Melissa Claire Egan

Personal life

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.

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 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.

On October 3, 2011, it was announced that Egan would join 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. Ironically, the actor who portrayed Billy Abbott, Billy Miller, acted with Egan on All My Children portraying siblings.

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.