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Melissa Claire Egan

Melissa Claire Egan
Melissa Claire Egan June 19, 2014 (cropped).jpg
Egan at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees Cocktail Reception on June 19, 2014
Born Melissa Claire Egan
(1981-09-28) September 28, 1981 (age 35)
Pound Ridge, New York, United States
Education B.A
Alma mater University of North Carolina
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s) Matt Katrosar (m. 2014)

Melissa Claire Egan (born September 28, 1981 in Pound Ridge, New York) 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.

Egan was born to Mary and Dennis and is the middle child. She has two brothers, Ryan and Scott. She became engaged to Matt Katrosar in February 2013, and the couple were wed on July 26, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. Egan graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Dramatic Art.

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 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 CBS drama Criminal Minds on November 3, 2010.

On January 20, 2011, a statement was released on Egan's Facebook page that she has 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.


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