Melissa Claire Egan (born September 28, 1981https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1527573/) 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."beautiful at any age... Looking good in your 30s." Soap Opera Digest. pg. 55. September 21, 2015. She has two brothers, Ryan and Scott. She was raised Roman Catholic.Oliveira, Marilyn (July 2014) Insideweddings.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016
Egan has a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England, where she studied Shakespeare.
Career
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."Egan to be on Y&R in November 2011", soapcentral.com. Accessed March 10, 2022. 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 Men at Work.
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. The couple were wed on July 26, 2014, in an interfaith service in Santa Barbara, California as Egan is Catholic and Katrosar is Jewish. In August 2021, Egan gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, after experiencing two miscarriages. In early 2023, it was revealed that Egan was pregnant with the couple's second child.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes2001 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, 20112008 Wrestling Ali Court Movie2009 My Father's Will Laura Movie2010 Criminal Minds Tara Dice Episode: "Middle Man"2011–18, 2019–present The Young and the Restless Chelsea Lawson Contract role2012 Men at Work Jessia Episode: "Heterotextual Male"2012 Bones Pamela Bartlett Episode: "The Partners in the Divorce"2013 Somewhere Slow Claire Movie2013 The Last Session Brailey Honeycutt Short2013 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 +List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless 2016 Indie Series Award Best Guest Actress — Comedy Misguided Soap Awards France Best New Character The Young and the Restless Soap Awards France Couple of the Year — "Chelsea and Adam" (shared with Michael Muhney) The Young and the Restless Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless
References
External links
Melissa Claire Egan Official Website Melissa Claire Egan's biography at ABCMeduanet.com Melissa Claire Egan Interview