Although Melyssa Ade isn’t well known in the United States, she’s the girl next door since the cutie hails from Canada’s Northwest Territories. The Yellowknife native is such a carnal Canuck, she has Mr. Skin polishing his flesh knife! Perhaps that’s why the sexy ingénue was cast in one of skinema’s most famous slasher franchises. But before Melyssa appeared in the documentary Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013), she made her small screen debut in the television series Max Glick (1990). A decade later, Mel thrilled fans of the thriller Hitched (2001) and popped up in the indie road flick Interstate 60 (2002) alongside Gary Oldman, Amy Smart, Christopher Lloyd, Chris Cooper, and Kurt Russell. Through the years, the hardworking honey proceeded to show her range on TV (Master Control, Rookie Blue), on film (Jesus Henry Christ), and on stage (The Teenage Girl Diaries). For the latter performance, Melyssa nabbed a nomination for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2003. But the closest she’s come to getting some Anatomy Award recognition is in Jason X (2001). No, the film isn’t X rated, it’s the tenth installment of the Friday the 13th flicks. Even so, Mel manages to make a mamorable skinpression as one of the 1980s-era teens who doff their duds for the film’s titular dude. Topless and sporting a pair of black panties, Melyssa climbs into her sleeping bag. Can’t say we’d do what Jason does next; better to offer Ms. Ade some sexual Ade instead.
