Melissa Claire Egan

Melissa Claire Egan (born September 28, 1981) 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.

Melissa Claire Egan
Egan at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees Cocktail Reception on June 19, 2014
Born (1981-09-28) September 28, 1981
Pound Ridge, New York, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A.)
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)
Matt Katrosar
​
(m. 2014)​

Personal life

Egan was born to Mary and Dennis Egan, and is the middle child.[1] She has two brothers, Ryan and Scott.[2] She was raised Roman Catholic.[3] In February 2013, she became engaged to Matt Katrosar,[4] and the couple were wed on July 26, 2014, in an interfaith service in Santa Barbara, California.[5][3] Egan graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. 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 season 6, episode 7 of CBS drama Criminal Minds.

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 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.[6] 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.[7][8][9][10] In April 2019, it was announced that Egan was reprising her role on the show.[11]

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.[12]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001Dawson's CreekIlyse ToddEpisode: "Use Your Disillusion"
2003Dawson's CreekWaitressEpisode: "Catch-22"
2003One Tree HillMelody / LoriEpisodes: "Pilot" and "Life in a Glass House"
2006–11All My ChildrenAnnie LaveryRole held: July 10, 2006 – August 5, 2011
2008WrestlingAli CourtMovie
2009My Father's WillLauraMovie
2010Criminal MindsTara DiceEpisode: "Middle Man"
2011–18, 2019–presentThe Young and the RestlessChelsea LawsonContract role
2012Men at WorkJessiaEpisode: "Heterotextual Male"
2012BonesPamela BartlettEpisode: "The Partners in the Divorce"
2013Somewhere SlowClaireMovie
2013The Last SessionBrailey HoneycuttShort
2013We Are MenRachelEpisode: "We Are Carter's Dad Visits"
2015MisguidedMissyEpisode: "The Actresses"
2019Holiday for HeroesAudrey BrownTV Movie

Awards and nominations
List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2009
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Nominated
[13]
2011
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Nominated
[14]
2012
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Nominated
[15]
2013
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[16]
2014
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[17]
2016 Indie Series Award Best Guest Actress — Comedy Misguided Nominated
[18]
2016
 Soap Awards France Best New Character The Young and the Restless Won
[19]
2017
 Soap Awards France Couple of the Year — "Chelsea and Adam"
(shared with Michael Muhney) 		The Young and the Restless Nominated
[20]

References
  1. "beautiful at any age... Looking good in your 30s." 'Soap Opera Digest. pg. 55. September 21, 2015.
  2. "About Melissa".
  3. Oliveira, Marilyn (July 2014) "Melissa Claire Egan and Matthew Katrosar Wedding". Insideweddings.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016
  4. Melissa Claire Egan [@MClaireEgan] (17 February 2013). "Said yes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "'Y&R's' Melissa Claire Egan Ties the Knot!". soapoperanetwork. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  6. "Egan to be on Y&R in November 2011"
  7. SOD (January 31, 2018). "Melissa Claire Egan Confirms Y&R Exit". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  8. Soaps SheKnows (January 31, 2018). "Young and the Restless Melissa Claire Egan Confirms Exit From Soap". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  9. 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.
  10. Roots, Kimberly (January 31, 2018). "Melissa Claire Egan Leaving The Young and the Restless". Tvline.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  11. Mitovich, Matt Webb (April 30, 2019). "Melissa Claire Egan Returns to Y&R as Chelsea". Tvline.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  12. "Melissa Claire Egan - A Proactiv Solution Success Story". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  13. "The 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York, New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  14. "The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York, New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  15. "The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York, New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  16. "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York, New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  17. "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.
  18. "Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs". indieseriesawards.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  19. "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.
  20. "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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