MELORA HARDIN

MELORA HARDIN
as Jan Levenson

Melora Hardin portrays Jan Levenson, Dunder Mifflin's rigid former corporate boss and love interest to Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) in NBC's "The Office."

Hardin has been acting, singing and dancing since childhood. Her feature film credits include the recently released "Thank You for Smoking," "The Hot Chick," "Absolute Power," opposite Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman and "Soul Man." She can also be seen in the upcoming horror film "Drive-Thru," and will make her directorial debut with the independent film "You," out this summer.

Additionally, Harding has appeared in television shows such as "Monk," as Monk's (Tony Shalhoub) dead wife, the series "Dirty Dancing," and "Cover Me." She recently wrapped shooting the starring role in the Lifetime Movie of the Week, "Just Breathe," and will next be seen in the feature film, "The Comebacks," which will be released theatrically on October 26, 2007.

Hardin currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, actor/writer Gildart Jackson, and their two young daughters.