Caitlin O'Heaney is also a great actress that left show business many years ago. Also, Whittni Wright was am amazing actress when she was about four years old in I'll Do Anything. Whittni Wright did not continue in show business supposedly because the business is such a hassle. I assume there are many good actors that just don't want it.

its always cool when you hear these actors who were in memorable films like flash Gordon do something else beyond acting, especially helping people like this. that's really great for her! she seems like a very smart woman, both beauty and brains! makes me think more of people like this. she certainly was a a cutie in that movie. the film looked like it was in Technicolor so she looked amazing in it!
Realism, Remakes and Unnecessary Sequels are ruining movies!

She is now a therapist specializing in addiction.
A recent intervi2000ew with her can be accessed at the link below.
http://www.thefix.com/content/actress-turned-therapist-melody-anderson-11200

Here is her LinkedIn page showing her rsum as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/melody-anderson-l-c-s-w/22/65b/aab
I wouldn't mind getting some therapy from her.

Yes, I was thinking that can't be right.
Why would she want to play "Girl in the Park #2", anyway???

She has a IMDB credit for the 2010 movie 'Point of Death' as the character 'Girl in the Park 2."
Surely this is a different Melody Anderson; I have a hard time believing a 55 year old actress could play a 'Girl in the Park'.

I think your point is right on the money no non-gay guy would ever repel her she was such a beauty that she played marilyn monroe in 'marilyn & bobby:final affair.

Yup!! Met her at the New York Comic Con too. She was autographing and selling photos. She is a very lovely woman.
"I'm in love with a man. A man called God. Does that make me gay? Am I gay for god? YOU BETCHA!!!"

I met her at the comic con convention at the Jacob Javitz Center this weekend. She has not changed a bit and is as beautiful as she was in Flash Gordon.
You'll have nothing and like it!
Double Farts!!!

Melody had it all, but when she smiled - wow! No heterosexual guy had any defenses for it. Of course, who would want to repel her?
No blah, blah, blah!

She was definitely one of the cutest actresses EVER!!! So cute OH so cute.

She was the first woman who awakens my sense for screen beauty when I was a kid, even dreamnt about Dale Arden for months after seeing Flash Gordon in the 80's

She did well in 'Dead & Buried'. With 'Flash Gordon', they were the only films of her I had seen in early 80's.

I don't believe she ever married or had kids, I saw her last week looks the same.

Do you happen to know if she ever married or had any kids? Again, I barely heard about her after the mid 1990's. I assumed she was raising a family or went into another profession. (Which she has).

She did an MA and became an addiction counselor.
http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/andersonmelody.html
And yes, she was (is) one of the prettiest actresses ever.