Mel Giedroyc

Mel Giedroyc – 42nd Annual Laurence Olivier Awards – Arrivals – Royal Albert Hall, Kensington – London, UK, 2018 – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Birth Name: Melanie Clare Sophie Giedroyc

Place of Birth: Surrey Mid Eastern, Surrey, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 5 June, 1968

Ethnicity:
*father – Polish, Lithuanian
*mother – English

Mel Giedroyc is a British television presenter, comedian, and actress.

Mel is the daughter of Rosemary and Michal Giedroyc (Michal Jan Henryk Giedroyc), who is an aircraft designer and historian. Her father was born in Łobzów, Poland, and was a member of the Giedroyć princely family of Lithuania. She is the sister of film and television director Coky Giedroyc and children’s writer Kasia.

Mel is married to television director and LAMDA teacher Ben Morris, with whom she has two children.

Mel’s maternal grandfather was named Charles G. Cumpston.

Mel’s maternal grandmother was named Astrid K. O. Walford.