Melissa George: Summary

Recent Role:: Herself on TMZ on TV

Gender:: Female

Birthday:: 8-6-1976

Birthplace:: Perth, Western Australia

Birth Name:: Melissa Suzanne George

Melissa George is an Australian actress known for her role as Angel Brooks/Parish in the long-running Aussie series Home and Away. In US soil, she is recognizable in her stint as the double agent wife of Michael Vartan in J.J. Abrams' Alias. Melissa has also appeared in several movies including the suspense thriller flicks, The Amityville Horror and Turistas.

Born in Perth, Western Australia on August 6, 1976, Melissa Suzanne George was second among four siblings. She has two sisters, Kate and Marnie, and a brother, Brett. While attening Warwick Senior High School, she studied dance and rollerskating and competed in national and international meets. She began to model at age 16 and won the title Western Australia's Teenage Model of the Year. Melissa then transitioned from modeling into appearing on Australian television, most notably on Seven's Home and Away.

On June 20, 1998, Melissa met her husband Chilean businessman Claudio Dabed in the Island of Bali where she stayed for a while. During the late '90s, George landed roles on potential TV series Mulholland Drive, Hollyweird, and LA Confidential, none of which were picked up by networks. In September 2001, Melissa married Claudio and soon after, she continued work but mostly doing projects in the US.

Her breakout role in US television was playing Lauren Reed in the ABC action drama Alias. She was soon recognized by television audiences and Hollywood producers alike. After her character was killed on the show, Melissa got more opportunities to work on film. Among them was the 2005 thriller co-starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston in Derailed. In 2007, she co-starred with Ron Livingston in the touching drama Music Within and with Josh Hartnett in 30 Days of Night. Melissa George is an Australian actress known for her role as Angel Brooks/Parish in the long-running Aussie series Home and Away. In US soil, she is recognizable in her stint as the double agent wife of Michael Vartan in

Red Carpet Fashion at the 81st Academy Awards: Melissa George

Melissa George dawned a tight white dress.

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Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty losing cast
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mixasgr
member since: Mar 30, 2006
The girl is in the wrong show and should be in House playing the new love of Wilson. ...Continue »
I have to say that her role in Grey's Anatomy as Sadie is very good but for me the girl is in the wrong show and should be in House playing the new love of Wilson. It can be perfect trying to exterminate House from Wilson's life ignoring him and acting more crazy than he is. I can imagine her stealing his walking stick, replacing his Vicodin pills with placebo, jamming all the TVs the time of his favorite shows and burning his house to the ground. The only thing is that by doing so House gets his revenge when he moves in with her and Wilson.
12/08/08 12:56pm | report abuse
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cavanagh15
member since: Dec 26, 2004
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I know her from her role on Alias. The only thing that really mattered when it came to this role was making sure her and Michael Varten could pass off as husband and wife, which she did very well. The blockbuster episode that was Full Disclosure was pretty shocking too and I thought she did a very good job the entire second half of that season pretending to be good but ended up being bad. I think her looks were most of the reason why I liked her as much as I did, because in the end she wasnt used all that much to really get the 9.2 rating, but shes did a very good job with what the producers asked of her.
09/19/07 09:28pm | report abuse
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iamthelexx
member since: Apr 19, 2006
Australian actress making it in the States ...Continue »
Melissa George was born in August 1976, and hit the screens as fiesty Angel in Home and Away in 1993. She was originally a red head, and dyed her hair slightly lighter until she was blonde, and no one noticed until she stood next to a publicity shot. She left in 1996 to take on the States where she made the film Dark City and other films such as Mullholland Drive, and Amityville Horror, as well as sitcom Friends, and the series Charmed and Alias. In 2007 she was named as the face of Napoleon. Fantastic actress who has done well for herself.
06/29/07 12:08am | report abuse