Biography: Alyssa Milano


Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972 in New York City) is an American actress. She currently appears in The WB program Charmed. Milano was born to Italian parents Tom and Lin Milano and has a younger brother, Cory (born 1982), who is also an actor. One of her first acting roles was in the television program Who's the Boss? with Tony Danza, Judith Light and Katherine Helmond.

For the majority of her career Milano was known for her role on Who's the Boss?, something which she tried to shed by appearing in many very adult film roles. Many of these included nudity or very graphic (simulated) sex scenes. Many actresses do not manage to escape the stigma of such a career turn, but Milano redeemed herself with her success on Melrose Place and especially Charmed.

Milano is also an accomplished singer and recording artist, though not in her home country of the United States. She has released 5 albums that have all reached sales of over 1 million copies in Japan. She even appeared in the blink-182 video for the song "Josie".

In 1989 her image was used for the character development of Ariel in the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.

Milano is an avid fan of tattoos and has several of them. She is dating Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny. She was briefly married to Remy Zero lead singer Cinjun Tate.

Filmography
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005)
Win, Lose and Kaboom (2004)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Lady and The Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
Diamond Hunters (2001)
Buying the Cow (2001)
Goldrush: A Real-Life Alaskan Adventure (1998)
Alyssa Milano in a scene from Embrace of the VampireHugo Pool (1997)
Poison Ivy II: Lily (1996)
Body Count (1996)
Fear (1996)
Glory Daze (1996)
To Brave Alaska (1996)
Deadly Sins (1995)
Public Enemies (1995)
Public Enemy No. 1 (1995)
The Surrogate (1995)
Embrace of the Vampire (1994)
Double Dragon (1994)
Confessions of a Sorority Girl (1994)
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993)
Conflict of Interest (1993)
Candles in the Dark (1993)
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Little Sister (1992)
Teen Steam (1988)
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988)
Crash Course (1988)
The Canterville Ghost (1986)
Commando (1985)