Melissa Claire Egan
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![]() Egan at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees Cocktail Reception on June 19, 2014 | |
Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A.) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse |
Matt Katrosar (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Melissa Claire Egan is an American actress, best known for her roles as
.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.[citation needed]
Career
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Egan has guest starred on such
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
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
Egan has served as a celebrity spokesperson for
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 |
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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. |
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2009
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Daytime Emmy Award
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated | |
2011
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated | |
2012
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated | |
2013
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | |
2014
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | |
2016 | Indie Series Award | Best Guest Actress — Comedy | Misguided | Nominated | |
2016
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Soap Awards France | Best New Character | The Young and the Restless | Won | |
2017
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Soap Awards France | Couple of the Year — "Chelsea and Adam" (shared with Michael Muhney) |
The Young and the Restless | Nominated | |
2021
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | |
2023
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
References
- ^ "beautiful at any age... Looking good in your 30s." Soap Opera Digest. pg. 55. September 21, 2015.
- ^ "About Melissa".
- ^ a b Oliveira, Marilyn (July 2014) "Melissa Claire Egan and Matthew Katrosar Wedding". Insideweddings.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016
- ^ "Egan to be on Y&R in November 2011", soapcentral.com. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- American Media, Inc.Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- SheKnows Media. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (January 31, 2018). "The Young and the Restless Actress Melissa Claire Egan to Exit CBS Soap". TVLine. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (January 31, 2018). "Melissa Claire Egan Leaving The Young and the Restless". Tvline.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (April 30, 2019). "Melissa Claire Egan Returns to Y&R as Chelsea". Tvline.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Melissa Claire Egan - A Proactiv Solution Success Story". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ Melissa Claire Egan [@MClaireEgan] (17 February 2013). "Said yes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "'Y&R's' Melissa Claire Egan Ties the Knot!". soapoperanetwork. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "The Young and the Restless' Melissa Claire Egan and Husband Matt Katrosar Welcome Baby Boy: 'We Are Overjoyed'". people. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Young and the Restless' Melissa Claire Egan Announces She's Expecting a Baby After 2 Miscarriages". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "The Young and the Restless Star Melissa Claire Egan and Husband Expecting Baby No. 2: 'Grateful'". ca.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- New York, New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 14, 2009. Archived from the originalon July 23, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
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- ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs". indieseriesawards.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "Soap Awards France 2016 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Rena Sofer, Plus belle la vie...le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. May 2, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Soap Awards France 2017 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Ambroise Michel, Terre de passions, Eric Braeden... le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. June 1, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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- ^ "The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York/Los Angeles: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.