Melissa George In Music Within
Melissa George, former Angel Brooks in soap opera Home and Away has made it big in Hollywood and managed to make her way among the most sought after actresses. Steven Sawalich's Music Within depicts how a brilliant public speaker helped change policies and attitudes toward Americans with disabilities. George plays the part of a freewheeling woman who has a relationship with Richard Pimentel, a civil rights activist.
This is not the first film based on true events where Melissa gets a part. The Aussie actress was not able to get in touch with the real Christine, due to the fact that she is no longer a part of Richard’s life. However, Melissa did meet Richard and claims they talked for hours and hours about everything she needed to know about Christine.
George claims she had no problems working with the director and the rest of the cast. She also added that Steve Sawalich, Michael Sheen and Ron Livingston are great fun and they couldn't have laughed any harder on the set.
If you ask George to analyze her role a bit, she seems to be fine with the fact that it was Pimentel who had to make a political statement and that she was the funny, gentle, giggling, waisted jeans kind of character who backs away when things gets heavy.
Melissa will next be seen acting in the Vampire Film, 30 Days of Night and in the HBO series In Treatment with Dianne Wiest and Gabriel Byrne.
