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Melissa George

Melissa George

19 movies on Netflix

Biography

Melissa George is an Australian-American actress who began her screen career as Angel Parrish in the Australian serial Home and Away from 1993 to 1996. Born in Perth, she moved to the United States in 1997 and made her feature film debut in Dark City (1998). She went on to appear in The Limey (1999), Sugar & Spice (2001), and Down with Love (2003), then took a leading role in The Amityville Horror (2005). Further film work includes Derailed (2005), 30 Days of Night (2007), Triangle (2009), and A Lonely Place to Die (2011). On television, she played Lauren Reed on Alias, earned a Golden Globe nomination for In Treatment (2008), and won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress for The Slap (2011). She starred as Margot Fox on The Mosquito Coast from 2021 to 2023.

50years old

Turns 51 on August 6in 269 days

  • Born Perth
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Melissa Suzanne George

Movie Career

Films
19
Career span
23 years1998 to 2021

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    Melissa George won a national title in roller skating. At 16, she was also named Western Australia's Teenage Model of the Year.

  2. A role that slipped away

    In 2003, George landed the part of Lauren Reed on Alias, an ABC television series. She had tried out for the lead character Sydney Bristow, but lost the role to Jennifer Garner.

  3. A role that slipped away

    George was cast in the American version of Coupling but was fired along with castmates Breckin Meyer and Emily Rutherfurd before the show aired.

  4. Languages

    George learned to speak Spanish and Portuguese for her role in the horror-thriller Turistas, the first Hollywood film shot entirely on location in Brazil.

  5. Getting ready for a role

    George appeared in the British thriller A Lonely Place to Die, which Julian Gilbey directed. For her part in that film, she made the climb up Ben Nevis.

Melissa George movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. 30 Days of Night2007 Horror, Thrilleras Stella Oleson

    IMDb rating 6.6203K votes

  2. Triangle2009 Fantasy, Mystery, Thrilleras Jess

    IMDb rating 6.9152K votes

  3. The Amityville Horror2005as Kathy Lutz

    IMDb rating 5.9123K votes

  4. Derailed2005as Deanna Schine

    IMDb rating 6.679K votes

  5. A Lonely Place to Die2011as Alison

    IMDb rating 6.232K votes

  6. Turistas2006as Pru

    IMDb rating 5.443K votes

  7. Dark City1998as May

    IMDb rating 7.5229K votes

  8. Sugar & Spice2001as Cleo Miller

    IMDb rating 5.817K votes

Worked with

Melissa George made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Luis Guzmán, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Luis GuzmánEwan McGregor, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Ewan McGregorTom Wilkinson, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Tom WilkinsonKiefer Sutherland, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Kiefer SutherlandWilliam Hurt, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with William HurtRyan Reynolds, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Ryan ReynoldsAlex ProyasDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Alex ProyasDavid SladeDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by David SladeChristopher SmithDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Christopher Smith

Films together

Box office

What Melissa George's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$351 million

11 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 19 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

The Amityville Horror2005as Kathy Lutz$108 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Amityville Horror2005as Kathy Lutz
    $108M30.6% of the total
  2. 2
    30 Days of Night2007as Stella Oleson
    $80M22.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Derailed2005as Deanna Schine
    $57M16.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Dark City1998as May
    $27M7.7% of the total
  5. 5
    A Lonely Place to Die2011as Alison
    $25M7.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Down with Love2003as Elkie
    $20M5.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Turistas2006as Pru
    $15M4.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Sugar & Spice2001as Cleo Miller
    $13M3.8% of the total
The Limey (1999), $3.2 millionTriangle (2009), $1.6 millionMusic Within (2007), $153,205

$5.0 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

Online

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