For most viewers of both our vast country and the whole world, actress Alice Milano is mainly known for her role as Phoebe Halliwell in the most popular series of the late 90s - early 2000s. After the end of the famous television project, her name is less and less seen in the credits of movies and TV shows, but the tabloids still do not lose sight of the actress, because she has already become a mother twice, released a clothing line, and is also actively involved in charity work.
With diapers on stage
Alice Milano (photo above) is a New Yorker. It was there, near the famous Bronx, that she was born on December 19, 1972. The family of the future actress reigned in a creative atmosphere. Her father Thomas was not only a famous yachtsman, but also a music editor. It was to his Italian roots that Alice owes her charming appearance, which won millions of hearts around the world. Her mother Lin was engaged in fashion design, and when her daughter became famous, she changed her qualifications and became her manager. The Milano family has more than one child, the actress grew up with her brother Corey, who is ten years older than her. Alice with her parents and brother lived for a long time in Staten Island and was a parishioner of the local Catholic Church. But even at a very young age, the girl decided to connect her future with the stage. The reason for this was Broadway and his play "Annie", which won the heart of the future actress. Although her parents were initially against her daughter’s choice, she insisted on making her debut on the stage in the production of Tony’s Reward at the age of eight. Young talent was appreciated, and then Milano played in several more performances, such as Jane Air, Tender Offer and others.
First successes on TV
A bright and promising girl spotted in Hollywood. When she was eleven years old, Alice Milano got her first role on television. She became Samantha Mitchell in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and pretty quickly became famous. Thanks to her new successful work, the young actress with her family left cold New York and settled in warm Los Angeles. And already in 1985 she got the role of the daughter of the hero Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action movie "Commando", which further advanced the girl on the path to world fame. True, after this film, the actress got more and more roles in the not-so-large-scale projects Canterville Ghost and Dances Until Dawn. In 1989, Alice Milano decided to try herself in a new role and recorded her first solo album as a singer. True, it was published in Japan, where it became incredibly popular. Within three years, she released four more albums, one of which even received platinum status. In 1992, Milano reappeared on the big screen, albeit in a small role, in the drama "Go with the Flow."
Cinema for adults
Filming in the series “Who's the Boss?” came to an end, and the actress needed to express herself in a new way, because the audience was already accustomed to the image of a puppet girl, which Alice Milano embodied on the screen for many years. The biography of the actress received a new round in 1993, when a young American with Italian roots made herself silicone breasts and began acting in films marked "older than 18". The most famous of them are “Embrace of the Vampire”, “Deadly Sins”, “Poison Ivy 2: Lily”. In between, Alice appeared in the eponymous film adaptation of the computer game Double Dragon.
Profession - Witch
In 1997, Alice Milano decided to return to TV again and got the role of Jennifer Mansini in the acclaimed 90s television show Melrose Place, and also appeared on shows such as Spin City and Fantasy Island. But the real glory brought her “Charmed” - a series of three witch sisters, where Milano got the role of the youngest, Phoebe. An interesting fact: initially, the younger Hallywell was supposed to play another actress, but after the pilot series she was kicked out of the project and taken Alice. "Enchanted" with resounding success went from 1998 to 2006, winning the love of fans around the globe. In between filming in the series, the actress did not forget about films, among which the comedy of 2002 "The Cat in a Poke" can be noted, but there were no significant achievements in this field at that time. When Enchanted ended, Milano starred in several successive films in the wake of success. She received leading roles in the films "Pathology", "Cool Pat", "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend", as well as episodic in "Celibate Week" and the comedy "Old New Year". After 2011, the actress did not act in films, but she actively appeared in the TV series “My Name is Earl”, “Castle”, “Best Guard” and “Mistresses”.
About personal
She is known for many tumultuous novels, this miniature Alice Milano. The growth of the actress is only 157 cm, which does not prevent her from winning men's hearts. At various times, among her boyfriends were such stars as Justin Timberlake, Fred Durst, Kirk Cameron, Scott Wolfe and many others. Milano even had an affair with a colleague on the set of Charmed Brian Krause, which lasted more than a year. In 1999, Alice first got married. Her chosen one was rock musician Sinjan Tate, but the union did not last a year. But ten years later, the actress again decided to get married, this time to her longtime friend, a sports agent, whom she had met for three years. David Bagliari and Alice Milano (photo above) became husband and wife on August 15, 2009. The couple had two children: son Milo (2011) and daughter Elizabeth (2014). In addition to family and work, the actress devotes much time to charity, she is the ambassador of the Global Organization for Neglected Tropical Diseases.