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Alyssa Milano
Biography
Birth
Name
Alyssa Jayne Milano
Date of birth (location)
19 December 1972
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Alyssa Milano literally grew up in front of the world on ABC's long-running comedy "Who's
the Boss." For eight years, she brought the character of "Samantha Micelli"
to life on the top-rated series. After the show completed its last season in 1992, she continued to hone her talents on both
the big and small screen.
After two seasons playing "Jennifer Mancini" on
the hit Fox show "Melrose Place," Milano re-teamed with Spelling Television in The
WB series "Charmed." Alyssa stars with Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan, as one of
three San Francisco sisters who discover they are Witches with magical powers. "Charmed" series debut had the highest
Nielsen rating of any premiere on The WB.
Milano has done several highly rated telefilms, "Gold
Rush," which aired as part of ABC's revival of "The Wonderful World of Disney."
Also for ABC, Alyssa starred in "To Brave Alaska" and "The Surrogate," and
for the Showtime Network, Milano starred in the "Confessions of a Sorority Girl"
episode of "Rebel Highway," directed by Uli Edel. She was also seen in "Casualty of Love:
The Buttafuoco/Fisher Story," playing Amy Fisher; HBO films "Conflict of Interest,"
and "Candles in the Dark," directed by Maximiliian Schell.
Milano's
feature film career includes the title role in the comedy, "Hugo Pool," which debuted
at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. The film, directed by Robert Downey, Sr. and co-starring Sean Penn, Malcolm McDowell and
Richard Lewis, chronicled a day in the life of a Bel Air pool cleaner (Milano).
Milano made her executive-producing
debut in the thriller, "Body Count," in which she also starred opposite actor/recording
artist Ice-T.
Milano's additional feature credits include the Imagine Entertainment/Universal Pictures'
feature, "Fear," directed by James Foley. In this psychological thriller, Milano co-starred
with Reese Whitherspoon and Mark Wahlberg as "Margo," a seventeen year-old going on twenty-five who is involved
in a dangerous "fatal attraction" relationship. Other feature films include the action-thriller "Double Dragon,"
"Where the Day Takes You," "Commando," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and "Little
Sister."
Milano got her thespian start in 1980 with the national touring company of "Annie."
Besides this beloved musical, Alyssa has starred in "Tender Offer," a one-act play written by Wendy Wasserstein;
"All Night Long," directed by Andre Gregory, and the first musical adaptation of "Jane
Eyre." She returned to the theatre in 1991 when she starred in and produced a Los Angeles-based production of "Butterflies
are Free."
Milano has also been very active on the Internet, offering millions of fans on the web The Official
Alyssa Milano Home Page to visit for photos of herself and info about her acting projects and personal interests. She has
also taken groundbreaking action to protect her rights and the rights of celebrities on the World Wide Web. Milano has won
several copyright infringement suits, and has dedicated the settlement money to the launch of a new search index on
the web, safesearching.com, a global community bringing a safe way to get the best entertainment on the Internet.
Alyssa Milano
Filmography
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Me
and Everyone Else (2007) (TV)
Dinotopia: Curse of the Ruby Sunstone (2004) (voice) .... 26
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose
and Kaboom (2004) (TV) (voice) .... April
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) .... Cyndi
Kiss the Bride (2002)
.... Amy Kayne
Buying the Cow (2002) .... Amy
"Diamond Hunters" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Tracey Van der Byl
Lady
and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) (voice) .... Angel: a Street Dog
Blink 182: The Urethra Chronicles (1999) (V)
.... Josie
Jimmy Zip (1999)
"Charmed"
(1998) TV Series .... Phoebe Halliwell
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1998) (TV) .... Frances Ella Fitz
"Melrose
Place" (1992) TV Series .... Jennifer Mancini (1997-1998)
Hugo Pool (1997) .... Hugo Dugay
Below Utopia (1997) ....
Susanne
Jimmy Zip (1996)
Public Enemies (1996) .... Amaryllis
To Brave Alaska (1996) (TV) .... Denise Harris
Glory
Daze (1996) .... Chelsea
Fear (1996) .... Margo Masse
Deadly Sins (1995) .... Cristina
Poison Ivy II (1995) ....
Lily
The Surrogate (1995) (TV) .... Amy Winslow
Embrace of the Vampire (1994) .... Charlotte
Double Dragon (1994)
.... Marian Delario
Confessions of a Sorority Girl (1994) (TV) .... Rita Summers
Conflict of Interest (1993) .... Eve
The
Webbers (1993) .... Fan
Candles in the Dark (1993) (TV) .... Sylvia Velliste
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita
Story (1993) (TV) .... Amy Fisher
Little Sister (1992) .... Diana
Where the Day Takes You (1992) .... Kimmy
Voices
that Care (1991) (TV) .... Choir Member
Speed Zone! (1989) .... Lurleen
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988) (TV) .... Shelley Sheridan
Crash
Course (1988) (TV) .... Vanessa Crawford
The Canterville Ghost (1986) (TV) .... Jennifer
Commando (1985) .... Jenny
Matrix
"Who's the Boss?" (1984) TV Series .... Samantha 'Sam' Micelli
Old Enough (1984) .... Diane
Producer
"Charmed" (1998) TV Series
Below
Utopia (1997) (executive producer)
Notable TV Guest Appearances
"Family Guy" (1999) playing "Herself" in episode: "Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington" (episode
# 3.3) 25 July 2001
"Spin City" (1996) playing "Meg Winston" in episode: "Rain on My Charades" (episode # 5.17) 28 February
2001
"Fantasy Island" (1998) playing "Gina Williams" in episode: "Superfriends" (episode # 1.2) 3 October 1998
"Spin
City" (1996) playing "Meg Winston" in episode: "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (episode # 2.11) 10 December 1997
"The
Outer Limits" (1995) playing "Hannah Valesic" in episode: "Caught in the Act" (episode # 1.14) 1 July 1995
"Frasier" (1993)
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