Lisa Trusel is an American actress. She is best known for her Emmy nominated role as Melissa Horton on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives.
Lisa Trusel | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Personal life
editTrusel married her former Days co-star, David Wallace, on November 1, 1986.[1] They have four children: Ryan Elizabeth (born December 1989),[1] Benjamin (born c. 1991), Emma (born c. 1993), and Joseph (born c. 1997). As of 2015, they have three grandchildren.[2]
Career
editShe was a young member of the cast of the hit television show Father Murphy during the early 1980s, playing the character Lizette Winkler.[3] She later became a regular character on the daytime television soap opera, Days of Our Lives, playing the character Melissa Phillips Anderson Horton for which she was Emmy nominated Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1985.[3]
Filmography
edit- 1981 - 1983: Father Murphy as Lizette Winkler (31 episodes)
- 1983: The Rousters as Darlene
- 1983 - 1988: Days of Our Lives as Melissa Horton (Role since: 1982 - 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, January 2010, June 17, 2010)
- 1989: TV 101 as Jamie Myers (4 episodes)
References
edit- 1 2 Soap Opera Digest June 3, 2013 issue. Vol. 38, No. 22. Pgs. 55-57.
- ↑ "Go Behind the Scenes at the Days of Our Lives 50th Anniversary Party". 10 November 2015.
- 1 2 Lisa Trusel at IMDb
External links
edit- Lisa Trusel screenshots from Days of our Lives.