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U.S. producers were so taken by her recurring guest role on TV's Good Wife (2009), that she was asked to stay on during her pregnancy, with the series storyline specifically adapted to accommodate her growing bump.

Dropped out of high school at age 16.

Melissa is a talented roller skater who took home bronze medals in national competitions in 1989 and 1990 and a silver medal in 1991.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 37, a son Raphaël Blanc on February 6, 2014. Child's father is her now ex-boyfriend, Jean-David Blanc.

In 1997, Melissa appeared topless in the Australian Playboy.

Melissa George became the first celebrity to imprint her hands into Walk of Fame of Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Australia. She signed it "Love always, Melissa George, 2008" in August 2008, while she was filming Triangle - Die Angst kommt in Wellen (2009).

The only person to appear in both the original Australian version of The Slap - Nur eine Ohrfeige (2011) and its American remake, The Slap (2015).

Was an Australian national champion in rollerskating. She won bronze medals in the National Championships in 1989 and 1990 and a silver medal at the Junior World Championship in 1991.

Melissa described her role in the psychological thriller, Triangle - Die Angst kommt in Wellen (2009), as one of the most difficult roles she has performed.

Named Western Australia's teenage model of the year (1992).

Was in a relationship with Jean-David Blanc from 2011 to 2016. They have two sons together.

She watched a 72-year-old man in Paris undergo heart surgery in the lead up to her new role on the NBC medical drama, Heartbeat (2016).

Melissa learned a bit of Portuguese for the movie, Turistas (2006).

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 39, a son Solal Samuel Glenn Blanc on November 3, 2015. Child's father is her now ex-boyfriend, Jean-David Blanc.

Divides her time between New York City and Paris.

Returned to work 2 weeks after giving birth to her son Raphael, in order to begin filming an untitled TV pilot, alongside Katie Holmes, which didn't get picked up later.

She became a US Citizen in 2008.

Melissa made it to the list of Who magazine's World's Sexiest People of 2008.

Was named one of People's 2016 World's Most Beautiful.

Best friends with Rachel Blanchard.

She describes her French as "passable" - and says it's "getting better day by day".

Melissa was a huge Grey's Anatomy: Die jungen Ärzte (2005) fan, even before joining the cast for the show.

Met her future now ex-husband Claudio Dabed on June 20, 1998, in Bali.

Studied in Warwick Senior High School.

Her parents are Pamela (a nurse) and Glenn George (a construction worker).

She has two sisters named Marnie and Kate and one brother named Brett.

Melissa claims that she was a class clown in high school.

(June 5, 2015) Expecting her 2nd child with her boyfriend (now ex-boyfriend) Jean-David Blanc.

Ex-husband Claudio Dabed is Chilean.

Born on exactly the same date as Soleil Moon Frye (of "Punky Brewster" fame).

Former stepdaughter, Martina Dabed, was born in 1995.