Biography
Alyssa Milano was born on the December 19, 1972 to Lin Milano and her husband. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. She first gained fame when she was cast as Samantha in Who's the Boss?.
After Who's the Boss? Alyssa did not have much of a career until she was cast as Phoebe Halliwell in Charmed in 1998 . She was cast because of the departure of Lori Rom who played the role in the original pilot. She was voted the most famous cast member despite having Holly Marie Combs who had starred in the just ended Picket Fences in the cast. Despite being older than Holly, Alyssa played the role of the younger sister.
Alyssa was married in 1999 but divorced just shortly after. Now she lives alone in the San Fernando Valley with her pets. Alyssa lives a few miles away from Charmed co-star Holly Marie Combs and they have become best friends,though Holly knew Shannen much longer before the three appeared together on Charmed.
Roles
Starring Roles
Guest Starring Roles
| Series
|
Role
|
Episode
|
Airdate
|
| MacGyver |
Penny |
4x09 - Cleo Rocks |
February 6, 1989
|
| The Outer Limits |
Hannah Valesic |
1x17 - Caught in the Act |
July 1, 1995
|
| Melrose Place |
Jennifer Mancini |
5x28 - Deja Vu All Over Again |
April 14, 1997
|
| Melrose Place |
Jennifer Mancini |
5x29 - All Beths Are Off |
April 21, 1997
|
| Melrose Place |
Jennifer Mancini |
5x30 - Ultimatums and the Single Guy |
April 28, 1997
|
| Melrose Place |
Jennifer Mancini |
5x31 - Going Places |
May 5, 1997
|
| Melrose Place |
Jennifer Mancini |
5x32 - Secrets and Lies and More Lies |
May 12, 1997
|
| Melrose Place |
Jennifer Mancini |
5x33/34 - Who's Afraid of Amanda Woodward? |
May 19, 1997
|
| Spin City |
Meg Winston |
2x11 - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
December 10, 1997
|
| Fantasy Island |
Gina Williams |
1x02 - Superfriends |
October 3, 1998
|
| Spin City |
Meg Winston |
5x17 - Rain on My Charades |
February 28, 2001
|
| Family Guy |
Herself |
3x03 - Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington |
July 25, 2001
|
| My Name Is Earl |
Billie Cunningham |
3x06 - Frank's Girl |
October 25, 2007
|
| My Name Is Earl |
Billie |
3x18 - Killerball |
April 24, 2008
|
| My Name Is Earl |
Billie |
3x21 - Camdenites |
May 15, 2008
|
| Castle |
Kyra Blaine |
2x12 - A Rose for Everafter |
January 11, 2010
|
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
| Title
|
Role
|
Airdate
|
Series/Banner
|
| The Canterville Ghost |
Jennifer Canterville |
1986 |
|
| Crash Course |
Vanessa Crawford |
January 17, 1988 |
NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
|
| Dance 'Til Dawn |
Shelly Sheridan |
October 23, 1988 |
NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
|
| The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? |
Sarah |
August 31, 1990 |
|
| Casualites of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story |
Amy Fisher |
January 3, 1993 |
CBS Sunday Movie
|
| At Home with the Webbers |
Fan |
April 1993 |
|
| Candles in the Dark |
Sylvia Velliste |
December 3, 1993 |
The Family Channel Original
|
| Confessions of a Sorority Girl |
Rita Summers |
July 29, 1994 |
|
| The Surrogate |
Amy Winslow |
October 22, 1995 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie
|
| To Brave Alaska |
Denise Harris |
November 3, 1996 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie
|
| Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure |
Frances Ella 'Fizzy' Fitz |
March 8, 1998 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie
|
| Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom |
April |
July 9, 2004 |
Nickelodeon Original
|
| Reinventing the Wheelers |
Annie Stevens |
2007 |
ABC Movie of the Week
|
| Single with Parents |
Louisa |
2008 |
|
| Me and Everyone Else |
Mia Stevens |
2008 |
ABC Family Original
|
| Wisegal |
Patty Montanari |
March 15, 2008 |
Lifetime Original
|
| Sundays at Tiffany's |
Jane Claremont |
December 6, 2010 |
Lifetime Original
|
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
| Series
|
Episode
|
Airdate
|
| The New Hollywood Squares |
|
December 21-25, 1987
|
| Maury |
|
December 6, 1991
|
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
|
September 26, 1996
|
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
|
March 6, 1998
|
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
|
November 18, 1998
|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
|
November 22, 2001
|
| Revealed with Jules Asner |
|
July 1, 2002
|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
|
September 3, 2003
|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
|
September 4, 2003
|
| Good Day Live |
|
January 21, 2004
|
| On-Air with Ryan Seacrest |
|
March 4, 2004
|
| The View |
|
October 4, 2004
|
| The Tony Danza Show |
|
October 5, 2004
|
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
|
October 29, 2004
|
| The Tony Danza Show |
|
November 25, 2004
|
| The Tony Danza Show |
|
July 26, 2005
|
| Isaac |
|
December 3, 2005
|
| The Reichen Show |
|
April 19, 2006
|
Memorable Moments
Awards and Accolades
Young Artist Awards
(3 Wins in 5 Nominations)
Album History
| Album Name
|
Release Date
|
| Look in My Heart
|
1989
|
| Alyssa
|
| Locked Inside a Dream
|
1991
|
| Do You See Me?
|
1992
|
Trivia
- Her mother, Liv is a fashion designer and talent manager, and her father Thomas is a film music editor
- Sister of Cory Milano
- Is of Italian ancestry
- Was married to Cinjun Tate from January to November 1999.
- Married to Dave Bugliari since 2009; they have two children: son Milo (born in 2011) and daughter Elizabella (born in 2014)
- Started out making $55,000 to $80,000 an episode for Charmed and by the end, she was making $102,000 per episode
- Was raised Roman Catholic
- Was a source of inspiration for the character of Ariel in the 1989 Disney movie "The Little Mermaid"
- Has a phobia of water
- Is dyslexic
- Dated Corey Haim from 1987 to 1990
- Was engaged to Scott Wolf in 1993
