Melissa Fumero is an American actress known for her role as Amy Santiago on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Melissa Fumero started her career when she landed a role for the television series, One Life to Live in 2004. She portrayed the role as Adriana and got the role during her last day of school at New York University.

In 2007, she decided to leave the series but Fumero remained doing recurring role to finish up Adriana's storyline. She also appeared in the independent film, Tiny Dancer in 2009.

Fumero did some guesting stint in several TV shows such as Gossip Girl, The Mentalist, CSI: NY, Men at Work and All My Children.

Melissa Fumero was born on August 19, 1982 in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. She graduated from New York University and took up Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003. She is married to actor David Fumero in 2007.