1964Top of the PopsSelf - Host/ Performer · 1 eps
1964Top of the PopsSelf - Host · 1 eps
1964
Great PerformancesSelf - Sporty Spice · 1 eps
1971
The BRIT AwardsSelf · 3 eps
1977
An Audience with...Self - Sporty Spice · 2 eps
1978An Audience with...Self - Audience Member (uncredited) · 1 eps
1978
Wetten, dass..?Self - Sporty Spice · 1 eps
1981
MTV Video Music AwardsSelf - Sporty Spice · 1 eps
1984
Le monde est à vousSelf - Sporty Spice · 1 eps
1987
Comic Relief1 eps
1988SH
Smash Hits Poll Winners PartySelf · 2 eps
1988
Later... with Jools Holland2 eps
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf · 1 eps
1992
Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest · 1 eps
1993
Room 101Self · 1 eps
1994
Soccer AMSelf · 1 eps
1995
The Frank Skinner ShowSelf · 2 eps
1995
Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowSelf - Sporty Spice · 1 eps
1995
Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf · 4 eps
1996
Ruby Wax MeetsSelf - Sporty Spice · 1 eps
1996
TFI Friday5 eps
1996
Leute heuteSelf · 1 eps
1997
Taffself · 1 eps
1997
The ViewSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1997
CD:UKSelf · 6 eps
1998
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf · 1 eps
1999
The Saturday ShowSelf · 1 eps
2001
Bo' Selecta!Self · 1 eps
2002
V Graham NortonSelf · 1 eps
2002TG
The GamesSelf · 27 eps
2003
Top of the Pops SaturdaySelf · 1 eps
2003
The Paul O'Grady ShowSelf · 1 eps
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?Self · 1 eps
2004
8 Out of 10 CatsSelf · 3 eps
2005
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 6 eps
2005
The Friday Night ProjectSelf - Guest Host · 1 eps
2005
RobinsSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2006
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 1 eps
2007
Celebrity JuiceSelf · 3 eps
2008
Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World TourSelf · 1 eps
2008SB
SRF bi de Lüt LiveSelf · 1 eps
2009
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche DuellSelf · 1 eps
2011
London 2012 Olympic GamesSelf · 1 eps
2012
SuperstarSelf - Chief Judge · 12 eps
2012
The VoiceSelf - Coach · 17 eps
2012
Uuden Musiikin KilpailuSelf - Interval Act · 1 eps
2012
Tipping Point: Lucky StarsSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2013
Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf · 1 eps
2014
Duck Quacks Don't EchoSelf · 2 eps
2014
Asia's Got TalentSelf - Judge · 9 eps
2015
The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2015
John Bishop: In Conversation with...Self · 1 eps
2016
Michael McIntyre's Big ShowSelf - Performer · 1 eps
2016
The Voice KidsSelf - Coach · 3 eps
2017
Celebrity GoggleboxSelf · 1 eps
2019Celebrity Gogglebox4 eps
2019
ISU Figure Skating AwardsSelf - Performer · 1 eps
2020
La semaine des 4 JulieSelf · 1 eps
2020
Royal Variety Performance 2020Self · 1 eps
2020
Served! With Jade ThirlwallSelf · 1 eps
2020
Name That TuneSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2021
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed BritainSelf - Sporty Spice · 3 eps
2021
When Ruby Wax Met...Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage) · 1 eps
2021
Queens for the NightSelf - Judge · 1 eps
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The WorldSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2022
Take 5 with Zan RoweSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2022
Sam Pang TonightSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2025
Victoria BeckhamSelf · 1 eps
2025Photos
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