Merle Dandridge most recently starred as Desiree Armfeldt in the critically acclaimed production of A Little Night Music at the Pasadena Playhouse. Coming up, Merle has joined the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s Citadel for season 2 of the series which comes out in 2025. Most recently on screen, Merle reprised her role of Marlene, leader of the fireflies, in HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us, based on Naughty Dog's video game of the same name. The Last of Us recently received 24 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama series. Merle can also be seen as Chief Ross in ABC’s Station 19. Merle starred as Grace Greenleaf opposite Oprah Winfrey in her hit series Greenleaf which ran for five seasons, and she recently appeared as Zarina Killebrew in Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told. Other television includes HBO’s The Flight Attendant, FX’s Sons of Anarchy, CW’s Starcrossed, and NBC’s The Night Shift.