Melia Kreiling


Melia Kreiling is an actress. She is known for her roles on television series such as Tyrant and The Last Tycoon, and for her starring role as Alycia in the second season of the CBS summer series Salvation. She also has a brief appearance in the film Guardians of the Galaxy.

Early life

Kreiling was born in Geneva in the late 1980s as the daughter of an American father, Randall A. Kreiling, and a Greek mother, Katia Dimopoulou. She grew up in Athens where she attended an English school. Afterwards, she attended the National State School of Dance. After moving to Great Britain, she studied at the University of Winchester and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. She received additional acting education at the London School of Dramatic Art.

Career

Kreiling made her film debut in the 2011 short Room to Forget. In the German-speaking world she became known for her role in the historical drama The Borgias In December 2012 she appeared in a tv show about Rosamunde Pilcher and reprised her character in The Other Wife. She made a brief cameo in the American film Guardians of the Galaxy where she portrayed the character Bereet. Kreiling played Bathsheba in the 2013 History Channel miniseries The Bible. From 2015–2016, she played the recurring role of Daliyah Al-Yazbek in the FX television series Tyrant.
In February 2018 Kreiling joined the cast of the CBS summer series Salvation in its second season, playing the role of Alycia.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Rosamunde PilcherEloise KendallEpisode: "Die andere Frau, Teil 1"
2012The Other WifeEloise KendallTelevision miniseries
2012–2013The BorgiasBianca4 episodes
2013The BibleBathshebaTelevision miniseries; episode: "Kingdom"
2015–2016TyrantDaliyah Al-YazbekRecurring role ; main role
2017The Last TycoonHannah TaubRecurring role
2017Behind Enemy LinesShia IrivaniUnsold television pilot
2018SalvationAlycia VrettouMain role