Melissa Hayden was born on April 25, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Mildred Herman. She is known for her work on Les feux de la rampe (1952), Der Nußknacker (1964) and Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951). She was married to Donald Hugh Coleman. She died on August 9, 2006 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.