Melissa George is an Australian film actress who has had a brilliant career in Hollywood. Among her most notable works are her roles in the films Mulholland Drive (2001), The Amityville Horror (2005), The Triangle (2009). Melissa George was also noted on American television - she starred in such top-rated TV series as "The Spy", "Friends", "Charmed".
early years
Melissa George was born in 1976 in Perth (the fourth largest city in Australia) into an ordinary family. Her mother's name was Pamela, she was a nurse by profession. And his father, Glenn George, worked as a builder.
As a child, the future actress studied the basics of ballet and modern dance in a choreographic studio. In addition, for two years in a row, young Melissa George became a medalist at the Australian roller skating championships.
Also from an early age she was involved in the modeling business. In 1992, Melissa was even named the best teenage model in Western Australia.
Around the same time, she was spotted by actor search agent Liz Mullinar and invited to play in the Australian television series Home and Away. To participate in it, Melissa had to move to Sydney. She starred in this series for three years, after which she decided to try herself in other projects.
Soon enough, Melissa took part in a photo shoot for the Australian version of Playboy. In addition, in 1996, Melissa recorded a series of video courses "Mind, Body and Soul", in which she talked about healthy eating and how to maintain a figure. She also created her own lingerie collection called “An Angel at My Bedside”.
In 1997, Melissa George starred in the Australian fantasy TV series Roar (1997). The main role in it, by the way, was played by the young Heath Ledger.
Moving to the USA and further career
After filming "Roar," Melissa moved to the United States, as there were more opportunities for her career development. Pretty soon, she started appearing in small roles in Hollywood films. In particular, Melissa played during this period in such films as "Dark City" (1999), "The Englishman" (1999) and "Sugar and Pepper" (2001). In addition, she had a chance to star in David Lynch himself in the famous psychedelic thriller "Mulholland Drive" (2001). Here she played a heroine named Camilla Rhodes.
A little later, Melissa starred in the sixth season of the famous mystical TV series Charmed. In addition, in 2003 she was given a fairly prominent role in such multi-part projects as "Spy" and "Friends".
She got her first leading role in Hollywood in 2005 - it is about the role of Katie Lutts in the horror film "Amityville Horror". Her main filming partner in this case was Ryan Reynolds. Many critics have written that they make a great couple and look good on screen together. And in general, this film was a huge success in the world box office - the gross was about $ 108 million. In the same year, Melissa starred in the crime thriller The Price of Treason (directed by Mikael Hofström).
2006 was also quite a fruitful year for George - she starred in the drama "Music Within" and in the horror film "30 Days of Night" (directed by David Slade).
In 2008, George received US citizenship. Also this year, she reappeared on television, appearing as Laura Hill in the drama series The Treatment. For this work, she received a Golden Globe nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Series or Television Film, as well as a nomination for the Australian Academy of Film and Television Awards (AACTA Awards).
In 2008, the series "Grey's Anatomy" was introduced by the heroine Sadie Harris, whose role went to Melissa George. Initially, the creators had plans to make Harris a permanent character. However, these plans changed: as a result, the heroine was quickly removed from the plot, and the contract with Melissa was not renewed.
Another striking work in the biography of George is the role of Jess in the stylish thriller "Triangle" by Christopher Smith. Jess is the main character here. According to the plot, she falls into a time loop and is forced to kill several of her friends again and again in order to return home and see her beloved son.
In March 2013, Melissa was cast as the main villain in the pilot of Gothic for ABC. This pilot was reported in the media at the production stage, but later the channel refused to finance this project.
Today, the actress continues to appear in films and on TV. In 2018, she starred in the first season of the TV series The First, which tells about the space expedition to Mars and the difficulties associated with the colonization of this planet. In addition to Melissa George, stars such as Sean Penn, Natasha McElhone and James Ranson starred here.
And in 2019, the Australian actress took part in the first episode of Bad Moms.
Interestingly, acting fees are far from the only source of income for Melissa George. She has been the holder of a patent for an invention called "Style Snaps" for quite some time now. These are invisible clips that make it possible to change the length of the trousers without using a needle and thread or a sewing machine. In an interview, the film actress stated that the income she receives from the sale of "Style Snaps" is greater than the income from filming films and TV.
Personal life facts
In 1998, George met the Chilean furniture designer and filmmaker Claudio Dabed. They became husband and wife two years later. Their marriage lasted more than ten years, and they divorced in 2012.
It is known that even before the official divorce from Claudio, Melissa began to meet with French businessman Jean-David Blanc. On February 6, 2014, the couple had a son, Raphael, and on November 3, 2015, another son, named Solal.
In 2016, it became known that this civil marriage was far from ideal. For five years of cohabitation, as Melissa herself told reporters, Blanc insulted and humiliated her. And once, according to the actress, Jean-David beat her so badly that she went to the hospital. Blanc and George no longer live together today.
