American audiences, however, would need time to appreciate George's full range of talents. And although she landed plenty of work on the big screen, television would prove to be her stronger suit.
George is best known stateside for recurring roles on TV series such as "Alias," "Grey's Anatomy" and "In Treatment," which earned her a Golden Globe nod. Her résumé also reveals a penchant for horror films, including Turistas (2006), 30 Days of Night (2007) and a remake of The Amityville Horror (2005).
Music WithinAfter losing his hearing as a soldier during the Vietnam War, Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston) returns to America, where he falls in with an unlikely circle of friends and finds a new calling as a spokesman for the disabled. His activist efforts eventually lead to the creation of the Americans with... Read More
The Amityville HorrorThis hair-raising remake of the 1979 horror hit depicts the ordeal of the Lutz family, whose new home has a gory past and a legacy of demons. Before long, dad George is being haunted by nightmares and daughter Chelsea is seeing phantoms. Read More
TuristasIn this gripping thriller from director John Stockwell (Blue Crush), a backpacking trip in Brazil turns dangerous for Alex (Josh Duhamel), Pru (Melissa George) and four of their college pals when they find themselves held captive by a radical military gang. The terrified friends fear they may never... Read More
The BetrayedAfter surviving a terrible car crash, a young wife and mother regains consciousness only to discover that her real nightmare has just begun: She is now the prisoner of a deranged masked man who accuses her husband of stealing money from the mob. Can she get away from her captor -- and is there any... Read More
Bag of Bones (2011) | NR | |
A Lonely Place to Die (2011) | NR | |
Swinging with the Finkels (2011) | R | |
Triangle (2009) | R | |
In Treatment (2008) | TV-MA | |
The Betrayed (2008) | NR | |
30 Days of Night (2007) | R | |
Music Within (2007) | R | |
UR | ||
Turistas (2006) | UR | |
Derailed (2005) | NR | |
The Amityville Horror (2005) | R | |
Down with Love (2003) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Alias (2001) | TV-14 | |
PG-13 | ||
The Limey (1999) | R | |
New Port South (1999) | PG-13 | |
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