Quick Facts of Melanie Ann Gretsch

  • Full NameMelanie Ann Gretsch
  • Date of Birth01 August, 1964
  • NicknameMelanie Shatner
  • BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, the USA
  • Ethnicity White
  • Religion Catholic
  • ProfessionActress
  • Nationality American
  • Active Year1986-present
  • Eye colour Black
  • Hair colour Brown
  • BuildSlim
  • SpouseJoel Gretsch
  • Children2
  • Horoscope Leo
Melanie Shatner

Melanie Shatner is an American actress. Moreover, she rose to fame as a daughter of, William Shatner, Canadian actor, author, and singer. Melanie is also known for her role in the Subspecies film series as Becky Morgan. In the series, she is the sister of the protagonist, Michelle Morgan.

Furthermore, the 55 years old actress is married to the handsome actor named Joel Gretsch. Also, from their marriage, the couple got blessed with two children. To know more about the beautiful actress, stay on the page and keep on scrolling the article until the end.

Early years of Melanie Shatner

Melanie Ann Gretsch aka Melanie Shatner was born on August 1, 1964, in Los Angles, California, the USA. Moreover, she belongs to white ethnicity and holds an American nationality.  Melanie is the daughter of actor William Shatner and Gloria Rand. Besides that, she has two siblings with whom she grew up with. Leslie Carol Shatner and Lisabeth Shatner are her two sisters.

Malenie took a picture with his father during her early years
Melanie took a picture with his father during her early years
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In addition, Melanie started her career at a very young age. She was just two years old when she made her tv appearance in the episode of her father’s popular Star Trek series. However, her appearance was uncredited due to some reason. Later on, she again appeared in another Star Trek V: The Final Frontier movie, where she played the role of Yeoman.

Melanie took a picture during her Star Trek shooting
Melanie took a picture during her Star Trek shooting
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Also, in the same year, she got another opportunity to appeared in the series, and she appeared in Knots Landing as Marsha. Because of her acting skills and hardworking personality Melanie got many roles and appeared in various movies.

Personal Life

Shatner is a married woman, whereas she is married to her long time boyfriend Joel Gretsch. There is no information about how the couple met, but they might have dated for several years before getting married. On September 5, 1999, the couple tied their knot.

Melanie and his family took a picture together
Melanie and his family took a picture together
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After their marriage, the couple got blessed with two children in their life.  Shatner gave birth to their two beautiful daughters, whom they named Willow Gretsch and Kaya Gretsch. Until now, the couple is living a lavish life, and also there is no sign of getting a divorce anytime soon. Also, the couple has already spent two decades together.

Net Worth of Melanie Shatner

Melanie has earned a massive amount of fame and wealth from her profession. However, she hasn’t revealed her net worth to the public yet.  Even though Melanie has worked in the entertainment business for a very long time, her net worth remains unknown to the world.

S.N Movies Budget Box Office Cast Members
   1.  The First Power  $10 million  $22,424,195  Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober
   2.   Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  $21 million $133 million Jane Wyatt, George Takei, Brock Peters
   3.  Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  $33 million  $63 million  William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Walter Koenig

On the other hand, her husband has already grabbed a hefty amount of net worth from his profession. According to the celebritynetworth.com,he has grabbed $3 million net from his career as an actor.

Not only that, but Melanie’s father has also earned a massive amount of net worth from his long career. As of 2020, he has $100 million net worth from his profession. Being a novelist, actor, and spokesman made him very successful in his life.