About Melissa Ordway
Melissa Ordway is an American actress/model. She has appeared in many films and TV shows. She has also modeled in many campaigns. Her most well-known film is “17 Again”. She also appeared in the TV series titled “Privileged”. She has been playing the role of Abby Newman in “The Young and the Restless” since 2013.
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| Full Name | Melissa Pam Ordway Gaston |
| Date of Birth | March 31, 1983 |
| Birth place | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | John Ordway (Father) Christine Ordway (mother) |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
| Spouse(s) | Justin Gaston (m. 2012) |
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Early Life
Melissa Ordway’s full name is Melissa Pam Ordway Gaston. She was born to parents John Ordway and Christine Ordway in Atlanta, Georgia on March 31, 1983. She is the only child of her parents.
She completed her high school education from a high school in Snellville, Georgia. During her time in high school, she participated in community theatres and she also acted in her high school’s theatre productions. During that time, she appeared in plays like “The Women” and “Beauty and the Beast”.
Melissa studied at Georgia State University after completing her high school education. She is also a member of the Delta Zeta sorority.
She participated in an MTV reality show called “The Assistant” when she was studying in Georgia State University. She was able to win the competition.
After this, she settled in LA in the hopes of pursuing her career as an actor and a model.
Nationality: She is of American nationality.
Ethnicity: Melissa’s ethnicity is white.
Career
After moving to LA, Melissa Ordway signed a deal with Nous Model Management. Immediately after this, she was booking campaigns and covers for magazines.
Her first big campaign was with Skechers. In the same year, she modeled for various other brands like Anchor Blue, Old Navy, David’s Bridal, and Fabrizio Gianni.
She also appeared in magazine covers for Hona Hou Magazine and Los Angeles Weddings Magazine. She was also on the cover of Grand Sierra Magazine.
In 2015, she made an appearance in “The Price is Right”.
Ordway made her first film appearance in 2006 with the film “Friendly Fire”.
In 2008, she appeared in the short film titled “I Heart Veronica Martin”.
She appeared in three films in 2009 namely “17 Again”, “Miss March” and “Alpha Males Experiment”. Out of the three, the most prominent was “17 Again” in which she played the role of Lauren.
She appeared in four movies in the year 2010. In “Tales of an Ancient Empire” she played the role of Princess Tanis. She portrayed Samantha Reeves in “Bones”, Sabrina Capri in “Elektra Luxx” and Ashley in “The Last Song”.
In 2011, she made appearances in six films, namely, “Escapee”, “Minkow”, “Retail”, “Callers”, “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas” and “In Time”.
She appeared in the role of Michelle in the comedy film “Ted” in 2012. The same year she also appeared in the film “Amelia’s 25th”.
She appeared in three films in 2013, namely, “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”, “Channelling” and “Odd Thomas”.
In 2014, she played the role of Samantha in the film “The Outsider”.
Melissa Ordway made her first TV debut with the reality show “The Assistant”.
After that, she appeared in an episode of “Entourage” as Morgan. The same year, she also appeared in an episode of “How I Met Your Mother”.
One of her most notable roles is in the television series “Privileged”. She started in the show from 2008 to 2009. She played the role of Jordanna and was seen in eight episodes of the series.
In 2010, she appeared in two episodes of “Cold Case” and three episodes of “Melrose Place”. The same year she also appeared in an episode of “CSI: NY” as Jenny Harper. In 2011, she appeared in an episode of “The Chicago Code” as the character named “Taylor”.
The other major role that Melissa Ordway has played, is the role of “Chloe Carter” in the series “Hollywood Heights”. She appeared in 80 episodes of “Hollywood Heights” in 2012. She also appeared in an episode of “The League” in 2012 where she played the role of Sutton.
In 2013, she appeared as Sydney Price for six episodes of the show “90210”.
She has been portraying the role of Abby Newman in “The Young and the Restless” for more than seven years now. She started playing this character in 2013. She is part of the main cast.
Personal Life
Melissa Ordway met Justin Gaston when they were filming “Escapee” in 2011. The two fell in love and started dating. After about a year, Melissa and Justin got married on September 22, 2012, in a private ceremony.
They adopted a daughter together in 2016. She was named Olivia Christine. She gave birth to a girl on December 9, 2017. It was their second child and she was named Sophie Jolie.
Height, Weight, and Age
She stands 1.75 meters tall and weighs approximately 56kg.
As of September 2020, she is 37 years old.
Social Media
Melissa Ordway is active on social media accounts like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. She loves to post pictures of her daughters on her social media accounts and has a casual approach to social media. As of September 2020, on Instagram, she has 168k followers, on Facebook she has 42.5k followers and on Twitter, she has 67k followers.
Net Worth
As of September 2020, Melissa Ordway’s net worth is estimated to be US$ 3 million. She earns most of her money from modeling and acting. She has been active in the industry since 2004.
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