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Melissa George Biography
Birth Name:Melissa Suzanne George
Birth Place:Perth, Australia
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- For her role as Rosie in the TV series "The Slap," she won a Silver Logie Award for most outstanding actress in 2012
- At the 2009 Australian Film Institute, she was nominated for an AFI International Award for best actress for her role as Laura Hill in "In Treatment․"
- Cousin to opera singer Taryn Fiebig
- Got her start in acting as a teenager on the series "Home and Away․"
- Well known for her role in the series "In Treatment․"
- Won national and world championships at roller-skating competitions in her youth
- Invented a device that allows the user to change the pant hem without sewing called "Style Snaps․"
Awards
- 1994Logie-Most Popular New Talent: winner
- 1995Silver Logie-Most Popular Actress: winner
- 1996Silver Logie-Most Popular Actress: nominated
- 2004Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award-Female: winner
- 2009AFI International Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2009Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
- 2010Fright Meter Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2011Chainsaw Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2012Silver Logie-Most Outstanding Actress: winner
- 2012Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2012The Equity Award-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie: winner
- 2015FCCA Award-Best Actress - Supporting Role: nominated