Cast & creator
Melanie Chartoff
Best known for Desperate Housewives, JAG, Seinfeld
Melanie Barbara Chartoff (born December 15, 1948) is an American actress and comedian. Chartoff first became famous for her comedy work on the ABC series Fridays (1980–1982), and in the 1990s Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. She voiced both Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka, Didi's mother on the Nickelodeon animated series Rugrats and All Grown Up!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Chartoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Melanie Barbara Chartoff
19
film credits
30
television credits
49
1951–2024 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (49)
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Desperate Housewives
Sally
2004
JAG
Sen. Anne Pick
1995
Seinfeld
Robin
1989
Married... with Children
Laurie Diamond, Attorney
1987
Rugrats
Didi Pickles (voice)
1991
Touched by an Angel
Connie Berger
1994
St. Elsewhere
Kate Larson
1982
Switched at Birth
Woman from the Appraisers' Office
2011
Newhart
Dr. Mary Kaiser
1982
Arthur
Cheryl Featherfoffer (voice)
1996
Ally McBeal
Joanne Poole
1997
Wiseguy
1987
Weird Science
1994
Half & Half
Bridget
2002
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Grape Fox (voice)
1995
All Grown Up!
Didi Pickles (voice)
2003
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Grace Musso
1990
Wonder Woman
Nadia
1975
Fridays
Self
1980
The Zeta Project
2001
Mr. Belvedere
1985
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Jumanji
Aunt Nora (voice)
1996
Challenge of the Super Friends
1978
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Didi Pickles (voice)
2000
Taina
Sasha Simmons
2001
Rugrats Go Wild
Didi Pickles (voice)
2003
The Rugrats Movie
Didi Pickles / Minka Kropotkin (voice)
1998
Fresno
Desiree DeMornay
1986
Dr. Dolittle 3
Black & White Hen (voice)
2006Take Five
1987
Search for Tomorrow
1951
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow White
Didi (voice)
2005
Alexander IRL
Maureen Finn
2017
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
Fan
1979
Rugrats: All Growed Up
Didi Pickles (voice)
2001
Having It All
Dace
1982
Doin' Time
Linda Libel
1985
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Citizen's Wife (uncredited)
1978
A Rugrats Vacation
Didi Pickles / Roulette Attendant (voice)
1997
A Rugrats Passover
Didi Pickles / Minka Kropotkin (voice)
1994
Big Brother Trouble
Frances Dobson
2000
Plato's Run
Stephanie
1997
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Didi Pickles (voice)
2002
Stoogemania
Beverly
1985
A Rugrats Chanukah
Didi Pickles / Minka Kropotkin (voice)
1996
Cut Off
Milly Moskowitz
2024