Background
O'Keefe, Mellen Patricia was born on October 5, 1954 in Everett, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Christopher Thomas and Mary Rebecca O'K.
O'Keefe, Mellen Patricia was born on October 5, 1954 in Everett, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Christopher Thomas and Mary Rebecca O'K.
Student, St. Mary of the Woods College, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1972; Bachelor in Hisotry/Philosophy cum laude, Boston College, 1976.
Television administrative assistant, Varitel Video, San Francisco, 1979; television production assistant, Hillier Prodns., Mill Valley, California, 1979; television production manager, associate producer Prime Minister Magazine, Westinghouse Broadcasting System, San Francisco, 1980-1983; associate producer Good Morning America, ABC-television/Capitol Cities, New York City, 1983-1987; associate producer, Rodman Downs Prodns., New York City, 1987-1988; field/coordinating producer, Station WWOR-television, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1988; freelance field producer, Trans World Airlines-NYC/The Travel Channel, Italy and Kenya, 1988-1989; freelance field producer, Trans World Airlines-NYC/The Travel Channel, Kenya and Australia, 1991; field producer Inside Edition, King World Prodns., Inc., New York City, 1989-1990. Judge International Monitor Awards, New York City, Los Angeles, 1989.
Active Amnesty International, since 1987. Member American Film Institute.