Alyssa Milano Biography

Familiar to most as Samantha Micelli from the hit sitcom Who's the Boss, Alyssa Milano has come a long way since playing Tony Danza's TV daughter.

As a child star, Alyssa had always been in the public eye. She got her first taste of acting at the age of seven when her babysitter brought her to an open audition for the first national tour of Annie. Alyssa landed a part as an orphan. For the next 18 months she and her mother traveled with the crew doing performances of the popular Broadway musical. Acquiring a reputation as an energetic and compelling actress, Alyssa left the production to do off-Broadway performances and television commercials.

In 1984, at the age of 11, she landed her breakthrough role on ABC's Who's the Boss. In order to pursue this opportunity and further her acting career, the Milano family uprooted from Staten Island, NY, and moved across the country to Hollywood, CA. This proved to be a wise choice for her acting career as the TV show was a huge success.

Alyssa first appeared on the big screen as Diane in Old Enough (1984), a dramatic movie about social differences and growing up. Shortly after, she starred in Commando (1985) as Jenny Matrix, the daughter of special agent John Matrix, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The movies were lining up for Alyssa and as she matured she started accepting various roles in adult-targeted films such as Embrace of the Vampire (1994), Confessions of a Sorority Girl (1994) and Deadly Sins (1995), in hopes to shed her nice girl image.

Alyssa went on to star on hit TV shows such as Melrose Place, Spin City and Charmed. In addition to acting, Alyssa has had a hand in producing TV shows such as Wisegal and Charmed, and the movie Below Utopia (1997).

In Pathology (2008), Alyssa starred with Milo Ventimiglia and Michael Weston in a thriller about medical students trying to commit the perfect murder.

Alyssa played the role of Renata in the Netflix original TV series Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later (2017) and also stars as a famous author who solves mysteries in the Netflix film Brazen (2020), based on the novel by Nora Roberts.

Besides acting and producing, Alyssa finds enjoyment in humanitarian work and was appointed Founding Ambassador for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease. She is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the United States and is a spokeswoman for PETA.

Alyssa has two children with her husband, Dave Bugliari, a Hollywood agent.

Filmography:

Brazen (2022)
You Are My Home (2020)
Little Italy (2018)
Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later (2017)
New Year's Eve (2011)
Hall Pass (2011)
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010)
Life After Tomorrow (2008)
Pathology (2008)
The Blue Hour (2007)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Kiss the Bride (2002)
Buying the Cow (2002)
Hugo Pool (1997)
Below Utopia (1997)
Glory Daze (1996)
Fear (1996)
Poison Ivy II (1996)
Jimmy Zip (1996)
Embrace of the Vampire (1995)
Deadly Sins (1995)
Double Dragon (1994)
Conflict of Interest (1993)
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Little Sister (1992)
Speed Zone! (1989)
Commando (1985)
Old Enough (1984)