MELISSA GEORGE

Melissa Suzanne George (born August 6, 1976 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actress and athlete who has worked in Australia and United States in film and television.The second of four children, she developed an interest in dancing and began studying jazz, tap, ballet, and modern dance at the age of seven. George's enthusiasm for dance eventually evolved into a passion for roller skating. George was an Australian national roller skating champion before she joing the cast of Home and Away in 1993 as Angel Parish, a role she played until 1997. She attempted to ditch her good girl image after leaving the show by posing topless in Black+White. She also did an interview for Playboy and later posed nude for photos that were sold to Australian Playboy.After moving to Los Angeles, she scored small roles in several films, including Mulholland Drive, The Limey, Down With Love and Dark City. She also starring in several TV pilots that were never aired on television. She had a brief success in 2001 with the cancelled ABC drama-comedy Thieves co-starring with John Stamos.