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Melissa George
Melissa Suzanne George is an actress, businesswoman, inventor, and model from Australia. After starting her career in her native country, she eventually made her way to Hollywood and has found significant success there. A native of the city of Perth, George was initially interested in dancing and artistic roller skating. She started her modelling career in her early teens and earned the title Western Australia's Teenage Model of the Year in 1992. She made her screen debut the following year in an episode of Seven Network’s soap opera ‘Home and Away’. She had her big-screen debut in the mystery thriller ‘Dark City’ and essayed various supporting roles in projects like ‘Alias’, ‘The Limey’, and ‘Down with Love’ before making her first appearance as the female lead in a mainstream Hollywood project in the 2005 remake of ‘The Amityville Horror’. At present, she is one of the most sought-after Australian expatriates in the American entertainment industry. As an entrepreneur, George has introduced her own invention Style Snaps into the market.
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Born
August 6, 1976
Birth Place
Perth, Western Australia
Nationality
Australian
Sun Sign
Leo
Also Known As
Melissa Suzanne George
Famous As
Actress
Height
5'7" (170 cm)
Partner
Jean-David Blanc (2011–2016)
Father
Glenn George
Mother
Pamela George
Spouse(s)
Claudio Dabed (m. 2000 - div. 2011)
Children
Raphaël Blanc, Solal Samuel Glenn Blanc
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Justin Theroux, Melissa George and Naomi Watts Reflect on 'Mullholland Drive' 20 Years Later (Exclusive)

When Mulholland Drive premiered 20 years ago, David Lynch’s newest tribute to his favorite city in the world was decried by many as one of the new millennium’s first cinema classics. Upon its debut in 2001, the movie’s long, windy road to getting produced all too easily invited comparisons to the story’s titular Los Angeles route. Now, as the film celebrates its two-decade long release, stars Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts and Melissa George reflect on working with Lynch as ET looks back on conversations with the director and cast.
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‘Mosquito Coast’ Star Melissa George Signs With Inspire Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: Melissa George, who stars on the Apple TV+ original series, Mosquito Coast, has signed with Inspire Entertainment for management. Over the years, George has starred in a variety of hit shows that were both critical and commercially successful. Those include In Treatment for which she was Golden Globe Nominated, The Slap-where she was the only actress to appear in both the Australian and US versions of the show as well as recurring roles in The Good Wife and Greys Anatomy.  As for Mosquito Coast, the show earned George some of the best reviews of her career. The show was quickly given a renewal following its premiere and is expected to start shooting its second season soon. She was also recently seen in Hulu’s The First as well as Netflix’s The Eddy. On the film side some of her credits include David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, Mikael Hafstrom’s Derailed and David Slade’s 30 Days of Night. She continues to be repped by The Gersh Agency and lawyered by Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson, and Christopher
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How Melissa George Overcame Trauma To Crack French Cinema With ‘Peaceful’ At Cannes: It’s About “Mending Bad Things In Your Life And Coming Full Circle”

One afternoon in the early aughts, Melissa George found herself in a hotel room with Harvey Weinstein. The mogul, wearing a bathrobe, wanted to discuss two roles in his upcoming films Derailed and Amityville Horror. An assistant waited in the hallway, but then, fortunately, so did George’s ‘entourage’. “I actually...
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Interview: Melissa George gets maternal in ‘The Mosquito Coast’

Melissa George is an Australian actress that initially made a name for herself by being a national rollerskating champion before she turned to acting, beginning her career on the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 1993-19966. She moved to the United States after and got roles in movies such as The Limey (1999) and Mulholland Drive (2001). Later, she could be found in such dramas such as The Good Wife and Grey’s Anatomy in recurring roles. She even earned a Golden Globe nomination for her role in HBO’s In Treatment. Currently, George can be found starring opposite Justin Theroux in Apple+’s The Mosquito Coast, a series that follows a family’s flee to Mexico.
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Actress Melissa George chats season finale of ‘the Mosquito Coast’ on Apple TV+

HOUSTON – ‘The Mosquito Coast’ on Apple TV+ has picked up quite the following, with it’s A-list cast and a story line that will have you on the edge of your seat. If you haven’t caught up yet, (without spoilers) the show is about a radical idealist named Allie Fox (played by Justin Theroux) who uproots his family for Mexico after they suddenly find themselves on the run from the U.S. government.
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‘The Mosquito Coast’ Director and Melissa George on Revealing Margot’s Agency

In the two versions of “The Mosquito Coast” that came before the Apple TV Plus drama (the 1981 novel and the 1986 film adaptation), the character of Allie Fox’s wife and mother to his children was just that and that alone: a wife and mother. But the series, which is being treated as a prequel to the events in the novel, rather than a straight adaptation, puts her in the driver’s seat.
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Melissa George Has Been Keeping A Lot Of ‘The Mosquito Coast’ Secrets [Interview]

The final episode for Apple TV+’s “The Mosquito Coast” series dropped today and the prequel aspect of the series has, in theory, come to an end. Based on Paul Theroux’s 1981 novel and already renewed for a second season, the first seven episodes find Allie Fox (Justin Theroux), his wife Margot (Melissa George), and their two teenage children on the run from the U.S. government agents for unspecified reasons. The family has traveled across the desert, gotten on the bad side of a Mexican cartel boss, barely escaped a professional assassin, and somehow eluded local authorities at the last possible moment. Creator and executive producer Neil Cross has put the Fox’s through the wringer while tactfully avoiding why they are in such a predicament in the first place. And if you’ve made it this far, you’re probably heavily invested in discovering what is actually going on with this unconventional family.
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Melissa George discusses heart-pounding journey to "The Mosquito Coast"

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — New on Apple TV+, "The Mosquito Coast" follows the heart-stopping journey of a father who uproots his family after mysteries of his past are revealed. Based on the 1981 novel of the same name, the series stars Justin Theroux and Golden Globe nominee Melissa George, who discussed making the series and her return to the small screen.
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The Mosquito Coast's Melissa George Explains The Mother's Added Significance To The AppleTV+ Reboot

Melissa George spoke to CinemaBlend ahead of the series premiere of The Mosquito Coast about her character Margot and how different her role is compared to the original version of the character, who was only referred to as "Mother." Melissa George spoke to me not just about the significance of enhancing the Mother's presence but why it was necessary the character be expanded on in the series.
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Interview: 'The Mosquito Coast' star Melissa George on the show, reuniting with Justin Theroux, and her rollerskating past

The Australian actress stars on the new Apple TV+ show, which debuts on April 30. Melissa George is an Australian actress with credits all over American television and movies over the course of the past 20 years. She's been in movies like "Dark City," "The Limey," "Mulholland Drive" and the 2005 "The Amityville Horror," and such TV series as Alias, Grey's Anatomy, The Good Wife, and In Treatment.
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Justin Theroux & Melissa George Are Radicals on the Run in ‘The Mosquito Coast’ (VIDEO)

Crazy like the Foxes! Justin Theroux plays genius inventor and radical idealist Allie Fox in Apple TV+ adventure drama, The Mosquito Coast, based on the bestselling 1981 novel by his uncle, Paul Theroux. In the seven-episode series, Allie and wife Margot, a librarian, played by Melissa George, uproot their two kids and go on the run from the US government to Mexico. The reason for their flight is slowly revealed, but right away we see Allie’s brilliance, mesmerizing personality, and dissatisfaction with the American Dream.
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