Melody Perkins

Perkins was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany and grew up in Sacramento, California. Her major in college was quantitative economics.\n', 'An accomplished dancer, Perkins has performed with the Sacramento Ballet Company and the Jazz Unlimited Dance Company. She also models, with clients which include Lands\' End. She broke into acting during a modelling trip to Europe, making commercials in Italy and France. Nevertheless, she has not abandoned modelling entirely, saying, "I still do it when I can."\n', 'As an actress, Perkins\'s longest-running role was in the Power Rangers franchise. She played the lead villain Astronema in Power Rangers in Space. She said of the role: "It\'s fun being the bad gal." Perkins returned as the reformed Karone in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. She replaced Valerie Vernon (who left to battle leukemia) as the Pink Galaxy Ranger. She is the only person to have played the Power Rangers\' arch-enemy in one season and a Power Ranger in the next season. Perkins also voiced a monster in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.\n', '