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Melissa Suzanne George Wiki Biography

Melissa Suzanne George, born on the 6th of August, 1976, is an Australian actress who became famous for her roles in the television series “Alias” and “In Treatment”, and in the movies “The Amityville Horror” and “Turistas”.

So how much is Melissa George’s net worth? As of mid-2017, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be $5 million, acquired from her years working as an actress which began in the early ‘90s.

Melissa George Net Worth $5 Million

Born in Perth, Western Australia, George came from a family of four children and is the daughter of Pam, a nurse, and Glenn, a construction worker. Her early years didn’t involve acting but more of dance – at seven she was already learning modern dance, ballet, tap and jazz, and her passion for dancing later on led her to the world of artistic roller skating. She competed in the sport and even won the bronze medal in the National Championship in 1989 and 1990, and a silver medal at the Junior World Championship the following year.

George attended Warwick Senior High School but asdidn’t matriculate she decided to pursue a career in modelling and acting. In 1992, after years of modelling she won the title of Western Australia’s Teenage Model of the Year. While modelling, a casting agent saw her and asked her to audition for the soap opera “Home and Away”, and she got the job. Her early years as a model and actress certainly established her career and also her net worth.

After getting the role in “Home and Away” in 1993 George moved to Sydney to focus on the series. She stayed in the show for three years until deciding that she wanted to try other roles.

In 1996, George moved to Los Angeles in the United States to look for bigger career opportunities. Fortunately in 1998 she was cast in the film “Dark City” and in 1999 in “The Limey”. In the early 2000’s she was also cast in the films “Sugar & Spice” and “Mulholland Drive”.

Eventually, George tried television and was able to appear in small roles in series including “Charmed”, “Thieves” and “Friends”, but her breakthrough role came in 2003 when she joined the cast of “Alias” – her role as the villain Lauren Reed became a hit among the fans of the show.

After leaving “Alias” in 2004, George hit it big in the movies when she starred along with Ryan Reynolds in “The Amityville Horror”, followed by “Derailed” with Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston, and “Turista” in 2006, all boosting her net worth.

In 2008, George returned to television and starred in “In Treatment”. She also appeared in “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lie to Me”, then appeared in the films “Triangle” and “A Lonely Place to Die’.

Today, George is still active as an actress. Some of her most recent appearances include “The Slap” and the short-lived “Heartbeat”. Her successful acting career has significantly increased her wealth throughout the years.

In terms of her personal life, George was married to Claudio Dabed, a film director and furniture designer. They met in 1998 and married two years later, but they divorce in 2011. For a while George also dated Russell Simmons but it didn’t go further. In 2011, she was seen dating Jean David Blanc, founder of AlloCine. Their relationship led them to having two children, Raphael and Solal, however, the pair split-up in 2016.



Full Name Melissa George
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth August 6, 1976
Place Of Birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.71 m
Profession Actress
Education Warwick Senior High School,
Nationality American-Australian
Spouse Claudio Dabed (m. 2000–2012)
Children Solal Samuel Glenn Blanc, Raphaël Blanc
Parents Pamela George, Glenn George
Siblings Kate George, Brett George, Marnie George
Partner Jean David Blanc (2011–2016)
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/melissageorge/
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IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0313534
Awards China Australia International Film Festival – Best Actress in a Leading Role (2017), Logie Awards (1994, 1995), Saturn Awards (2004), Equity Ensemble Awards (2012), National Australian Championships (roller skating champion 1989, 1990), Junior World Championship (1991, artistic roller skating), West…
Nominations Film Critics Circle of Australia (2015), Golden Nymph (2012), Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (2011), Golden Globe Awards – Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2009)
Movies The Butterfly Tree (2017), Turistas (2006), 30 Days of Night (2007), The Amityville Horror (2005)
TV Shows Heartbeat (2016), The Good Wife (2013–2014), Hunted (2012-present), Home and Away (1993-1996), Alias (2001-2006), Friends (2003), Alias (2003–04), In Treatment (2008), Grey’s Anatomy (2008–2009), Lie to Me (2010), Lost in Oz
Quote
1 [On watching the heart operation of a 72-year-old man at a hospital in Paris in the lead up to her new role on NBC medical drama, Heartbeat] Usually you’re up in the observation deck but this time the doctor said ‘scrub in and come and assist me.’ And so I stood on my feet, next to the surgeon, for almost eight hours and the patient was prepped and when they pulled out that saw, I looked at him and said: ‘you’re not going to cut him open are you?’ and he just said, ‘well how else am I going to get to the heart?’ And it was, you know, spectacular – it made me want to cry. I waited until they closed him up, then had to rush home and shower because I was covered in bone dust and then I had to go from there to the Christian Dior fashion show. I sat there and looked at everyone in the front row and I could see their hearts beating through their shirts. Hours before I had a heart in my hand with this doctor and I thought ‘I know what every single one of you looks like on the inside’. If teenagers could watch open-heart surgery and see the beauty of a heart … to know, if you look after that heart, eating well and exercising, every teenager, every person should see that so they know (hearts) are the most beautiful part of your anatomy … it’s pretty amazing.
2 [on her split from previous husband, Chilean director Claudio Dabed] I was the one who went out to work, I was the one who did every single thing in the relationship.
3 I come home and pay my taxes and work – I’m very much a proud Australian. When all this came out, my father called me and said, “That’s my girl”. He’s an amazing man – he raised three very strong girls. That’s what I’m defined by – not a payroll I was on in 1993. [Home and Away (1988)] was a difficult time for me. I was very young, I was taken away from my family, barely 16. I was working 20 hours a day, getting paid very little. It was hard. Since then, I’ve bought my own properties, become an independent woman. And I’ve made Australian productions every year.
4 [on her getting back to shape pretty quick after giving birth] This is a good message for women: If you’ve had a baby, really take time out [and breastfeed]. Not only does it shrink your uterus back into shape very fast, it also keeps a layer of fat around your midriff, which you need to feed. You do not diet when you’re breastfeeding. And don’t eat for two. That’s what a doctor in Paris told me: ‘In France, we eat for one, not two.’
5 I don’t need credibility from my country any more, I just need them all to be quiet. If they have nothing intelligent to say, please don’t speak to me any more. I’d rather be having a croissant and an espresso in Paris or walking my French bulldog in New York City. I’ve never spoken out about it because I have to be the loyal good Aussie, who goes away and comes home. But I’m a really hard-working woman and people have to respect me for what I’ve done … my next call will be to Home And Away to ask them to pay me because nobody does more promotion for that f***ing show than me.
6 No matter what the character is, I just say to myself “If I, Melissa George, was in that situation, how would I react?” and once you do that you can just go for it, and hopefully the performance comes through.
7 [on her film Sugar & Spice (2001)] Huge party, from the day we started until we wrapped in Minneapolis. We’d all go to coffee in the morning and we became best friends. We were so excited to be in an all-girl film. It was one big shopping spree. They put us in this hotel across from a shopping mall, and we were often late for work!
8 The part I enjoy about acting is just having that imagination, taking your mind to a place that you wouldn’t normally necessarily go to.
9 The great thing about film is you start and finish. It’s a journey that lasts so long, TV lasts a long time.
Fact
1 The only person to appear in both the original Australian version of ”The Slap (2011)” and it’s American remake.
2 Was named one of People’s 2016 World’s Most Beautiful.
3 She watched a 72-year-old man in Paris undergo heart surgery in the lead up to her new role on NBC medical drama, Heartbeat.
4 Melissa George became the first celebrity to imprint her hands into Walk of Fame of Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Australia. She signed it “Love always, Melissa George, 2008” in August 2008 while she was filming Triangle.
5 Melissa made it to the list of Who magazine’s World’s Sexiest People of 2008.
6 Melissa described her role in the psychological thriller ‘Triangle’ as one of the most difficult roles she has performed.
7 Melissa is a talented roller skater who took home bronze medals in national competitions in 1989 and 1990 and a silver medal in 1991.
8 Melissa claims that she was a class clown in high school.
9 Melissa learned a bit of Portuguese for the movie Turistas.
10 Melissa was a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan even before joining the cast for the show.
11 In 1997, Melissa appeared topless in the Australian Playboy.
12 Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 39, a son Solal Samuel Glenn Blanc on November 3, 2015. Child’s father is her boyfriend, Jean-David Blanc.
13 Became an American citizen in 2008.
14 (June 5, 2015) Expecting her 2nd child with her boyfriend Jean-David Blanc.
15 Returned to work 2 weeks after giving birth to her son Raphael, in order to begin filming an untitled TV pilot, alongside Katie Holmes, which didn’t get picked up later.
16 She describes her French as “passable” – and says it’s “getting better day by day”.
17 U.S. producers were so taken by her recurring guest role on TV’s The Good Wife (2009), that she was asked to stay on during her pregnancy, with the series storyline specifically adapted to accommodate her growing bump.
18 Gave birth to her 1st child at age 37, a son Raphaël Blanc on February 6, 2014. Child’s father is her boyfriend, Jean-David Blanc.
19 Has been in a relationship with Jean-David Blanc since 2011. They have two sons together.
20 Divides her time between New York City and Paris.
21 She has two sisters named Marnie and Kate and one brother named Brett.
22 Her parents are Pamela (a nurse) and Glenn George (a construction worker).
23 She’s the second of four children.
24 Studied in Warwick Senior High School.
25 Named Western Australia’s teenage model of the year (1992).
26 Ex-husband Claudio Dabed is Chilean.
27 Met her future now ex-husband Claudio Dabed on June 20, 1998, in Bali.
28 Best friends with Rachel Blanchard.
29 Dropped out of high school at age 16.
30 Was an Australian national champion in rollerskating. She won bronze medals in the National Championships in 1989 and 1990 and a silver medal at the Junior World Championship in 1991.
31 Former stepdaughter, Martina Dabed, was born in 1995.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
The Butterfly Tree 2017 post-production Evelyn
Heartbeat 2016 TV Series Dr. Alexandra Panttiere / Alex Panttiere / Dr. Alex Panttiere
The Slap 2015 TV Series Rosie
Dangerous Liaisons 2014 TV Movie Margot Belkin
The Good Wife 2013-2014 TV Series Marilyn Garbanza
Felony 2013 Julie Toohey
Control Yourself. 2013 Video short The Rescuer
Gothica 2013 TV Movie Fiona Hunter
Hunted 2012 TV Series Sam Hunter
Between Us 2012 Sharyl
Bag of Bones 2011 TV Mini-Series Mattie Devore
The Slap 2011 TV Mini-Series Rosie
Swinging with the Finkels 2011 Janet
A Lonely Place to Die 2011 Alison
Lie to Me 2010 TV Series Clara Musso
Second Chances 2010 TV Movie Kate Fischer
U.S. Attorney 2009 TV Movie Susan Shelle
Triangle 2009 Jess
Grey’s Anatomy 2008-2009 TV Series Dr. Sadie Harris
Devil’s Eye 2009 Short Melissa
The Betrayed 2008 Jamie
In Treatment 2008 TV Series Laura Hill
30 Days of Night 2007 Stella Oleson
The Killing Gene 2007 Helen Westcott
Music Within 2007 Christine
Turistas 2006 Pru
Two Twisted 2006 TV Series Mathilda Banks
Derailed 2005/I Deanna Schine
The Amityville Horror 2005 Kathy Lutz
Alias 2003-2005 TV Series Lauren Reed
Charmed 2003 TV Series Freyja
L.A. Confidential 2003 TV Movie Lynn Bracken
Monk 2003 TV Series Jenna Ryan
Down with Love 2003 Elkie
Friends 2003 TV Series Molly
Coupling 2003 TV Series Susan Freeman
Lost in Oz 2002 TV Movie Alex Wilder
Thieves 2001-2002 TV Series Rita
New Port South 2001 Amanda
Mulholland Dr. 2001 Camilla Rhodes
Sugar & Spice 2001 Cleo Miller
Tales of the South Seas 2000 TV Series Kat
The Limey 1999 Jennifer ‘Jenny’ Wilson
Silk Stalkings 1999 TV Series Fiona Grant
Hollyweird 1998 TV Movie Caril Ann
Dark City 1998 May
Fable 1997 TV Movie Rex Fable
Murder Call 1997 TV Series Petra Salinis
Roar 1997 TV Series Molly
Home and Away 1993-1996 TV Series Angel Brooks Angel Parrish

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Roar 1997 TV Series performer – 1 episode

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
The Divide 2011 very special thanks
Supernatural Homicide 2005 Video documentary short very special thanks
The Source of Evil 2005 Video documentary short very special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Today 2016 TV Series Herself
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2016 TV Series Herself
Entertainment Tonight 2008-2015 TV Series Herself
Extra 2015 TV Series Herself
Rollerboy 2013 Documentary Herself
The Jonathan Ross Show 2012 TV Series Herself – Guest
Who Do You Think You Are? 2012 TV Series documentary Herself
The Making of The Slap 2011 TV Series documentary Herself
Breakfast 2011 TV Series Herself – Guest
Celebrity Ghost Stories 2011 TV Series documentary Herself
The 7PM Project 2009-2011 TV Series Herself – Guest
Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight 2011 TV Series Herself
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2009 TV Special Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Emirates Melbourne Cup Day 2007 TV Movie Herself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2007 TV Series Herself – Guest
HypaSpace 2007 TV Series documentary Herself
It’s Not a Movie, It’s Real Life: The Making of ‘Turistas’ 2007 Video documentary short Herself – Actor
Out of Breath: Underwater Productions 2007 Video documentary short Herself – Actor
Fashion Rocks 2005 TV Movie Herself
The Source of Evil 2005 Video documentary short Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2005 TV Series Herself – Guest
On Location: The Amityville Horror 2005 Video documentary short Herself
The Great Outdoors 2004 TV Series Herself
The Sharon Osbourne Show 2004 TV Series Herself – Guest
Alias Ricky Gervais 2004 TV Movie documentary Herself
MTV Video Music Awards 2003 2003 TV Special Herself
Micallef Tonight 2003 TV Series Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 2001 TV Series Herself – Guest
Good News Week 1996 TV Series Herself
That’s Showbusiness 1995 TV Series Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Ok! TV 2015 TV Series Herself
The Making of ‘Derailed’ 2006 Video documentary short Deanna Schine (uncredited)
Home and Away: Weddings 2005 Video Angel Brooks-Parrish (uncredited)
Home and Away 2003-2005 TV Series Angel Parrish Angel Brooks
Home and Away: Romances 2005 Video Angel Brooks-Parrish (uncredited)
50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime 2004 TV Movie documentary Lauren Reed – Alias
Home and Away: The Official Summer Bay Special 1996 Video Angel Parrish (uncredited)

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2012 Silver Logie Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress The Slap (2011)
2004 Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Female Alias (2001)
1995 Silver Logie Logie Awards Most Popular Actress Home and Away (1988)
1994 Logie Logie Awards Most Popular New Talent Home and Away (1988)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2015 FCCA Award Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actress – Supporting Role Felony (2013)
2012 Golden Nymph Monte-Carlo TV Festival Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series The Slap (2011)
2011 Chainsaw Award Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actress Triangle (2009)
2010 Fright Meter Award Fright Meter Awards Best Actress Triangle (2009)
2009 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television In Treatment (2008)
2009 AFI International Award Australian Film Institute Best Actress In Treatment (2008)
1996 Gold Logie Logie Awards Notably for her performance in Home and Away
1996 Silver Logie Logie Awards Most Popular Actress Home and Away (1988)
1995 Gold Logie Logie Awards Notably for her perforance in Home and Away

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