Melissa George Overview

Born in Australia, Melissa George was a competitive roller skater who dropped out of high school when she was 16 to pursue a modeling career. Voted Western Australia's Teenage Model of the Year, she decided to try her hand at acting when she was 17 and wound up with a role on the popular Australian soap Home & Away. Playing the role of Angel Brooks on the show for three years, George became a household name in her country and twice won Golden Logies (Australia TV awards). In 1997, she made... See All