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Relationship Facts of Melissa O’Neil

Melissa O’Neil is not having an affair with anyone presently.
Her sexual orientation is straight.

What is the relationship of Melissa O’Neil?

Currently, Melissa O’Neil relationship status is single. She doesn’t seem to date anyone at the moment. She remains low-key when it comes to her private life.

Melissa O’Neil: Biography in Details

Who is Melissa O’Neil?

Melissa O’Neill is a well-known actress and singer from Canada. Melissa O’Neil is the winner of the third season of the singing reality show “Canadian Idol.”

Meanwhile, she is renowned for her performances as Two, Rebecca, and Portia Lin on the Syfy science fiction series “Dark Matter” and as Officer Lucy Chen on the ABC police procedural drama series “The Rookie.”

Melissa O’Neil: Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Melissa O’Neil was born on July 12, 1988 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As of 2024, her age is 36 her zodiac sign is Cancer. She is of Irish-Chinese ethnicity and holds Canadian nationality. Her full name is Melissa Crystal O’Neil, and her maternal grandpa gave her the Chinese name Oh Seemun.

Her parents’ names are Tim O’Neil and Alison Yeung.

Melissa O’Neil—Education

Meanwhile, she attended Terry Fox Junior High School. Later, she attended Lester B. Pearson High School in Calgary. During high school, she participated in musicals, rugby, and basketball.

Melissa O’Neil: Professional life, Career

Melissa O’Neil auditioned for the third season of “Canadian Idol” in 2005, still in high school. She went on to win “Canadian Idol” on September 14, 2005, defeating Rex Goudie and becoming the show’s first female champion and youngest winner (at 17).

Melissa’s winning title included a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada, as well as the publication of her debut single “Alive”. The CRIA certified the single platinum, which 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 began her first solo tour, named the ‘Let It Go Tour’ after her second single, in North Bay, Ontario.

Musical Theatre

After a successful singing career, she made her feature film debut in 2010 with “Broken Hearts.” She made her debut at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 2011.

She also appeared in a sit-down production of Les Misérables at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theater. Additionally, her portrayal of Eponine earned her the Dora Award for Outstanding Female Performance. This actress reprised her role in the Broadway production of Les Miserables.

Acting

She started acting in 2015. She also participated in the 2015 CBC TV drama “This Life,” set in Montreal, as well as the Cole Hauser TV crime thriller “Rogue” and the musical drama web series “Lost Generation,” which was set in Berlin. Duncan Sheik penned the text and score for the production, which was originally titled Pulse.

In December 2014, she was cast as Two / Rebecca / Portia Lin in the Syfy TV series space opera “Dark Matter”. She played the character in three seasons of the show, from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, she played Suki in The CW’s procedural crime drama “iZombie,” and she also participated in the thriller “Condor,” a television adaptation of Three Days of the Condor.

Later, she was cast as Officer Lucy Chen in ABC’s police drama series “The Rookie.” In the show, she portrays a fellow rookie cop opposite Nathan Fillion.

Melissa O’Neil – Awards

In 2014, she received the Dora Award for Outstanding Female Performance for her role as Éponine in Les Misérables.

She was nominated for the Juno Award for Best New Artist in 2007.

Melissa O’Neil: Net worth, Salary

As of 2024, her net worth is believed to be over $14 million.

Melissa O’Neil Rumors, Controversy

This actress has maintained a positive public image while avoiding controversy and rumours.

Melissa O’Neil: Body features, Height, Weight

Her height stands 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 meters) tall and weighs approximately 53 kg (116 pounds).

In addition, she has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair.

Similarly, her body measurements are 35-24-35 inches, and she wears a shoe size 7.5 US.

Social media

Her Instagram, ‘@missoneil‘, has over 566 k followers. Similarly, her Twitter is under the userid ‘@Mel13Oneil‘ has over 57.3 k followers.

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