Melissa Claire Egan was born on September 28th, 1982 and is a native of New York. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in dramatic art. She grew up with an extensive background n musical theater, singing and dancing and had appeared in television commercials at a young age. She was signed by the Ford Modeling Agency early on and upon graduating, took on a career as an actress. She has appeared in
Dawson's Creek ,
One Tree Hill and guest starred in the independent film Wrestling. She also made her debut in All My Children as an extra, and a few years later she was cast as Annie McDermott.
Annie McDermott is played by Melissa Claire Egan in the soap opera All My Children. Annie divorced her former husband Terry because he liked seducing teenage girls. She feared that once her daughter grew up, she would become his victim. She even sued him for custody but unfortunately lost. She became desperate and kidnapped her daughter, Emma. Erin Lavery and Jamal Cudahy helped her hide from the authorities until Jonathan Lavery killed Terry. Later on an issue about her not being the biological mother of Emma arose but after a period of arguments and conflicts, Annie had her DNA tested and proved that she was the mother of Emma.
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