▁as ▁actress ▁in ▁several ▁successful ▁mov ies ▁such ▁as : ▁Sp ice ▁World ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁L D ▁ 5 0 ▁L eth al ▁D ose ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁The ▁Se at ▁F iller ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁T ink er ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Leg end ▁of ▁the ▁Never Be ast ▁( 2 0 1 4 ), ▁Ch oc olate ▁City : ▁Veg as ▁St rip ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁and ▁ ▁K illing ▁Hass el hoff ▁( 2 0 1 7 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mel anie ▁Jan ine ▁Brown ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hy de ▁Park , ▁Le eds , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Kirk st all ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Andrea ▁( née ▁D ixon ) ▁and ▁Martin ▁Brown . ▁Her ▁father ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁island ▁nation ▁of ▁Saint ▁K itt s ▁and ▁Ne vis ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁is ▁British . ▁Through ▁her ▁mother , ▁Brown ▁is ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁actor ▁and ▁director ▁Christian ▁Co oke ; ▁Co oke ' s ▁mother ▁Di ▁and ▁Brown ' s ▁mother ▁Andrea , ▁are ▁sister s . ▁Brown ▁studied ▁performing ▁arts ▁at ▁In take ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Le eds ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁industry . ▁For ▁a ▁time , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁dan cer ▁in ▁Black pool , ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 0 : ▁Sp ice ▁Girls ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9