Melissa Fumero

Melissa Fumero
Born Melissa Gallo
(1982-08-19) August 19, 1982
Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) David Fumero (m. 2007)
Children 1

Melissa Fumero[1] (née Gallo; born August 19, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Adriana Cramer on One Life to Live, Zoe on Gossip Girl, and Amy Santiago on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Early life

Fumero was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey,[2] the daughter of Cuban parents. Her parents moved to the United States from Cuba as teenagers. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from New York University in 2003.

Career

The second actress to portray Adriana on One Life to Live, Fumero joined the series on January 20, 2004. Adriana is the long-lost daughter of longtime character Dorian Cramer Lord, portrayed on-and-off since 1979 by Daytime Emmy-winner Robin Strasser. Fumero won the role of Adriana on her last day as a student at NYU. In late 2007 she decided not to renew her contract with the series, but remained on a recurring status to wrap up Adriana's storyline that concluded June 11, 2008. Fumero returned to One Life to Live in September 2008 for a 15-episode run.[3] Fumero did a guest stint on OLTL on February 12, 2010, to help usher in the return of Kelly Cramer (Gina Tognoni).

Fumero made her big-screen debut as the lead in the 2009 independent film Tiny Dancer. In 2010, she appeared in five episodes of The CW's Gossip Girl as Zoe, one of Blair Waldorf's minions. In 2013, she was cast in Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Amy Santiago.

Personal life

Fumero married her One Life to Live co-star David Fumero on December 9, 2007, and has been credited as Melissa Fumero since.[1][2] On November 16, 2015, she announced via social media that she was expecting her first child.[4] On March 24, 2016 she gave birth to a son named Enzo.[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Descent Dorm Girl #2 Uncredited
2009 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Melissa
2009 Tiny Dancer Ati Credited as Melissa Gallo
2011 Half Empty Jill Short film
2013 House That Jack Built, TheThe House That Jack Built Lily

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004–2011 One Life to Live Adriana Cramer 208 episodes
2005 All My Children Adriana Cramer 2 episodes
Credited as Melissa Gallo
2009 Important Things with Demetri Martin April Episode: "Coolness"
2010 Gossip Girl Zoe 6 episodes
2010 Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist Carmen Reyes Episode: "Red Letter"
2011 Royal Pains Brooke Episode: "Pit Stop"
2012 CSI: NY Michelle Rhodes Episode: "The Real McCoy"
2013 Men at Work April Episode: "The New Boss"
2013–present Brooklyn Nine-Nine Amy Santiago 57 episodes

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Haute & Bothered Jo 2 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 Soap Opera Digest, Vol. 33, No. 1, January 1, 2008, page 5. "Gallo will now go by Melissa Fumero" following her December 9, 2007 marriage to OLTL costar David Fumero.
  2. 1 2 "SOAP STAR STATS: Melissa Fumero (Adriana, OLTL)". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  3. Mistretta, Amy (September 16, 2008). "Melissa Fumero Confirms Her OLTL Return To Soaps.com!". Soaps.com. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  4. https://instagram.com/p/-J-I79HlLn/
  5. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-melissa-fumero-baby-boy-brooklyn-99-20160325-story.html
  6. https://twitter.com/melissafumero/status/713937286132576257

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