Melissa Ordway - wikipedia Melissa Ordway This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( September 2009 ) Melissa Ordway Ordway in 2014 Melissa Pam Ordway ( 1983 - 03 - 31 ) March 31, 1983 ( age 34 ) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Occupation Actress, model Years active 2004 -- present Spouse ( s ) Justin Gaston ( m. 2012 ) Children Melissa Pam Ordway Gaston ( born March 31, 1983 ) is an American actress and model. She has modeled in many campaigns and acted in such films as 17 Again and on television in Privileged. She currently portrays the character of Abby Newman on the drama series The Young and the Restless. Contents 1 Life 2 Career 2.1 Modeling 2.2 Acting 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Life Ordway was born in Atlanta, Georgia, an only child, to John and Christine Ordway. She began doing community theatre in Atlanta and also acting in theatre productions at her high school in Snellville, Georgia. She starred in the stage performances of Beauty and the Beast, The Women, A Midsummer Night 's Dream, and many other shows. After graduating from high school, Ordway attended Georgia State University and is a member of the Delta Zeta sorority. While at Georgia State, Melissa was chosen to participate in a reality show on MTV called The Assistant. She won the show and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and modeling. On September 22, 2012 she married Justin Gaston, whom she met during the filming of Escapee. She and Gaston have an adopted daughter, born in 2016 named Olivia. Ordway is currently pregnant with the couple 's second child, a girl, due in January 2018. Career Modeling This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2016 ) She moved to Los Angeles and signed with Nous Model Management. She started booking national campaigns and magazine covers almost immediately. Melissa 's first big campaign was for Skechers. Within a year Ordway had modeled for Old Navy, Fabrizio Gianni, David 's Bridal, Anchor Blue and Tilly 's ; she had also appeared on the cover Los Angeles Weddings Magazine, Grand Sierra Magazine and Hona Hou Magazine. She appeared on The Price is Right as a fill - in model the week of October 7, 2015. Acting Melissa Ordway 's first major acting part was the recurring roles of Jordanna on The CW television series Privileged. Ordway 's feature film debut was in 17 Again. She has guest starred on such television shows as Entourage and How I Met Your Mother, as well as starring in several independent films including Callers, Tales of an Ancient Empire and I Heart Veronica Martin. In 2010, Ordway appeared in the film The Last Song as Ashley and guest starred on Melrose Place as Morgan McKellan. She starred in the fantasy thriller film Tales of an Ancient Empire. In 2011, she co-starred in Escapee and appeared in Ted directed by Seth MacFarlane. She was cast in the main role of Chloe Carter on the TeenNick series Hollywood Heights in 2012. In March 2013, Ordway was cast in the role of Abby Newman on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, replacing previous actress Marcy Rylan. Filmography Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2006 Friendly Fire Roller Goddess 2008 I Heart Veronica Martin Vanessa Short film 2009 17 Again Lauren 2009 Miss March Gorgeous Girl 2009 Alpha Males Experiment Tiffany Elektra Luxx Sabrina Capri The Last Song Ashley Bones Samantha Reeves Tales of an Ancient Empire Princess Tanis 2011 Minkow Mindy Jameson 2011 Escapee Renee Sanders 2011 Retail Lizzie Short film 2011 Callers Amanda 2011 In Time Leila 2011 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Grace 2012 Amelia 's 25th Loralei 2012 Ted Michelle 2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Reporter 2013 Channeling Victoria 2013 Odd Thomas Lysette 2014 The Outsider Samantha Television roles Year Title Role Notes The Assistant Herself Contestant ( winner ) 2007 Entourage Morgan Episode : `` The Young and the Stoned '' 2007 How I Met Your Mother Woman # 1 Episode : `` Third Wheel '' 2008 -- 09 Privileged Jordanna Recurring role, 8 episodes 2009 Xtra Credit Lindsey Television movie Cold Case Diane Yates ' 80 Episodes : `` Bullet '', `` The Last Drive - In '' Melrose Place Morgan McKellan Episodes : `` Mulholland '', `` Santa Fe '', `` Wilshire '' CSI : NY Jenny Harper Episode : `` Out of the Sky '' 2011 The Chicago Code Taylor Episode : `` The Gold Coin Kid '' 2011 Miami Magma Emily Vitrini Television movie 2012 Hollywood Heights Chloe Carter / Cynthia Kowalski Main role, 80 episodes 2012 The League Sutton Episode : `` The Hoodie '' 2013 90210 Sydney Price Recurring role, 6 episodes 2013 -- present The Young and the Restless Abby Newman Main role The Price Is Right Herself / Model 8 episodes References Jump up ^ Soap Opera Digest 2012 - 08 - 13 issue. Vol. 37, No. 33. Pg. 55 : `` High Hollywood ''. Jump up ^ `` Melissa Ordway ''. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ Bentley, Rosalind ( 2004 - 09 - 19 ). `` Q&A / MELISSA ORDWAY : Reality TV gig bites, but she loves it ''. Gwinnett News. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution. p. JJ5. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Miley Cyrus ' Ex Justin Gaston Weds Melissa Ordway ''. E ! Online. 2012 - 09 - 24. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ Ordway, Melissa ( February 27, 2017 ). `` It 's Olivia 's Official Adoption Day ! ! ''. Instagram.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017. Jump up ^ Young, Candace ( 2016 - 05 - 03 ). `` Melissa Ordway and Justin Gaston Welcome Baby Girl ''. Soaps.sheknows.com. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ Ordway, Melissa ( August 14, 2017 ). `` It 's A Girl ! ! Olivia is Going To Have a Little Sister ! ''. Instagram.com. Retrieved August 14, 2017. Jump up ^ Kimble, Lindsay ( July 12, 2017 ). `` Melissa Ordway Pregnant. Expecting Second Child ''. People.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Terror Tweets : Scream 4 Update, Pyun Posts Tales Rough Cuts, Eclipse Nearly Wrapped ''. Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ Woman, The ( 2010 - 04 - 05 ). `` Fangs and Blood : More Stills from Tales of an Ancient Empire. She appeared in a Jesse McCartney music video `` It 's Over '' as Jessies ex Kacey ``. Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Nick at Nite Heats Up the Summer With Stardom, Romance and Deceit With the Premiere of Nightly Primetime Drama `` Hollywood Heights, '' Monday, June 18, at 9 P.M. ( ET / PT ) '' ( Press release ). TeenNick. 2012 - 05 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 28 -- via The Futon Critic. Jump up ^ Giddens, Jamey ( 2013 - 03 - 06 ). `` EXCLUSIVE : Hollywood Heights Beauty Melissa Ordway is New Abby on The Young and the Restless ! ''. Daytime Confidential. Zap2it. Archived from the original on 2013 - 03 - 10. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 06. External links Melissa Ordway on Twitter Melissa Ordway on IMDb Fashion Model Directory Nous Models VIAF : 260903289 SUDOC : 164521135 BNF : cb166198865 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Ordway&oldid=802195511 '' Categories : 1983 births Living people Actresses from Atlanta American female models American film actresses American television actresses Georgia State University alumni 21st - century American actresses People from Snellville, Georgia American soap opera actresses Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL BLP articles lacking sources from September 2009 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Articles needing additional references from May 2016 All articles needing additional references Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano मैथिली Nederlands नेपाली 日本 語 Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 24 September 2017, at 16 : 19. 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Question: who plays abby on the young and the restless
Answer: Melissa Pam Ordway Gaston