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Melissa George Profile |
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Birth Date: August 6, 1976
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Birth Place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Birth Name: Melissa Suzanne George
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Melissa Suzanne George was born on August 6, 1976, in Perth,
Australia. Raised as the second eldest in a family of four,
Melissa has two sisters (Kate and Marnie) and one brother
(Brett). At Warwick Senior High School, she studied dance
and even roller-skated at national and international levels.
Melissa's high school days were short-lived as she dropped
out of school at age 16 and became a model, which led to her
title of Western Australia's Teenage Model of the Year.
At 17, Melissa auditioned for and landed the role of Angel
Brooks on Home and Away. This forced Melissa to relocate to
Sydney, but the big move was worthwhile, as her work on the
popular television series garnered her the Golden Logie
award (Australia's equiavalent to the Emmy) twice. But after
three years on the show -- from 1993 to 1996 -- Melissa left
to pursue other acting opportunities.
In 1998, Melissa made her feature film debut in Alex Proyas'
futuristic Dark City, with Jennifer Connelly and Kiefer
Sutherland. Although her part as a call girl named May was
small, Melissa had crossed into film territory. Also in
1998, Melissa started dating a Chilean man named Claudio
Dabed, whom she had met in Bali.
Her exposure in film continued with another small part in
the Steven Soderbergh film, The Limey (1999). In September
2000, Melissa and Claudio got married. More films followed
for Melissa, including 2001's Sugar & Spice and Mulholland
Drive, starring Naomi Watts.
Melissa returned to television, but her work received little
attention -- it seems no one got the chance to see 2001's
Thieves and 2003's L.A. Confidential (based on the film of
the same name) before each show got axed.
Melissa made her debut as double agent (and Sydney Bristow's
nemesis) Lauren Reed in the 2003-2004 season of the ABC
series, Alias, which meant that she had not only landed a
steady job, but also won over a loyal audience.
Unfortunately, her character was killed, but that only gave
Melissa more time to pursue film roles.
In 2005, Melissa portrayed Kathy Lutz in the remake of The
Amityville Horror. Although the film did not get positive
reviews, she did a great job in the role that was originated
by Margot Kidder in the 1979 version.
Next up for Melissa are roles in the 2005 thriller Derailed
with Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen, and the 2006 thriller
Turistas, costarring Josh Duhamel. |
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Other
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Stepdaughter, Martina, born 1995.
Was an Australian national champion in rollerskating.
Dropped out of high school at age 16.
Before joining "Home and Away" (1988), she was a champion
roller-skater.
Best friends with Rachel Blanchard.
Met her future husband Claudio on June 20, 1998 in Bali
Husband Claudio is Chilean
Born on exactly the same day as Soleil Moon Frye. |
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