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My Take
What strikes me about Alyssa Milano is the rare feat of surviving childhood stardom and reshaping it on her own terms. From the Brooklyn sitcom kid on Who's the Boss? to the witch of Charmed, she stretched a child-actor career across two decades, which almost nobody pulls off. Those back-to-back Kids' Choice wins are a charming relic of a very specific era. These days her activism arguably eclipses her filmography, and while that can be polarizing, I respect the conviction behind it. She has always seemed like someone with a spine, and I find that more interesting than any single role.
Overview
Alyssa Jayne Milano ( mil-AH-noh; born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss? (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in Melrose Place (1997–1998), Phoebe Halliwell in Charmed (1998–2006), Billie Cunningham in My Name Is Earl (2007–2008), Savannah "Savi" Davis in Mistresses (2013–2014), Renata Murphy in Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017), and Cora…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alyssa Milano
- Name (Japanese)
- アリッサ・ミラノ
- Reading
- ありっさ・みらの
- Born
- December 19, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Bensonhurst, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / singer / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1985 Young Artist Awards
- 1987 Young Artist Awards
- 1988 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress
- 1989 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress
- 1990 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress
- 2007 AOL TV
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Charmed | — | |
| Notable work | Melrose Place | — | |
| Notable work | Who's the Boss? | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.