Melissa George — Australian Actress born on August 06, 1976,

Melissa Suzanne George is an Australian-American actress. A former national rollerskating champion in Australia, George began her acting career playing Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 1993 to 1996. After moving to the United States, George made her film debut in the neo-noir science fiction feature Dark City and later appeared in supporting roles in Steven Soderbergh's crime film The Limey and David Lynch's Mulholland Drive... (wikipedia)

No matter what the character is, I just say to myself 'If I, Melissa George, was in that situation, how would I react?' and once you do that you can just go for it, and hopefully the performance comes through.
I just thought, 'I want to be an action hero.'
I had to learn everything about manufacturing, patents and how to run a business, and eventually I came up with an prototype that worked.
From about eight years old I was always making things on the sewing machine. Friends would see me making dresses and costumes, and I'd use difficult fabrics such as Lycra and elastic. But you know, my dad was creative and my brother is inventive too.
The great thing about film is you start and finish. It's a journey that lasts so long, TV lasts a long time.