Melissa Claire Egan
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image
Melissa Claire Egan is an American actress, best known for her roles as Annie Lavery on All My Children and Chelsea Lawson on The Young and the Restless.
Early years
Egan was born to Mary and Dennis Egan, the middle of three children.[1] She has two brothers, Ryan and Scott.[2] She was raised Roman Catholic.[3] She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Dramatic Art.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
Template:BLP sources section Egan has guest starred on such television series as Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. Her debut film role was as Ali Court in the 2005 movie, Wrestling. On July 10, 2006, she debuted on the daytime soap opera All My Children as a 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 season 6, episode 7 of the CBS drama Criminal Minds.
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 and Emma Lavery which culminated on August 5, 2011.
On October 3, 2011, it was announced that Egan had joined The Young and the Restless as a mystery woman, Chelsea Lawson, involved in Billy Abbott's arrest in Myanmar. Her first airdate was November 11, 2011.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8] In April 2019, it was announced that Egan was reprising her role on the show.[9]
On June 7, 2012, Egan played the role of Milo's date Jessica on TBS sitcom Men at Work.
Egan has served as a celebrity spokesperson for Proactiv Solution with former AMC co-star Chrishell Stause.[10]
Personal life
In February 2013, she became engaged to Matt Katrosar.[11] The couple were wed on July 26, 2014, in an interfaith service in Santa Barbara, California as Egan is Catholic and Katrosar is Jewish.[12][3] In August 2021, Egan gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, after experiencing two miscarriages.[13][14] In early 2023, it was revealed that Egan was pregnant with the couple's second child.[15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dawson's Creek | Ilyse Todd | Episode: "Use Your Disillusion" |
| 2003 | Dawson's Creek | Waitress | Episode: "Catch-22" |
| 2003 | One Tree Hill | Melody / Lori | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Life in a Glass House" |
| 2006–11 | All My Children | Annie Lavery | Role held: July 10, 2006 – August 5, 2011 |
| 2008 | Wrestling | Ali Court | Movie |
| 2009 | My Father's Will | Laura | Movie |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Tara Dice | Episode: "Middle Man" |
| 2011–18, 2019–present | The Young and the Restless | Chelsea Lawson | Contract role |
| 2012 | Men at Work | Jessia | Episode: "Heterotextual Male" |
| 2012 | Bones | Pamela Bartlett | Episode: "The Partners in the Divorce" |
| 2013 | Somewhere Slow | Claire | Movie |
| 2013 | The Last Session | Brailey Honeycutt | Short |
| 2013 | We Are Men | Rachel | Episode: "We Are Carter's Dad Visits" |
| 2015 | Misguided | Missy | Episode: "The Actresses" |
| 2019 | Holiday for Heroes | Audrey Brown | TV movie |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2011 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2012 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2013 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2014 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2016 | Indie Series Award | Best Guest Actress — Comedy | Misguided | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2016 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Soap Awards France | Best New Character | The Young and the Restless | Won | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2017 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Soap Awards France | Couple of the Year — "Chelsea and Adam" (shared with Michael Muhney) |
The Young and the Restless | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2021 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2023 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
|
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ "beautiful at any age... Looking good in your 30s." Soap Opera Digest. pg. 55. September 21, 2015.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Oliveira, Marilyn (July 2014) Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Insideweddings.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016
- ↑ "Egan to be on Y&R in November 2011", soapcentral.com. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Cite tweet
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Template:Trim/ Melissa Claire Egan at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Melissa Claire Egan Official Website
- Melissa Claire Egan's biography at ABCMeduanet.com
- Melissa Claire Egan Interview