Melissa Johnston

Melissa Johnston is a Canadianborn American actress She was raised in the Detroit suburbs by her mother a Canadian business owner and her father an American steel worker Melissa has one sister her twin with whom she remains close Immediately after secondary school Melissa moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career That summer she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and then transferred to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy where she completed her conservatory studies in 2009 She quickly began performing in regional theater productions and independent short films In the summer of 2009 she became a spokes model for Neutrogenas skiniD campaign which gained her national recognition as a model Capitalizing on her success in the commercial world she began landing small roles on network television and in theatrical film releases including ABC Familys Greek and Twentieth Century Foxs Water for Elephants The following year she earned her first lead role in a feature as Sue in the Asylums Barely Legal The lowbudget raunchy teen comedy enjoyed unexpected success Melissa received nods for the outstanding performance even though she admitted in an interview with Matchflickcom that she had no time to prep the role literally being handed the script the first day on set The film earned Melissa international recognition in the genre and opened many doors for her in acting and modeling