George, Melissa 1976–

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GEORGE, Melissa 1976–

PERSONAL

Full name, Melissa Suzanne George; born August 6, 1976, in Perth, Australia; daughter of Glenn (a construction worker) and Pamela (a nurse) George; married Claudio Dabed, September 22, 2000; children: (step-daughter) Marina.

Addresses:

Agent—Paradigm, 360 N. Crescent Dr., North Bldg., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 909 Third Ave., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

Career:

Actress. Previously worked as a model; competed as a roller skater in the late 1980s.

Awards, Honors:

Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award, female, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 2004, for Alias; two Logie Awards, Australian Television Industry.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Angel Brooks/Parish, Home and Away, Seven Network, 1993–96.

Molly, Roar, Fox, 1997.

Rita, Thieves, ABC, 2001.

Alex Wilder, Lost in Oz, The WB, 2002.

Lauren Reed, Alias, ABC, 2003–2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rex Fable, Fable, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Interviewee, Totally Tube, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

MTV Video Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Good News Week, Australia Broadcasting Company, 1996.

Petra Salinis, "Hot Shot," Murder Call, Nine Network, 1997.

Fiona Grant, "A Clockwork Florida Orange," Silk Stalkings, 1999.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001.

Molly, "The One with Phoebe's Rats," Friends, NBC, 2003.

Molly, "The One Where Monica Sings," Friends, NBC, 2003.

Micallef Tonight, Channel Nine, 2003.

Jenna Ryan, "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater," Monk, USA Network, 2003.

Freyja, Queen of the Warriors, "Valhalley of the Dolls: Parts 1 & 2," Charmed, The WB, 2003.

(Cameo) The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2004.

The Great Outdoors, Seven Network, 2004.

Also appeared as Kat, Tales of the South Seas.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Caril Ann, Hollyweird, Fox, 1998.

Susan, "Inferno," Coupling, NBC, 2003.

Film Appearances:

May, Dark City, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Jennifer 'Jenny' Wilson, The Limey, Artisan, 1999.

Cleo Miller, Sugar & Spice, New Line Cinema, 2001.

Camilla Rhodes, Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive), Concorde, 2001.

Amanda, New Port South, Buena Vista, 2001.

Elkie, Down with Love (also known as Down with Love—Zum Teufel mit der Liebe!), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Kathy Lutz, The Amityville Horror, Dimension Films, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Melissa George Authorised Site,http://www.melissageorge.co.uk/, October 22, 2004.

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