Melissa Thomas

Melissa Thomas

Born: November 1, 1974
Melissa Thomas (born November 1, 1974) is a retired Australian actress. She is the daughter of the musician and record producer G. Wayne Thomas, (Morning of the Earth) and co-starred and friend with Heath Ledger in the television series Sweat (1996).

Thomas moved to Los Angeles in 1999. She wrote a thirteen part series and sold the rights for an undisclosed amount, she worked between various networks CBS, NBC & ABC. Thomas returned to Australia in late 2003; settled into family life and lives in Sydney with her four children.

Movies for Melissa Thomas...

Ghost Town
Title: Ghost Town
Character: Dr. Prashar's Patient
Released: September 19, 2008
Type: Movie
Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!
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Swimming Upstream
Title: Swimming Upstream
Character: Dawn Fraser
Released: February 27, 2003
Type: Movie
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
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Title: E! True Hollywood Story
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: TV
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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Title: Sweat
Character: Sandy Fricker
Released: April 20, 1996
Type: TV
Sweat is an Australian drama series created by John Rapsey and produced by Barron Entertainment in Perth. The show aired on Network Ten in 1996 and centred around students at an Australian school for the athletically gifted. Sweat was Heath Ledger's first regular role on a television series; he played Snowy Bowles, a gay cyclist. Scenes shot in & around Perth included at locations such as Challenge Stadium & the now defunct Perry Lakes Stadium, scene of the 1962 Commonwealth Games.
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Title: Late For School
Character: Lily Price
Released: February 2, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: Brides of Christ
Character: Brigid Maloney
Released: September 4, 1991
Type: TV
Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.
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Title: E Street
Character: Rebecca
Released: January 24, 1989
Type: TV
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.