Melissa Claire Egan (born September 28, 1981) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Annie Lavery on '' All My Children'' and Chelsea Lawson on ''

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''.

Early years

Egan was born to Mary and Dennis Egan, and is the middle child. She has two brothers, Ryan and Scott. She was raised

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.Oliveira, Marilyn (July 2014) ''Insideweddings.com''. Retrieved July 24, 2016 Egan graduated from the

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with a

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in Dramatic Art.

Career

Egan has guest starred on such

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as ''

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''. Her debut film role was as Ali Court in the 2005 movie, ''

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''. On July 10, 2006, she debuted on the daytime

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'' All My Children'' as runaway mother Annie Novak Chandler. Coincidentally, one of Egan's first acting appearances was on ''All My Children'' at age 12, playing an extra. Egan guest starred as an exotic dancer on the season 6, episode 7 of CBS drama ''

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''. On January 20, 2011, a statement was released on Egan's Facebook page that she had decided to leave ''All My Children'': "After 4 and a half incredible years as a member of the All My Children cast, I have made the extremely difficult decision to leave the Pine Valley family that I have come to love and respect so much." Egan returned to ''All My Children'' for a three-episode arc to wrap up Annie's storyline with

Ryan Lavery Ryan Lavery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama ''All My Children'', as portrayed by Cameron Mathison from 1998 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2011. He has a daughter with ex-wife Annie Lavery, a son with Kendall Hart, and is marri ...

and Emma Lavery which culminated on August 5, 2011. On October 3, 2011, it was announced that Egan had joined ''

'' as a mystery woman, Chelsea Lawson, involved in Billy Abbott's arrest in

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. Her first airdate was November 11, 2011. On January 31, 2018, Egan confirmed earlier reports that she had decided to leave the soap, saying it was a "goodbye for now" on her social media. It was further reported that the door would be left open for the actress to return. In April 2019, it was announced that Egan was reprising her role on the show. On June 7, 2012, Egan played the role of Milo's date Jessica on TBS sitcom ''

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''. Egan has served as a celebrity spokesperson for Proactiv Solution with former AMC co-star Chrishell Stause.

Personal life

In February 2013, she became engaged to Matt Katrosar, and the couple were wed on July 26, 2014, in an interfaith service in

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. The couple's son was born in August 2021.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
Melissa Claire Egan Official Website

* ttp://www.soaps.com/allmychildren/news/id/7357/ Melissa Claire Egan Interview
wrestling, Melissa's film debut
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