Melissa George - Tim Bauer Photoshoot 2004

Melissa Suzanne George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian-born film and television actress who has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. George is perhaps best known in Australia for her role as Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1993–1996). After moving to America, she appeared in American television series as Friends (2003), Alias (2003–2004), Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), In Treatment (2008–2010) and Lie to Me (2010).

She made her film debut in the neo-noir science fiction feature Dark City (1998) and later appeared in supporting roles in films including The Limey (1999) and Mulholland Drive (2001). She has gone on to have lead roles in films including the remake of The Amityville Horror (2005), the thriller Turistas (2006), the vampire horror film 30 Days of Night (2007) and garnered critical acclaim for her starring role in Triangle (2009).

Her most recent credits include the thriller A Lonely Place to Die (2011), the Australian drama series The Slap (2011), for which she won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress, and the British-American spy drama series Hunted (2012).