Melissa George

Melissa George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian actress. A former national artistic rollerskating champion and model, George began her acting career playing Angel Parrish in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' (1993–1996). After moving to the United States, George made her feature film debut in ''Dark City'' (1998). She later had supporting roles in Steven Soderbergh's ''The Limey'' (1999), David Lynch's ''Mulholland Drive'' (2001), ''Sugar & Spice'' (2001), and ''Down with Love'' (2003).

George made the transition to leading roles when she appeared as Kathy Lutz in the 2005 remake of ''The Amityville Horror''. She followed this with a succession of films in the thriller and horror genres, such as ''Derailed'' (2005), ''Turistas'' (2006), ''WΔZ'' (2007), ''30 Days of Night'' (2007), ''Triangle'' (2009), ''A Lonely Place to Die'' (2011), and ''Felony'' (2013).

On television, George has had recurring roles on ''Friends'' (2003), ''Alias'' (2003–2004), ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2008–2009) and ''The Good Wife'' (2013–2014), and a starring role on the NBC medical drama ''Heartbeat'' (2016). She received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Laura Hill on HBO's ''In Treatment'' (2008). In 2010, she appeared as Clara Musso on the Fox crime drama series '' Lie to Me*''. She also starred in the Australian miniseries ''The Slap'' (2011), for which she received a Logie Award, and in the BBC spy series ''Hunted'' (2012). In 2015, she appeared in the American adaptation of ''The Slap'', playing the same character, Rosie, that she played in the previous version. In 2018 she starred as Diane Hagerty on Hulu's ''The First''. She currently plays Margot on the Apple TV+ drama series ''The Mosquito Coast'' (2021). Provided by Wikipedia