Melanie Shatner (born August 1, 1964) is a Canadian–American actress.
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Biography
Shatner was born on August 1, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. She is the youngest daughter of actors Gloria Rand and William Shatner.
Shatner had a major role in the Subspecies film series as Becky Morgan, sister of the protagonist, Michelle Morgan.
She has been married to actor Joel Gretsch since September 5, 1999. They have two daughters born in 2002 and July 29, 2005.
In 2022, Shatner was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer. A year later, her father received a diagnosis of stage IV melanoma with metastasization in his brain and lungs. Both received immunotherapy for two years and both became cancer-free in 2024.