Table of Biography
Melissa O’Neil is a well-established actress and singer from Canada. Melissa O’Neil is the winner of the 2005 third season of the singing reality show “Canadian Idol.” Meanwhile, she is known for her roles as Two / Rebecca / Portia Lin on the Syfy science fiction series “Dark Matter” and as Officer Lucy Chen on the ABC police procedural drama series “The Rookie.”
Early Life
Melissa O’Neil was born on the 12th of July 1988, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is a 35-year-old lady and has a birth sign of Cancer. She holds Canadian nationality and belongs to Irish-Chinese ethnicity. In addition, her full name is Melissa Crystal O’Neil and her Chinese name is Oh Seemun, which was given to her by her maternal grandfather.
The names of her parents are Tim O’Neil (father) and Alison Yeung (mother). She has not disclosed about her siblings in any interview and seems to be the only child of her parents.
Melissa O’Neil- Education
Meanwhile, she went to Terry Fox Junior High School. Later, she went to Lester B. Pearson High School in Calgary. During her high school days, she performed in musicals, played rugby, and was on the basketball team.
Professional Career
In 2005, Melissa O’Neil auditioned for the third season of “Canadian Idol” while she was still in high school. Subsequently, she was named the winner of “Canadian Idol” on September 14, 2005, defeating Rex Goudie, as well as the first female winner, and (at 17) the youngest winner in the show’s history.
Melissa received a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada as part of her winning title, and her debut single “Alive” was released. The CRIA certified the single platinum, and it has since been certified four times platinum.
Her debut studio album “Melissa O’Neil,” was released on November 22, 2005. On February 7, 2006, she embarked on her first solo tour, called the ‘Let It Go Tour’ after her second single, in North Bay, Ontario.
Musical Theatre
After having her successful musical career, she made her feature film debut in 2010 starring in “Broken Hearts.” She made her Stratford Shakespeare Festival debut in 2011. Moreover, she also appeared as a guest star on Camelot.
Additionally, she appeared in a sit-down version of Les Misérables at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre. In addition, her portrayal of Eponine garnered her the Dora Award for Outstanding Female Performance. This actress reprised her role in the Broadway production of Les Miserables.
Acting
She began acting in 2015. Moreover, she appeared in the 2015 CBC TV drama “This Life,” which was set in Montreal, as well as the Cole Hauser TV crime series “Rogue” and the musical drama online series “Lost Generation,” which was set in Berlin. Duncan Sheik wrote the book and score for the production, which was originally called Pulse.
She was cast as Two / Rebecca / Portia Lin in the Syfy TV series space opera “Dark Matter” in December 2014. She portrayed the role for three seasons of the show from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, she starred as Suki in The CW’s procedural crime drama “iZombie,” and also appeared in the thriller “Condor,” a TV version of Three Days of the Condor.
Caption: The poster of the ABC police procedural drama series, The Rookie (Source: Daily Express)
Later, she was cast in the role of Officer Lucy Chen in the ABC television police drama series “The Rookie.” In the series, she plays a fellow rookie police officer opposite Nathan Fillion.
Melissa O’Neil – Awards
In 2014, she won the Dora Award for Outstanding Female Performance following her role of Éponine in Les Misérables. She was nominated for the Juno Award for Best New Artist in the year 2007.
Net Worth 2023
Through her successful singing and acting career, she has lived a lavish lifestyle. As far as 2023, her net worth is estimated at around $14 million while information about her salary and other earnings is unknown.
Relationship Status
In terms of her personal life, Melissa O’Neil is quite private and avoids any media attention. Meanwhile, there is very little known about her past and present relationship status. As far as now, we can assume that she seems to be single and unmarried at the moment.
This actress has maintained a positive image in front of the public and has avoided any kinds of controversy and rumours.
Body Measurements
Caption: Melissa O’Neil attending a program (Source: Super Stars Bio)
This beautiful actress stands 5 feet 4 inches tall (1.63 m) and weighs around 53 kg (116 lbs). Additionally, she has a pair of dark brown eyes with dark brown hair colour. Similarly, her body measurement measures 35-24-35 inches, and wears a shoe size of 7.5 US.
Melissa O’Neil – Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@missoneil’ there are over 399k followers. Likewise, there are over 52.8k followers on her Twitter page ‘@Mel13Oneil’ and she is not present on Facebook.