The Yellowstone Season 2 finale episode has a dedication at the end — here’s everything you need to know about Melanie Olmstead and her connection to Yellowstone.
Melanie Olmstead is not a member of theYellowstone cast, nor does she appear in anyYellowstone episodes. In fact, the dedication is in honor of her off-screen work across many other projects. As such, her connection toYellowstoneis a less obvious one.
Here are the details on Melanie Olmstead’s background and why the episode of theTaylor Sheridan showis dedicated to her.
Who is Melanie Olmstead?
Melanie Olmstead was a driver on a number of film and TV productions, including John Carter, Wind River, and Hereditary.
Her role involved driving cast and crew back and forth to the set, typically on location.
“This beautiful, amazing girl has been with me since college and recently celebrated her 37th birthday — for my non-horsey friends, that’s over 100 in human years — and she’s still doing great!”
The cause of her death is not publicly known.
By all accounts, Olmstead was a private person. At the time of writing, there are no details released regarding her cause of death.
Yellowstone is not one of Olmstead’s official credits, though it is possibleshe worked on the production in an advisory capacity due to her knowledge of the filming location, Utah.
Most scenes in Yellowstone were filmed in Utah throughout the first three seasons. Since many of Olmstead’s projects were also based there, it’s possible that she was involved in the production of Yellowstone in some manner, even if it’s not officially listed on IMDb.
Given her expertise, it’s likely that she was responsible for organizing transport, with her knowledge being a valuable asset on theWestern show.
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Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
