Was cast as "Jennifer Parker" in
De Volta para o Futuro (1985) after actress
Claudia Wells dropped out of the film during preproduction. Wells had recently filmed a television pilot (
Off the Rack (1984)) that had been picked up by ABC for a six-episode run and the shooting schedules would have conflicted. Melora never shot a single frame of the movie, however; she was let go when
Eric Stoltz was replaced by
Michael J. Fox as the original Marty McFly because she was considered too tall to be his girlfriend. Wells was then brought back as Marty's girlfriend when her series didn't get picked up by ABC for a full season.