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Australian actress Melissa George was born in Perth on August 6, 1976, the second of four children. As a child, she developed an interest in dancing and began studying jazz, tap, ballet, and modern dance at the age of seven. George's enthusiasm for dance eventually evolved into a passion for roller skating, and, after skating competitively in Australia, she represented her nation in several international events. At 16, George left skating behind when she quit school and began exploring the world of modeling; she was soon named Western Australia's Teenage Model of the Year. As a result of this honor, she auditioned for a role in the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away, and, in 1993, was cast as Angel Brooks. George's performance won her a sizable following in both Australia and Great Britain, but, after three years with the series, she left to pursue other projects.
After appearing in several made-for-TV movies (and posing in the Aussie edition of Playboy), the actress landed a small role in the sci-fi thriller Dark City and was cast as the female lead in an offbeat television pilot, Hollyweird, which, unfortunately, failed to sell. After a brief appearance in Steven Soderbergh's The Limey (as Terence Stamp's ill-fated daughter), George landed her first significant American role in the teen comedy Sugar & Spice, in which she played Cleo, a cheerleader-turned-criminal who has an unquenchable enthusiasm for Conan O'Brien; she also played a small but important role as mob-connected ingénue Camilla Rhodes in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, and appeared in the pilot of HBO's short-lived series adaptation of L.A. Confidential. She currently has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2017 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Butterfly Tree as Evelyn |
$9,930 |
|
2017 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Melissa George's stylish, art deco condo at 141 Fifth Avenue in the famous Flatiron district |
$2,780,000 |
|
2016 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Melissa George's massive five-bedroom, four-bathroom house at 23604 Summit Drive in Calabasas, California |
$1,300,000 |
|
2012 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Between Us as Sharyl |
$2,340,000 |
|
2011 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie A Lonely Place to Die as Alison |
$442,550 |
|
2010 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Triangle as Jess |
$1,600,000 |
|
2010 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Melissa George's stylish, art deco condo at 141 Fifth Avenue in the famous Flatiron district |
$1,240,000 |
|
2008 |
Others |
Sales of the video 30 Days of Night as Stella Oleson |
$28,210,000 |
|
2007 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movies Music Within as Christine and 30 Days of Night as Stella Oleson |
$80,470,000 |
|
2007 |
Others |
Sales of the video Turistas as Pru Stagler |
$5,480,000 |
|
2006 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Turistas as Pru Stagler |
$14,690,000 |
|
2006 |
Others |
Sales of the video Derailed as Deanna Schine |
$27,880,000 |
|
2005 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movies The Amityville Horror as Kathy Lutz and Derailed as Deanna Schine |
$166,700,000 |
|
2003 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Down with Love as Elkie |
$39,470,000 |
|
2001 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movies Sugar & Spice as Cleo Miller and Mulholland Drive as Camilla Rhodes |
$37,030,000 |
|
1999 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Limey as Jennifer "Jenny" Wilson |
$6,030,000 |
|
1998 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Dark City as May |
$27,260,000 |