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Melissa George

Born Melissa Suzanne George
6 August 1976 (1976-08-06) (age 31)
Perth, Western Australia
Spouse(s) Claudio Dabed
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Biography

Early life

George was born in Perth, Western Australia, the daughter of Pamela, a nurse, and Glenn George, a construction worker. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically [1] The second of four children, George developed an interest in dancing and began studying jazz, tap, ballet, and modern dance at the age of seven. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Her enthusiasm for dance eventually evolved into a passion for roller skating. Roller skating is the Traveling on smooth terrain with roller skates George was an Australian national roller skating champion and won bronze medals in the National Championships in 1989 and 1990. She also won a silver medal at the Junior World Championship in 1991.

Career

George started modeling in her early teens and in 1992 she was named Western Australia's Teenage Model of the Year. At age sixteen she was discovered by casting agent Liz Mullinar and got the role of Angel Parrish alongside Dieter Brummer on the popular Australian soap Home and Away. Dieter Brummer (born 5 May 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian actor of German descent Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been George left Perth and moved to Sydney to start her acting career. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 After three years on the show she decided to leave to try find other acting challenges. Melissa was featured nude in Australian Playboy and also in celebrity photo magazine Black + White shortly after leaving Home and Away. Australian Playboy was an Australian imprint of Playboy magazine that was published between February 1979 and January 2000 for a total of 252

George made a health and fitness video, Mind, Body and Soul (1996), created a sleepwear line named "An Angel at My Bedside" and had a recurring role on the short-lived television series Roar (1997), opposite Heath Ledger, before leaving Australia to move to Los Angeles to try her luck in the US. Roar may refer to: Roar, a sound produced by certain animals especially fierce ones like tigers and lions Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008 was an Australian television and film actor For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the After moving to Los Angeles, she scored small roles in several films, including Dark City, The Limey, Mulholland Drive and Down with Love. Dark City is a 1998 science fiction Film noir written by Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S The Limey ( 1999) is an American revenge Neo-noir Crime film, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Lem Dobbs Mulholland Drive is a 2001 Mystery film written and directed by David Lynch that exhibits elements of Film noir and Surrealism Down with Love ( 2003) is a Romantic comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and written by Eve Ahlert, and starring Renée Zellweger She also starred in several TV pilots that were never aired on television, such as Lost in Oz. Lost in Oz is a 2002 Television pilot for a planned series an original sequel to The Wizard of Oz, inspired by the Oz books of L She had brief success in 2001 with the cancelled ABC drama-comedy Thieves, co-starring John Stamos. John Phillip Stamos (ˈsteɪmoʊs born August 19 1963) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / theatre actor She also starred in the WB hit series Charmed for the sixth season premiere.

George got her breakthrough in 2003 when she landed the role of Lauren Reed on the ABC series Alias. Lauren Reed is a Fictional character played by Melissa George in the Alias television series Alias is an American " Spy-fi " television series created by J Also that year, she became Rachel's nanny in the American sitcom Friends. Friends was an

Her first starring role in a feature film was Kathy Lutz in the 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror. The Amityville Horror is a 2005 Horror film directed by Andrew Douglas for United Artists and Dimension Films. The same year, she played Deanna Schine in the thriller Derailed, co-starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston. Derailed is a 2005 American thriller / Drama film based on a James Siegel 's novel Derailed adapted by Stuart Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress.

2006 was a busy year for George, who filmed three new movies; the drama Music Within, opposite Ron Livingston, the thriller WΔZ, opposite Stellan Skarsgård, and the film adaptation of the graphic novel 30 Days of Night, directed by David Slade and co-starring Josh Hartnett. Music Within is a 2007 drama film starring Ron Livingston and Melissa George. Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American film and Television Actor. WΔz (pronounced double-u delta zed) is a 2008 British thriller / horror (ˈstɛlːan ˈskɒːʂgɔɖ in Swedish or "Skashgord" born 13 June 1951 is a Swedish Film Actor, known for his roles in Breaking A 30 Days of Night is a 2007 Horror film based on the Comic book Miniseries of the same name. David Slade (born September 26[[ 969]] is a British Film director who began his career making Music videos. Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American Actor. Also this year, she starred in the horror-thriller Turistas. Turistas (translates as 'Tourists' in English) is a 2006 Horror film, directed by John Stockwell. George made her return to television in 2008 in the HBO half-hour drama In Treatment, co-starring Gabriel Byrne and Dianne Wiest. In Treatment is an Emmy Award -winning HBO Drama, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, about a psychotherapist, Gabriel James Byrne ( Irish: Gabriel Séamas Ó Broin; born 12 May, 1950) is an Emmy - and Tony -nominated Irish Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has enjoyed a successful career on stage television and film and has won In 2006 it was announced that George would be the new face and spokesperson for cosmetics company Napoleon Perdis, and the Australian jewelry company Linneys. Napoleon Perdis (born 19 March 1970) is an Australian makeup artist and businessman She has also been appointed as an official ambassador for the 2007 52nd World Artistic Roller Skating Championships.

Personal life

George lives in Los Angeles with her husband Claudio Dabed and his daughter (from a previous relationship), Martina (born 1995). She and Dabed met in Bali in 1998 and married on 22 September 2000. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

Australians In Film

Logie Awards

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1993 Home and Away Angel Parish Television series, 1993-1996, Logie Award
1997 Fable Rex Fable Television film
Roar Molly Television series
1998 Dark City May
1999 The Limey Jennifer 'Jenny' Wilson
2001 Sugar & Spice Cleo Miller
Mulholland Drive Camilla Rhodes
New Port South Amanda
Thieves Rita Television series
2003 Down with Love Elkie
Charmed Freyja Television Series - Two Episodes
Alias Lauren Reed Television series, 2003-2004
2005 The Amityville Horror Kathy Lutz
Derailed Deanna Schine
2006 Turistas Pru Stagler
2007 Music Within Christine
WΔZ Helen Westcott
30 Days of Night Stella Oleson
2008 In Treatment Laura Television series
The Betrayed Jamie Post-production
2009 Triangle Pre-production
Stopping Power Pre Production

References

  1. ^ Melissa George Biography (1976-)

External links

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