Bellamy Young (born Amy Maria Young; February 19, 1970) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Melody "Mellie" Grant in the ABC drama series Scandal (2012–2018). In 2014, for her portrayal of Mellie, Young won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Young currently stars as Jessica Whitly in the Fox series Prodigal Son. She portrayed Rachael, the friend of Julia Meade-Hunt in Mission: Impossible III.