My Take
Melissa George is one of those actresses who quietly built an impressive international career that never quite got the mainstream recognition it deserved. She went from playing Angel Parrish on Home and Away — which in Australia is basically as big as it gets for a teenager — to making a genuine go of Hollywood, landing roles in Dark City, Alias as a recurring thorn in Jennifer Garner's side, and eventually The Good Wife and In Treatment, where she held her own opposite Gabriel Byrne in genuinely demanding dramatic work. She's always had this naturalistic intensity that makes you trust her on screen, whether she's doing genre fare or prestige drama. Born in Perth and forged in the Australian soap machine, she crossed over in a way most people from that world never managed, and I think that story alone makes her worth paying attention to.
Overview
Melissa Suzanne George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian and American actress. She began her career playing Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away between 1993–1996. After moving to the United States, George made her feature film debut with a supporting role in the 1998 tech noir Dark City.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Melissa George
- Name (Japanese)
- メリッサ・ジョージ
- Reading
- めりっさ・じょーじ
- Born
- August 6, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / model / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Warwick Senior High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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.