The Untold Truth Of Melora Hardin

Not content with only dancing and acting, Melora Hardin has certified herself as a genuine triple-threat by also singing over the course of her career. In 1991, she landed a bit part as a nightclub chanteuse in Disney's "The Rocketeer," performing a version of the classic "Begin the Beguine" that appears on the movie's soundtrack. She later played the ghost of a singer in the Disney TV movie "Tower of Terror," and self-released two albums of music before landing a recording contract for her 2010 album, "All the Way to Mars," a well-received collection of original songs and classic show tunes.

Her diverse skill set, along with her boost in notoriety after the success of "The Office," has afforded her many opportunities that make use of everything she can do: she starred as Roxie Hart in "Chicago," making her long-awaited Broadway debut in 2008, while a role in another famous musical, Fantine in "Les Miserables," even led to her "Office" character Jan Levinson getting the singing bug. Appearing on KCRW, she explained, "Mindy Kaling, who plays Kelly Kapoor on the show, she found out that I was doing that and she said, 'Alright, we gotta write something for you to sing, we've gotta get you to sing on the show.'" Soon after Jan sings Dusty Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man" to her new baby, as a hilariously inappropriate lullaby in the episode "Baby Shower."