# Melissa Claire Egan

Melissa Claire Egan is an American actress, best known for her roles as Annie Lavery on All My Children and Chelsea Lawson on The Young and the Restless.

## Early years

Egan was born to Mary and Dennis Egan, the middle of three children. She has two brothers, Ryan and Scott. She was raised Roman Catholic. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Dramatic Art.

## Career

Egan has guest starred on such television series as Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. Her debut film role was as Ali Court in the 2005 movie, Wrestling. On July 10, 2006, she debuted on the daytime soap opera All My Children as a runaway mother Annie Novak Chandler. Coincidentally, one of Egan's first acting appearances was on All My Children at age 12, playing an extra.
Egan guest starred as an exotic dancer on season 6, episode 7 of the CBS drama Criminal Minds.
On January 20, 2011, a statement was released on Egan's Facebook page that she had decided to leave All My Children: "After 4 and a half incredible years as a member of the All My Children cast, I have made the extremely difficult decision to leave the Pine Valley family that I have come to love and respect so much."
Egan returned to All My Children for a three-episode arc to wrap up Annie's storyline with Ryan Lavery and Emma Lavery which culminated on August 5, 2011.
On October 3, 2011, it was announced that Egan had joined The Young and the Restless as a mystery woman, Chelsea Lawson, involved in Billy Abbott's arrest in Myanmar. Her first airdate was November 11, 2011. On January 31, 2018, Egan confirmed earlier reports that she had decided to leave the soap, saying it was a "goodbye for now" on her social media. It was further reported that the door would be left open for the actress to return. In April 2019, it was announced that Egan was reprising her role on the show.
On June 7, 2012, Egan played the role of Milo's date Jessica on TBS sitcom Men at Work.
Egan has served as a celebrity spokesperson for Proactiv Solution with former AMC co-star Chrishell Stause.

## Personal life

In February 2013, she became engaged to Matt Katrosar. The couple were wed on July 26, 2014, in an interfaith service in Santa Barbara, California as Egan is Catholic and Katrosar is Jewish. In August 2021, Egan gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, after experiencing two miscarriages. In early 2023, it was revealed that Egan was pregnant with the couple's second child.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Dawson's Creek | Ilyse Todd | Episode: "Use Your Disillusion" |
| 2003 | Dawson's Creek | Waitress | Episode: "Catch-22" |
| 2003 | One Tree Hill | Melody / Lori | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Life in a Glass House" |
| 2006–11 | All My Children | Annie Lavery | Role held: July 10, 2006 – August 5, 2011 |
| 2008 | Wrestling | Ali Court | Movie |
| 2009 | My Father's Will | Laura | Movie |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Tara Dice | Episode: "Middle Man" |
| 2011–18, 2019–present | The Young and the Restless | Chelsea Lawson | Contract role |
| 2012 | Men at Work | Jessia | Episode: "Heterotextual Male" |
| 2012 | Bones | Pamela Bartlett | Episode: "The Partners in the Divorce" |
| 2013 | Somewhere Slow | Claire | Movie |
| 2013 | The Last Session | Brailey Honeycutt | Short |
| 2013 | We Are Men | Rachel | Episode: "We Are Carter's Dad Visits" |
| 2015 | Misguided | Missy | Episode: "The Actresses" |
| 2019 | Holiday for Heroes | Audrey Brown | TV movie |

## Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations :
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 2009 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated |
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated |
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated |
| 2013 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2014 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2016 | Indie Series Award | Best Guest Actress — Comedy | Misguided | Nominated |
| 2016 | Soap Awards France | Best New Character | The Young and the Restless | Won |
| 2017 | Soap Awards France | Couple of the Year — "Chelsea and Adam" (shared with Michael Muhney) | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2021 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2023 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |