Acting

Melissa Tkautz

Born January 24, 1974 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (age 52)

Melissa Natalie Tkautz (born 24 January 1974) is an Australian actress, singer, model, and presenter. She played the role of Nikki Spencer on the popular Australian TV soap opera E Street, from September 1990 to May 1993. During the early 1990s she had a solo music career, performing mononymously as Melissa, and had top 20 hits on the ARIA Singles Chart with "Read My Lips" (Number One, June 1991),…

Known For

BoarBoar · 2018
Boar
5.32018
MovieHorror
In the harsh, yet beautiful Australian outback lives a beast, an animal of staggering size, with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery unlike any have seen before.
The PossessedThe Possessed · 2021
The Possessed
6.32021
MovieHorrorThriller
A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the ultimate confrontation. Inspired by actual events.
The Girl From TomorrowThe Girl From Tomorrow · 1992
The Girl From Tomorrow
8.01992
Movie
Edited entirely from the TV show. A teenager from the year 3000 takes part in a time-travel experiment, but due to a malfunction finds herself sent back to the year 1990, along with a criminal from the year 2500. She must convince people of this time period that she is not crazy and that the criminal from the future must be stopped before he tries to take over everything.
E StreetE Street · 1989
E Street
6.71989
SeriesDrama
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.
Police RescuePolice Rescue · 1991
Police Rescue
6.71991
SeriesDrama
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
BeastMasterBeastMaster · 1999
BeastMaster
6.51999
SeriesMystery
BeastMaster chronicles the adventures of Dar, the last surviving male of the storied Sula tribe, who is blessed with the ability to communicate telepathically with the animals of his ancient world. Also endowed with the strength, courage and fighting skills of a great warrior, he uses his gifts to defend all living creatures oppressed by the forces of evil.
Pacific DrivePacific Drive · 1996
Pacific Drive
4.01996
Series
Pacific Drive is an Australian television series The series was conceived as a flamboyant, melodramatic soap opera and dealt with the lives of wealthy Australians living on the Gold Coast. Although criticised for being an Australian copy of the American soap opera Melrose Place, its outrageous storylines - including corporate scheming, various affairs, serial killers and a lesbian love triangle - saw the series gain a cult reputation.
Thank God You're HereThank God You're Here · 2006
Thank God You're Here
6.32006
SeriesComedy
Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to improvise their way through the scene. At the end of each episode a winner was announced.

Movies

BoarBoar · 2018
Boar
5.32018
MovieHorror
In the harsh, yet beautiful Australian outback lives a beast, an animal of staggering size, with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery unlike any have seen before.
The PossessedThe Possessed · 2021
The Possessed
6.32021
MovieHorrorThriller
A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the ultimate confrontation. Inspired by actual events.
The Girl From TomorrowThe Girl From Tomorrow · 1992
The Girl From Tomorrow
8.01992
Movie
Edited entirely from the TV show. A teenager from the year 3000 takes part in a time-travel experiment, but due to a malfunction finds herself sent back to the year 1990, along with a criminal from the year 2500. She must convince people of this time period that she is not crazy and that the criminal from the future must be stopped before he tries to take over everything.

TV Shows

E StreetE Street · 1989
E Street
6.71989
SeriesDrama
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.
Police RescuePolice Rescue · 1991
Police Rescue
6.71991
SeriesDrama
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
BeastMasterBeastMaster · 1999
BeastMaster
6.51999
SeriesMystery
BeastMaster chronicles the adventures of Dar, the last surviving male of the storied Sula tribe, who is blessed with the ability to communicate telepathically with the animals of his ancient world. Also endowed with the strength, courage and fighting skills of a great warrior, he uses his gifts to defend all living creatures oppressed by the forces of evil.
Pacific DrivePacific Drive · 1996
Pacific Drive
4.01996
Series
Pacific Drive is an Australian television series The series was conceived as a flamboyant, melodramatic soap opera and dealt with the lives of wealthy Australians living on the Gold Coast. Although criticised for being an Australian copy of the American soap opera Melrose Place, its outrageous storylines - including corporate scheming, various affairs, serial killers and a lesbian love triangle - saw the series gain a cult reputation.
Thank God You're HereThank God You're Here · 2006
Thank God You're Here
6.32006
SeriesComedy
Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to improvise their way through the scene. At the end of each episode a winner was announced.
Echo PointEcho Point · 1995
Echo Point
5.71995
SeriesDrama
Echo Point was an Australian television soap opera produced by Southern Star Group for Network Ten on 1 June 1995 until 1 December 1995. The series was devised as an attempt by the Ten Network to rival the opposition soap Home and Away on the Seven Network. The series focused on several families and teenagers in a coastal community, and a key on-going storyline concerned renewed interest in a long-unsolved local murder mystery. Echo Point originally aired at 7:00pm weeknights to low ratings and the series was cancelled after a little over 100 episodes had been produced. The final episodes were aired in a late night 11.30pm slot. The only purchaser of the series in the UK was Central Television, the only member of the ITV network to screen it. Central screened the series at 1315-1345 in the summer of 1998 following the conclusion of A Country Practice. TV3 in New Zealand picked up the series for just a few weeks in 1996 but then later cancelled, the show featured former Shortland Street actor Martin Henderson.
HousosHousos · 2011
Housos
6.32011
SeriesDocumentaryComedy
Housos is an Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech for SBS, that screens on SBS One. The series is a satirical parody of low income Australian residents of fictional suburb Sunnyvale, who are living in Housing Commission public housing. On 1 November 2012, a film based on the series was released in Australian cinemas, titled Housos vs. Authority. On 9 September 2012 it was announced that Housos would return for a second series, which premiered 22 July 2013.
The Girl from TomorrowThe Girl from Tomorrow · 1992
The Girl from Tomorrow
7.21992
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Alana, a girl from the year 3000, is kidnapped by Silverthorn, a criminal from the year 2500, and brought back in time to the year 1992. While in the past, Alana befriends Jenny, who helps her adapt to life in a time unfamiliar to her, and to find a way back to her own time.
The Real Housewives of SydneyThe Real Housewives of Sydney · 2017
The Real Housewives of Sydney
3.82017
Series
Charismatic and engaging Housewives enjoy the extravagant, stylish and cosmopolitan lifestyle of Sydney.
Swift and Shift CouriersSwift and Shift Couriers · 2008
Swift and Shift Couriers
6.82008
SeriesComedy
From the makers of Fat Pizza, follow the incompetent, inappropriate and absurd day to day dramas of the staff at Hashfield depot.
Darradong Local CouncilDarradong Local Council · 2023
Darradong Local Council
2.82023
SeriesComedy
A dodgy mayor who does sly deals with Chinese property developers. A Greens councillor who wants to boycott Saudi Arabia for its treatment of feral cats. A lazy council worker who refuses to go to the toilet during his smoko break, holding it in so he can “reduce the workday”.