Melaney Ricardo

Ricardo was born Agnes Melanie Siahaan on 24 February 1981 in Medan, North Sumatra, as the eldest child and daughter of the three children of Ricardo Siahaan and Sylvia Herawatie.[1] She had a younger sister, Nana, her private manager, and a younger brother, Roy, a singer.[1] Ricardo was raised in Jakarta and only lived in Medan for a year, and completed her high school education there before went to Trisakti University majoring in international relations.[1]

Ricardo is a Christian.[1] In 2015, her name was used for scam Facebook account by a pedophile and sexual predator who held a photo contest Bayi Mandi Telanjang (Baby Naked Swim).[2] She later announced on her Twitter account to report and block the fake account.[2]

Ricardo started her career as a radio announcer for Hard Rock FM and Trax FM, and made her sitcom debut in private television in 2010.[1] She then worked as a presenter for various shows, such as: Mantap, Klik!, Inside, Dahsyat, Biang Rumpi No Secret, etc. She was known for her comedic and open manner.[1]

Ricardo made her film debut in Tak Kemal Maka Tak Sayang (2014) and starred in several films, such as: Relationshit (2015), Sawadikap (2016), Jomblo Reboot (2017), Benyamin Biang Kerok and Bodyguard Ugal-ugalan (2018), Trinity Traveler (2019), and Benyamin Biang Kerok 2 (2020).[1]