Before exposing herself (and then some) in Turistas, Melissa George had a long and varied career as an actress. And she's no stranger to weird cinematic going-ons. She appeared as the doomed hooker May in Alex Proyas' Dark City, as well as had a part in David Lynch's Muholland Dr. Fans of TV's quickly-cancelled fantasy series Roar know her as Molly; while fans of Alias know (and hate) her as Lauren Reed. George has also made appearences on such TV shows as Friends, Monk, and Charmed. She can also be seen in Sugar And Spice and The Limey, as well as playing Clive Owen's wife in Derailed.

Outside of Turistas, George is probably best known to horror fans from her role as Kathy Lutz, whose family is beseiged by ghosts in the Amityville Horror remake from a few years ago. But she's not yet done with the creepy goings-on: George has already shot 30 Days Of Night, a vampire thriller that's based on a comic book which depicts an Alaskan town under assault by bloodsuckers during the time of year when there's no sunlight. That's due in theaters in fall of 2007. A native of Australia, Turistas is one of the rare projects outside of that country in which George speaks with her natural accent.