- Rachel Melvin
Infobox actor
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name = Rachel Melvin
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location = Elmhurst,Illinois ,United States
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yearsactive = 2004-present
spouse =Rachel Melvin (born
February 9 1985 ) is an Americanactress . She is best known for her role asChelsea Brady on theNBC soap opera "Days of our Lives " since May 2005. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1560493/ Rachel Melvin profile - IMDb.com] ]Biography
Early life
Melvin was born in Elmhurst,
Illinois but moved to Phoenix,Arizona at age four. She was raised in Phoenix. She has an older sister named Jessica. She graduated fromMountain Pointe High School in 2003. She passed up a full scholarship to college so that she could move to California to pursue an acting career. Rachel went to the casino in Phoenix one night and won six hundred dollars playing bingo. It was the night before they changed the legal gambling age from 18 to 21. She used her money to move to Los Angeles. She took acting classes every weekend. [http://www.tv.com/rachel-melvin/person/350712/biography.html Rachel Melvin Biography - TV.com] ] Her idols includeLeonardo DiCaprio andJohnny Depp . [ [http://www.nbc.com/Days_of_our_Lives/bios/Rachel_Melvin.shtml Rachel Melvin bio - NBC.com] ]Career
She landed her first acting job in the 2005
independent film "Boo". She later won the role of Georgia LaMarque, a French girl whom Bo and Billie had been falsely led to believe was their daughter on the NBCsoap opera "Days of our Lives", but only appeared in five episodes. Months later she took over the role of Chelsea Brady (originally portrayed byMandy Musgrave ). She and her dog were recently seen on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno ", when she was randomly interviewed at a gas station for a segment. Melvin has also guest-starred on "Summerland", "Jack & Bobby " and "8 Simple Rules ". With her family, she has also appeared on "Family Feud ". She is currently preparing for an upcoming role in a 2008 crime drama "Legacy" and also working on a children's book. Fact|date=March 2008Personal life
She has an older sister named Jessica. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1560493/bio Rachel Melvin biography - IMDb.com] ] She is also related to actor
Rey-Phillip Santos by marriage. She sings and plays the electric red violin and now resides inLos Angeles, California .Melvin is a supporter of the
American Diabetes Association for children, as well as many animal charities. Fact|date=March 2008Filmography
Films
References
External links
* [http://www.rachel-melvin.com Official Website]
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