Melissa George

Actor, Award Winner

1976 –

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Who is Melissa George?

Melissa Suzanne George is an Australian-born film and television actress who has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. George is perhaps best known in Australia for her role as Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away. After moving to America, she appeared in television series such as Friends, Alias, In Treatment, Grey's Anatomy and Lie to Me, earning a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for In Treatment.

She made her film début in the neo-noir science fiction feature Dark City and later appeared in supporting roles in films, including The Limey and Mulholland Drive. She has gone on to have lead roles in films, including the remake of The Amityville Horror, the thriller Turistas, the vampire horror film 30 Days of Night and garnered critical acclaim for her starring role in Triangle.

Her most recent credits include the thriller A Lonely Place to Die, the Australian drama series The Slap, for which she won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress, and the British-American spy drama series Hunted.

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Born
Aug 6, 1976
Perth
Also known as
  • Melissa Suzanne George
  • Gorgeous George
  • Mel
  • Roo
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Nationality
  • Australia
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Warwick Senior High School
Lived in
  • Western Australia
  • Los Angeles
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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