Lisa Trusel (born October 25, 1968) is an
American
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actress. She is best known for her Emmy nominated role as
Melissa Horton
Melissa Horton is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera, ''Days of Our Lives''.
Casting
She was played by child actors Joseph Trent Everett from October 18 to November 29, 1971, Matthew Bowman from December 16 to 29, 1971, and Kim Durso ...
on the
NBC
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soap opera ''
Days of Our Lives''.
Personal life
Trusel married her former ''Days'' co-star,
David Wallace, on November 1, 1986.
[''Soap Opera Digest'' June 3, 2013 issue. Vol. 38, No. 22. Pgs. 55-57.] They have four children: Ryan Elizabeth (born December 1989),
Benjamin (born c. 1991), Emma (born c. 1993), and Joseph (born c. 1997). As of 2015, they have three grandchildren.
Career
She was a young member of the cast of the hit television show ''
Father Murphy
''Father Murphy'' is an American western drama television series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981, to September 18, 1983. Michael Landon created the series, was the executive producer, and directed the show in partnership wi ...
'' during the early 1980s, playing the character Lizette Winkler.
She later became a regular character on the daytime television soap opera, ''
Days of Our Lives'', playing the character Melissa Phillips Anderson Horton for which she was Emmy nominated
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1985.
Filmography
* 1981 - 1983: ''
Father Murphy
''Father Murphy'' is an American western drama television series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981, to September 18, 1983. Michael Landon created the series, was the executive producer, and directed the show in partnership wi ...
'' as Lizette Winkler (31 episodes)
* 1983: ''The Rousters'' as Darlene
* 1983 - 1988: ''
Days of Our Lives'' as
Melissa Horton
Melissa Horton is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera, ''Days of Our Lives''.
Casting
She was played by child actors Joseph Trent Everett from October 18 to November 29, 1971, Matthew Bowman from December 16 to 29, 1971, and Kim Durso ...
(Role since: 1982 - 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, January 2010, June 17, 2010)
* 1989: ''TV 101'' as Jamie Myers (4 episodes)
References
External links
Lisa Truselscreenshots from ''Days of our Lives.''
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1968 births
American soap opera actresses
American television actresses
Living people
21st-century American women