Melora Hardin is an American actress. Her television roles include Monk, The Office, The Bold Type, and Transparent. Her film roles include Absolute Power with Clint Eastwood, The Hot Chick, and Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie. She has also directed the series Fireside Reading of Dracula and Fireside Reading of the Call of the Wild, starring her husband, Gildart Jackson.