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Melissa Claire Egan Born Melissa Claire Egan
September 28, 1981
Pound Ridge, New York, United StatesYears active 1995-present Melissa Claire Egan (born September 28, 1981 in Pound Ridge, New York) is an American actress. Egan graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Dramatic Art. She has guest-starred on such television series as Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. Her debut film role was as Ali Court in the 2005 movie, Wrestling. On July 10, 2006, she debuted on the daytime soap opera All My Children as runaway mother Annie Novak Chandler. Coincidentally, one of her first acting appearances was on All My Children at age 12, playing an extra.
Egan guest starred as an exotic dancer on the CBS primetime drama Criminal Minds on November 3, 2010.[1]
On January 20, 2011, a statement was released on her Facebook page that she has decided to leave All My Children: "After 4 and a half incredible years as a member of the All My Children cast, I have made the extremely difficult decision to leave the Pine Valley family that I have come to love and respect so much."
Egan returned to All My Children for a three episode arc to wrap up Annie's storyline with Ryan Lavery and Emma Lavery which culminated on August 5, 2011.
On October 3, 2011, it was announced that Egan would join The Young and the Restless as a mystery woman Chelsea Lawson involved in Billy Abbott's arrest in Hong Kong, China. Her first airdate will be November 11, 2011.[2] Ironically, the actor who portrays Billy Abbott, Billy Miller, acted alongside Egan on All My Children.
Awards and recognition
In July 2007, named "Hottest AMC Newcomer" by Soap Opera Digest.
On May 14, 2009, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the Best Supporting Actress category.
She serves as a spokesperson for Proactiv skin solutions along with former AMC co-star Chrishell Stause.[3]
Egan was nominated once again for a Daytime Emmy as Best Supporting Actress in 2011.[4]
References
- ^ http://pinevalleynews.blogspot.com/2010/10/melissa-claire-egan-on-criminal-minds.html
- ^ "Egan to be on Y&R in November 2011"
- ^ http://www.proactiv.com/celebrity/melissa-claire-egan.php
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/05/11/2011-05-11_daytime_emmy_nominations_all_my_children_one_life_to_live_general_hospital_pick_.html
External links
- Melissa Claire Egan at the Internet Movie Database
- Melissa Claire Egan Official Website
- Melissa Claire Egan's biography at ABCMeduanet.com
- Melissa Claire Egan Interview
- wrestling, Melissa's film debut
Categories:- American film actors
- Actors from New York
- American television actors
- American soap opera actors
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American screen actor, 1980s birth stubs
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