Netflix's drama series Greenleaf is coming to an end. The television show premiered its five seasons since 2016, but one of the protagonists of the show, Merle Dandridge, showed her allegiance Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey's leadership. She opened about the final emotional episodes and revealed how Oprah Winfrey helped to shape her career.
Dandridge also referred to Winfrey as her 'sis.' She said:
"Oprah has been like the big sis, Auntie, giving us love, encouraging us, and pushing us to our very best selves. When you're in a community with somebody like that who doesn't do anything without checking in and who is also such a clear communicator — she's so intentional about what she puts out into the world — you know what you're doing that is meaningful."
Furthermore, she said, 'It has made me much more thoughtful about every bit of art that I do.'
Merle Dandridge in Greenleaf (©: YouTube/Deeniemedia Inc)
Dandridge also opened that she is proud of the Netflix series, and it helped her on a personal level. Nevertheless, she is saying goodbye to her character Grace Greenleaf.
Know more about Merle Dandridge below!!
Is Merle Dandridge Related To Dorothy Dandridge?
Merle Dandridge (right) and Dorothy Dandridge (left)
Merle Dandridge is not related to Dorothy Dandridge. However, they shared the same profession. Both of them hail from the acting industry.
Late Dorothy Dandridge is one of the earliest black movie stars. She was the first woman of color to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones. She died on 8 September 1965 in West Hollywood, California.
However, Merle Dandridge is an American-Japanese actress and singer, who is now 45-year-old.
Merle Dandridge has a mixed ethnic background as her parents were from different ancestry. Her mother hailed from a Korean and Japanese descent while her father was an African-American father serving in the U.S. Air Force.
Merle Dandridge's Married Life
Merle Dandridge is not a married woman anymore. She is already divorced from her ex-husband named Christopher Johnston. She and Johnston were married for seven years after they exchanged their wedding vows back on 21 May 2011 in Sherman Oaks.
In June 2018, she filed a divorce paper against her husband, citing irreconcilable differences.
Merle Dandridge and her ex-husband, Christopher Johnston (©: marriedceleb.com)
The former lovebirds settled their divorce in 2019.
Though they were married for seven years, they don't have any children. And currently, Dandridge lives a happy and single life in Los Angeles.
Merle Dandridge's Net Worth
Merle Dandridge's net worth is one of the mysterious entity of her life. As her earnings are not revealed publicly, the details of her fortune lie under the wraps.
As an actress, Dandridge starred in several movies and tv shows including Angel (2003), Third Watch (2005), 24 (2010), Love Bites (2011), The Mentalist (2014), Drop Dead Diva (2014), The Night Shift (2015-16), Murphy Brown (2018), Greenleaf (2016-20), and others.
Merle Dandridge's Weight Loss
Back in 2016, the Greenleaf actress went through a massive weight loss of 30 pounds. Dandridge, who stands at the height of 5 feet and 8 inches tall, followed the Weight Watchers' SmartPoints plan to lose her weight and get healthy.
After she lost the whopping weight of 30 pounds, she made her way straight to the cast of Greenleaf.
The Weight Watchers' SmartPoints plan is a strict and disciplined plan where SmartPoints are calculated using calories, saturated fat, sugar, and protein.
The method assigns higher points values to foods more top in sugar or saturated fat and lower points to lean proteins.