EARLY ALYSSA:
Alyssa Jayne Milano was born in Brooklyn, New York on
December 19th 1972. Seven years later, after seeing the
Broadway play "Annie", she looked up to her parents and
said: "I can do that". Her professional acting debut came one
year later at age eight, in the role of "July" in the tour of the
very same Tony-winning Broadway musical.
She spent over a year playing the role on tour before returning
to New York to appear off-Broadway in the first American
musical adaptation of "Jane Eyre" at the Theater Opera Music
Institute. She also appeared in Wendy Wasserstein's one-act
play, "Tender Offer" at the New York Ensemble Theater, "All
Night Long" at the Second Stage and "Warning Signals" at
the Manhattan Theater Club.
ALYSSA ON TV:
She made her television debut in 1984 at age 11 as
"Samantha Micelli" in the ABC sitcom "Who's The Boss". It
ran for eight years, in which time she won three Youth In Film
awards for Best Supporting Actress Alyssa: "It was a great
way to grow up, but I was sad to see it end. It's like graduating
High School when you're sad and excited at the same time."
Alyssa returned to T.V. in her first regular series since "Who's
the Boss?", on April 14th, 1997 when Alyssa joined the cast
of Fox TV's "Melrose Place". She shot the last six episodes of
the 1997 season. And in the 1998 season, she was a regular
in all 33 episodes of the show. Alyssa played Jennifer
Mancini, younger sister to Michael Mancini. Upon moving to
Los Angeles from Boston, Jennifer started all kinds of trouble.
She became Amanda's nemesis, Michael's partner in crime, and a lover to one
of the characters!
Alyssa was last seen on the little screen last November as Denise Harris in "To
Brave Alaska" , an ABC-TV movie. In the film, Denise and her boyfriend are
abandoned in a desperate arctic wilderness and only her determination and
strength saves their lives. The film was actually made in Vancouver BC, and
Alberta , Canada, and filming it was no walk in the park. Alyssa had to skidoo
(snowmobile) two miles each day to the set, and do underwater scenes in a
giant water tank. Alyssa: "We had our costumes padded with heat packs, but it
got so cold that I would lay on the dog (Newman) to keep warm."
Alyssa has also starred in the TV movies : "The Surrogate" (ABC), "Confessions
Of A Sorority Girl" (ShowTime), "The Canterville Ghost" with Sir John Giulgud
(BBC), "Driving School" (NBC), "Dance Till Dawn" (NBC), "Candles In The Dark"
(Family Channel), and "Casualty Of Love (The Amy Fisher Story)" (CBS). In
March, 1998 Alyssa starred in the Disney Original Telefilm "Gold Rush". on "The
Wonderful World of Disney". In the telefilm, Alyssa played a young adventurer
who set out during the Alaskan Gold Rush to discover her fortune.
Alyssa is back on weekly as Phoebe Halliwell in the Spelling
produced "Charmed" along side Shannen Doherty and Holly
Marie Combs Charmed aires every Wednesday night on the
WB Network! ALYSSA IN THE MOVIES:
Her first film (at age 10) was with Danny Aiello in "Old
Enough". Two years later, on her first hiatus form "Who's The
Boss", she played Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in the
1985 hit,"Commando" Alyssa:"I was so scared, cause I was
too little to separate real life from the movies" ...and working
with Schwarzennegger? "Arnold helped me with my algebra
homework".
Alyssa has also starred in the TV movies : "The Surrogate"(ABC), "Confessions
Of A Sorority Girl"(ShowTime), "The Canterville Ghost"with Sir John Giulgud
(BBC), "Driving School"(NBC), "Dance Till Dawn"(NBC), "Candles In The
Dark"(Family Channel), and "Casualty Of Love (The Amy Fisher Story)".(CBS).
And in the films: "Where The Day Takes You" ,"Conflict of Interest", "Little
Sister"., and "Public Enemy" she also sported a bleached blond short haircut for
"Double Dragon".
Alyssa starred in the 1994 Imagine Entertainment/Universal
Pictures release, "Fear" with Mark (Marky Mark) Wahlberg
and Reese Witherspoon. The film was directed by James
Foley (After Dark My Sweet, The Chamber). She played
"Margo", a promiscuous 17 year old who's appetite for
excitement sends her into the world of her worst fears.
Alyssa: "I like to think of her as a girl who really didn't have a
great upbringing and really just doesn't know any better. I think she's a good
person at heart."
In 1997, Alyssa trekked out to Park City, Utah for the 1997 Sundance Film
Festival. It was there that her new movie, "Hugo Pool" premiered. She gave a
ton of interviews, won the Spirit Award for women in film, and still found the time
to snap some shots with her new digital camera so you could share the fun. You
might have also seen Alyssa in the films "Glory Daze", "Deadly Sins", "Poison
Ivy2:Lily", or in an episode of "The Outer Limits" On ShowTime.
LYSSA IN SONG:
As a teenager, she recorded five albums in Japan, all of which went platinum.
She also played a Tokyo music festival at the world famous Budokan in front of
40.000 people!
Alyssa also appeared in Blink 182's Music-Video "Josie". Alyssa played a High
School Cheerleader. The Single and the Video were released in May 1998 by
Cargo/MCA Records. ALYSSA, PONY CANYON, 1989
(Alyssa's Debut Album)
01. I Just Wanna Be Loved You
02. I Had A Dream
03. Step By Step
04. Can You Feel It
05. Destiny
06. Happiness
07. Give A Little Kindness
08. Medley: Be My Baby/Tell Me That You Love Me
09. Let My Love Show You
10. We Need The Children LOOK IN MY HEART, PONY CANYON, 1989
01. Look In My Heart
02. What A Feeling
03. Medley: Da Doo Ron Ron/Magic In Your Eyes
04. You Lied To Me
05. Kimi Wa Sunshine Boy
06. Born To Love
07. Waiting For My Star
08. Straight To The Top LOCKED INSIDE A DREAM, PONY CANYON, 1991
01. No Secrets
02. I Want Your Number
03. Every Single Kiss
04. Closer To You
05. Your Lips Don't Lie
06. Through It All
07. Say A Prayer
08. Tonight
09. Locked Inside A Dream
10. Count on Me
11. New Selection
