Melissa Stewart

Melissa Stewart was a recurring character on Glee: The New York Story during the first and second season. She was a student at the New York Academy for Dramatic Arts. She was a member of the New York Academy for Dramatic Arts Glee Club, the Finn Harmonic.

She was portrayed by Olesya Rulin.

Biography
Melissa was one of the first members of Finn Harmonic's existence, with her and Dustin getting Finn to join. Melissa was a sophomore when she joined the club, and willingly listened to whatever Finn suggested.

Like Celina, Melissa was considered one of the quietest members of the club. However, when given the chance, she could be quite opinionated; along with the rest of the girls, she was furious when the boys sang a sexist song in Glee Club. She along with the girls decided to give the boys a taste of their own medicine, which made them see the error of their ways.

Her only visible friendship in the club was with Brittany Pierce in Season Two. Brittany and Melissa knew each other from Glee Club, and would interact with each other in a positive way, but their only encounter where they spoke was in Timber, when Melissa went to a party that Puck and Santana threw in an effort to get over Marley / Quinn and Brittany respectively. Brittany confided in Melissa that she wasn't sure the party was a good idea, and Melissa agreed to help get everyone out of the house. Unfortunately, their plan was all for not when the house party got out of control.

Melissa was present when the Glee Club went to Los Angeles for Nationals, and she gave Finn words of encouragement before they went on stage.

Melissa transferred out of NYADA after the second season and hasn't made an appearance since.

Trivia

 * Melissa was supposed to be in the third season, but was ultimately written out when the writers felt her character ran her course.
 * The writers also felt there was a shy character they could work with in Celina, hence why she was written out of the series.
 * Melissa is the first original character to speak in the series; she offers Finn the chance to sign up for Glee Club when he is conflicted about what club to join his freshman year.
 * Melissa wears contacts.
 * Despite her being present in Glee Club, she sang the least, and had the least amount of screen time.
 * She and Dustin were the only characters not to have an individual storyline about them over the first two seasons. Other characters later in the series were given at least a storyline, which includes their induction in Glee Club.