Melissa Suzanne George (born August 6, 1976) is an Australian actress
and athlete who has worked in both American and Australian films and
television series. She was an Australian national champion in roller
skating before she worked on the television series Home and Away from
1993 to 1996. After moving to Los Angeles, she scored small roles in a
host of films, including Mulholland Drive, Down With Love and Dark
City, along with several TV shows which unfortunately got canned after
being picked up.
From 2003 to 2004 she played the character Lauren Reed on the American
television series Alias. In 2005 she co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in
the remake of The Amityville Horror, playing Kathy Lutz. She is
married to Chilean businessman Claudio Dabed, and is step mother to
his daughter Martina.
She is currently promoting the upcoming Clive Owen / Jennifer Aniston
movie Derailed, in which she plays the character Deanna Schine, and is
also busy putting the finishing touches to her newest film, Turistas
(directed by John Stockwell). In early 2006 she will be seen in an
episode of the Nine Network's sequel to the series "Twisted Tales",
entitled "Two Twisted".
After leaving Home and Away, Melissa attempted to shred her good-girl
image by posing topless in Black + White magazine. She also posed nude
for photos which were sold to Australian Playboy magazine, though she
later sued over this.