Melanie C

ActorWriter Jan 12 (age 52) Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK 1975–2026 (51 year career)

7.2 avg rating

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 Gir…

Known For

Film

Spice World

Melanie C - Sporty Spice

Film

Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour

Mary Magdalane

Film

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

Self - Sporty Spice

Film

Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!

Self - Sporty Spice

Film

The Voice

Self - Coach

Film

Spice Girls: Giving You Everything

Self - Sporty Spice

Film

The Voice Kids

Self - Coach

Film

Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul

Self - Sporty Spice

Filmography

Acting (115)

Movies (50)

Girl Group

2026

Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

2023

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve

2022

as Self

8.0

Spice Girls at the BBC

2021

as Self - Sporty Spice

7.7

Melanie C: Colour and Light Stream

2020

as Self

10.0

Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy

2019

as Self

10.0

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

2015

as Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)

8.7

Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush

2014

as Self

9.3

The Nation's Favourite Queen Song

2014

as Self

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

2013

as Self

Keith Lemon: The Film

2012

as Mel C

2.9

Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour

2012

as Mary Magdalane

7.4

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

2012

as Self - Sporty Spice

6.9

The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!

2012

as Self - Sporty Spice

8.7

Melanie C: The Sea Live

2012

as Self

10.0

Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe

2009

as Self

8.7

Spice Girls: Greatest Hits

2007

as Self - Sporty Spice

10.0

Spice Girls: Giving You Everything

2007

as Self - Sporty Spice

9.7

Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour

2007

as Self - Sporty Spice

7.8

Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews

2007

as Self - Sporty Spice

5.5

The Truth About Size Zero

2007

as Self

Melanie C: Live Hits

2006

as Self

10.0

Spice Girls: Unauthorized

2005

as Self - Sporty Spice

10.0

Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5

2003

as Self

Power Girls

2002

as Self (archive footage)

There's Only One Paul McCartney

2002

as Self

8.0

Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle

2001

as Self - Guest

6.2

Raw Spice

2001

as Self - Sporty Spice

7.8

Spice Girls: The Live One

1999

as Self - Sporty Spice

10.0

Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary

1999

as Self

10.0

Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich

1999

as Self

10.0

Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid

1998

as Self - Sporty Spice

10.0

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia

1998

as Self

Spice Exposed

1998

as Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)

7.8

Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!

1998

as Self

7.7

Miami Spice

1998

as Self

Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Paris

1998

as Self - Sporty Spice

Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Arnhem

1998

as Self - Sporty Spice

Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium

1998

as Self - Sporty Spice

6.8

Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story

1998

as Self - Sporty Spice

10.0

Spice Girls: Girls Talk!

1998

as Self - Sporty Spice

9.0

Spice Girls: Back In Britain!

1998

as Self - Sporty Spice

10.0

Spice World

1997

as Melanie C - Sporty Spice

4.9

Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul

1997

as Self - Sporty Spice

7.0

An Audience with Elton John

1997

as Self

9.0

Spice Power

1997

as Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)

9.0

Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!

1997

as Self - Sporty Spice

9.1

An Audience with the Spice Girls

1997

as Self

10.0

Spice Girls - Girl Power : ces filles qui ont changé le monde

as Melanie C

7.0

Television (65)

Sam Pang Tonight

as Self - Guest

Victoria Beckham

as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

2022

as Self - Guest Judge

Take 5 with Zan Rowe

as Self - Guest

Queens for the Night

as Self - Judge

Name That Tune

as Self - Contestant

When Ruby Wax Met...

as Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)

6.7

Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain

2021

as Self - Sporty Spice

5.5

La semaine des 4 Julie

2020

as Self

2.0

Served! With Jade Thirlwall

2020

as Self

10.0

ISU Figure Skating Awards

2020

as Self - Performer

Royal Variety Performance 2020

2020

as Self

Celebrity Gogglebox

as Self

The Voice Kids

as Self - Coach

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

2016

as Self - Performer

7.1

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

2016

as Self

7.0

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self - Guest

5.1

Asia's Got Talent

2015

as Self - Judge

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014

as Self

7.1

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014

as Self

6.0

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

as Self - Contestant

The Voice

as Self - Coach

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

2012

as Self - Interval Act

London 2012 Olympic Games

2012

as Self

Superstar

2012

as Self - Chief Judge

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

2011

as Self

6.5

SRF bi de Lüt Live

2009

as Self

Celebrity Juice

2008

as Self

6.7

Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour

2008

as Self

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self - Musical Guest

7.2

Robins

2006

as Self - Guest

7.8

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

8 Out of 10 Cats

as Self

The Friday Night Project

2005

as Self - Guest Host

5.8

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004

as Self

5.1

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

as Self

7.0

Top of the Pops Saturday

2003

as Self

The Games

as Self

Bo' Selecta!

as Self

V Graham Norton

as Self

The Saturday Show

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self

CD:UK

as Self

The View

as Self - Guest

Leute heute

as Self

Taff

as self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

as Self

7.0

Ruby Wax Meets

1996

as Self - Sporty Spice

6.0

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

1995

as Self - Sporty Spice

7.9

Soccer AM

1995

as Self

6.3

The Frank Skinner Show

as Self

Room 101

as Self

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Musical Guest

6.5

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

as Self

5.3

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

1988

French & Saunders

1987

as Self - Sporty Spice

7.4

Le monde est à vous

1987

as Self - Sporty Spice

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

as Self - Sporty Spice

7.9

Wetten, dass..?

1981

as Self - Sporty Spice

5.6

An Audience with...

1978

as Self - Sporty Spice

The BRIT Awards

as Self

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Sporty Spice - Musical Guest

6.9

Great Performances

1971

as Self - Sporty Spice

6.1

Top of the Pops

1964

as Self - Host/ Performer

6.6

Bambi

1948

as Self - Sporty Spice

9.0

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Bash Street

2011

Lyricist

Spice World

1997

Idea

4.9