Celebrity crush: Melissa George




    Today's celebrity crush profile shines the spotlight on one of Australia's finest imports to America. Amazon and iTunes links follow. Any affiliate payments earned from your purchase or rental will help pay the hosting fees for my podcasts, so please consider clicking.

    Name: Melissa George (images -- some NSFW)
    Hometown: She was raised in Perth, Western Australia, according to her Wikipedia profile.
    Best Known For: She's not quite a household name, but she's been seen here and there. Film work includes David Lynch's mindfuck Mulholland Drive and the artsy dystopian mindfuck Dark City (hmmm, there's a trend there), plus horror roles in Turistas, 30 Days of Night, and the remake of The Amityville Horror (alongside fellow celebrity crush Rachel Nichols). TV work includes Grey's Anatomy, In Treatment, and Lie to Me, plus shorter stints on Friends and Alias.
    Humble Beginnings: By looking at her, you might suspect she is a former model, and you'd be right. Melissa started modeling as a teenager and landed on the Aussie soap Home and Away for three years. She was also a successful competitive roller skater in her youth. Her feature film debut was in Dark City, and she debuted on American television alongside Heath Ledger on the short-lived fantasy series Roar.
    Obligatory Edgy Stuff: She isn't adverse to nudity -- she did nude magazine shots shortly after she turned 18, and was nude in Dark City, among other things. And that's OK, because I'm not adverse to her being nude.
    Why Ye Olde Podcaster Likes Her: But it's not JUST that sex appeal that oozes from every inch of her. Her work in the first season of HBO's In Treatment (adapted from an Israeli drama) was breathtaking -- by turns seductive, cruel, manipulative, vulnerable, confident and defensive. She was a lot of fun on Grey's Anatomy, too, in her very short time there.
    Film and TV-movie credits: The Stolen (Amazon | iTunes) * White Widow (Amazon | iTunes) * A Lonely Place to Die (Amazon | iTunes) * Swinging With the Finkels (Amazon | iTunes) * Second Chances (Amazon | iTunes) * U.S. Attorney (Amazon | iTunes) * Triangle (Amazon | iTunes) * The Betrayed (Amazon | iTunes) * 30 Days of Night (Amazon | iTunes) * W Delta Z aka The Killing Gene (Amazon | iTunes) * Music Within (Amazon | iTunes) * Turistas (Amazon | iTunes) * Derailed (Amazon | iTunes) * The Amityville Horror (2005) (Amazon | iTunes) * Down With Love (Amazon | iTunes) * Lost in Oz (Amazon | iTunes) * New Port South (Amazon | iTunes) * Mulholland Drive (Amazon | iTunes) * Sugar and Spice (Amazon | iTunes) * The Limey (Amazon | iTunes) * Dark City (Amazon | iTunes) * Fable (Amazon | iTunes)
    TV series credits: Lie to Me, season 2 (Amazon | iTunes) * Grey's Anatomy, season 5 (Amazon | iTunes) * In Treatment, season 1 (Amazon | iTunes) * Two Twisted: "There's Something About Kyanna" (Amazon | iTunes) * Alias, season 4 (Amazon | iTunes) * Charmed, season 6 (Amazon | iTunes) * Alias, season 3 (Amazon | iTunes) * Monk, season 2: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theatre" (Amazon | iTunes) * Friends, season 9 (Amazon | iTunes) * Thieves (Amazon | iTunes) * Tales of the South Seas: "The Outlaws" (Amazon | iTunes) * Silk Stalkings, season 8: "A Clockwork Florida Orange" (Amazon | iTunes) * Murder Call, season 1: "Hot Shot" (Amazon | iTunes) * Roar (Amazon | iTunes)
    Video game voice work: Edge of Twilight (Amazon)

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