title: Melanie Vallejo
text: # Melanie Vallejo
  
  Melanie Vallejo (born 27 October 1979) is an Australian actress who is best known for portraying Madison Rocca, the Blue Mystic Ranger in Power Rangers Mystic Force, and Sophie Wong in the Australian television series Winners & Losers.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Vallejo is a native Australian of Filipino and Ukrainian descent.
  
  She dated her co-star Firass Dirani (Nick Russell/Mystic Red Ranger) from 2006 until 2009.
  
  Vallejo married New Zealander Matt Kingston, an advertising planner, in June 2011. They live in New Zealand and have two children: Sonny Kingston, born October 2016, and Luna Grace, born October 2019. In 2001, she graduated from Flinders University Drama Centre.
  
  ## Career
  
  Vallejo played the role of shy Madison Rocca in Power Rangers Mystic Force. Since then, she has starred in other Australian shows, including Winners & Losers.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Films
  
  * Dying Breed (2008) .... Rebecca
  * The Sculptor (2009) .... Renee
  * Upgrade (2018) .... Asha Trace
  
  ### TV work
  
  * All Saints (2005) .... Lynica Forbes
  * Power Rangers: Mystic Force (2006) .... Madison Rocca (Blue Mystic Ranger)
  * Packed to the Rafters (2008) .... Kat Ripley
  * Dance Academy (2010) .... Dana Strong
  * Winners & Losers (2011–2016) .... Sophie Wong
  * Australia's Cheapest Weddings .... Narrator
  
  ### Theatre
  
  * The Return (2002–2003) .... Lisa, productions at Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide Come Out Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
  * Gosling (2003) .... Sydney Theatre Company production
  * Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany & Contemporary America (2003 and 2005) .... Marguerite, Sydney Theatre Company production
  * Morph (2004) .... Grace Black, Adelaide Fringe Festival production
  * Baghdad Wedding (2009) .... Luma, Belvoir St Theatre production
  