Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Jane Milano is an American film and television actress born in Brooklyn, New York on December 19th, 1972. She first gained prominence playing the part of adolescent Samantha Micelli in the ABC sit-com Who's the Boss?, which ran from 1984 to 1992. In 1985, she played the part of Jenny Matrix, daughter to Arnold Schwarzenegger's John Matrix in Commando. Her first role in a supernaturally-themed film was the 1986 family comedy The Canterville Ghost, playing a character named Jennifer Canterville.

Milano's first true horror film role was the 1995 erotica movie Embrace of the Vampire, where she played a college freshman named Charlotte.

In the years to follow, Milano established herself as an actress in the night time teen/drama demographic by playing Jennifer Mancini in forty episodes of Melrose Place.

In 1998, Milano was cast in the role of Wiccan Phoebe Halliwell in the WB Network television series Charmed. She appeared in all 178 episodes of the series and became a producer on the show beginning with the season five two-part episode "A Witch's Tail". Milano was credited as producer on 72 episodes of the series.

Beginning in 2007, Alyssa had a recurring role on the NBC comedy series My Name Is Earl playing a character named Billie Cunningham. Billie was the second wife of the titular protagonist Earl Hickey and like Earl, suffered a severe injury in an automobile accident and was prompted to make up for the sins of her past.

Notes & Trivia

 * was included in a Charmed cast interview featured on the Charmed: The Complete Series DVD collection.