Merle Dandridge: Merle Dandridge. Actress: Half-Life 2. Merle Dandridge was born in Japan to a Korean mother and African American father, then raised in Nebraska and schooled in Chicago at Roosevelt University. Dandridge has made an indelible mark on both stage and screen. Most recently, she reprised her role of Marlene, leader of the fireflies in the HBO adaptation of "The Last of Us", based on Naughty Dog's video game of the...
