Alyssa Milano literally grew up in front of the world on ABC's long-running comedy "Who's the Boss." For eight years, she brought the character of "Samantha Micelli" to life on the top-rated series. After the show completed its' last season in 1992, she continued to hone her talents on both the big and small screen.

After two seasons playing "Jennifer Mancini" on the hit Fox show "Melrose Place," Milano re-teamed with Spelling Television last year in The WB series "Charmed." Now in its second successful season, Alyssa stars with Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs, as one of three San Francisco sisters who discover they are Witches with magical powers. "Charmed" series debut had the highest Nielsen rating of any premiere on The WB.

Milano recently wrapped production on Destination Films' "Buying the Cow." The romantic comedy is scheduled for release in the spring of 2000.

Milano has done several highly rated telefilms, most recently, "Gold Rush," which aired as part of ABC's revival of "The Wonderful World of Disney." Also for ABC, Alyssa starred in "To Brave Alaska" and "The Surrogate," and for teh Showtime Network, Milano starred in the "Confessions of a Sorority Girl" episode of "Rebel Highway," directed by Uli Edel. She was also seen in "Casualty of Love: The Buttafuoco/Fisher Story," playing Amy Fisher; HBO films "Conflict of Interest," and "Candles in the Dark," directed by Maximiliian Schell.

Milano's feature film career includes the title role in the comedy, "Hugo Pool," which debuted at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. The film, directed by Robert Downey, Sr. and co-starring Sean Penn, Malcolm McDowell and Richard Lewis, chronicled a day in the life of a Bel Air pool cleaner (Milano).

Milano made her executive-producing debut in the thriller, "Body Count," in which she also starred opposite actor/recording artist Ice-T.

Milano's additional feature credits include the Imagine Entertainment/Universal Pictures' feature, "Fear," directed by James Foley. In this psychological thriller, Milano co-starred with Reese Whitherspoon and Mark Wahlberg as "Margo," a seventeen year-old going on twenty-five who is involved in a dangerous "fatal attraction" relationship. Other feature films include the action-thriller "Double Dragon," "Where the Day Takes You," "Commando," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and "Little Sister."

Milano got her thespian start in 1980 with the national touring company of "Annie." Besides this beloved musical, Alyssa has starred in "Tender Offer," a one-act play written by Wendy Wasserstein; "All Night Long," directed by Andre Gregory, and the first musical adaptation of "Jane Eyre." She returned to the theatre in 1991 when she starred in and produced a Los Angeles-based production of "Butterflies are Free."

"I think we're in a time when everyone's afraid to have sex. But I was raised being beautiful and healthy."

"It's hard enough to go through puberty. Everyone's embarassed about their youth, but if just happens that the '80s were particularly disgusting. Flock of Seagulls is not cool."

What Turns Alyssa Milano On?
"Wearing a boyfriend's underwear - like men's little 34 Jockey's with the flap. They can be a bit dirty."

"I've dated the sweet mama's boy, the musician rocker, the struggling artist - basically a lot of people without jobs."

Alyssa's favorite saying is "It's nice to be important, but it's important to always be nice."

"Every time I decide I want a child I get another pet. I have 3 dogs, 13 birds and 3 horses, what does that tell you?"

"I've always believed in experiencing everything in life. When you walk out with blinders on, you cut yourself off from the angels and the fairies."

We were in Brooklyn and we stopped by a neighbor's house ... there were these dogs there and I guess they had puppies, she was going to keep one but said she may have to put the rest to sleep if she couldn't find homes for them, so if we knew anyone that wanted puppies to let her know. I asked what she meant by "putting them to sleep", so I asked and my mom being as subtle as possible said it means they are going to kill them. So we took home one named Pluto.