Carly Brook Schroeder (born October 18, 1990) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing the recurring role of Melina Bianco on the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire. She is also known for portraying Serena Baldwin, the daughter of Scotty Baldwin and Lucy Coe in the General Hospital spin-off Port Charles. In 2007, she played the lead in Gracie, a film inspired by a real-life tragedy during the childhood of actors Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue.