Facts

Had a speaking role on the original recording of Vitamin C's "Graduation" song

Her first airdate on OLTL was January 20, 2004

Graduated from Lyndhurst High School in 2000

Went to the Broadway Bound Dance School in Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Born on August 19, 1982 making her a Leo

Five hours after graduating college from NYU, she found out that she landed the role of Adriana on OLTL

Starred in a national commercial for Verizon

Auditioned to play Marina on the CBS soap opera, "Guiding Light"

As a child her favorite movie was "Teen Witch"

Shares her "One Life to Live" dressing room with Kathy Brier

When she was hired to play Adriana on "One Life to Live" the original intention of the storyline was for Dorian Lord to pretend that Adriana was her daughter to gain her inheritance. When producers saw the striking resemblance between Melissa Gallo and Robin Strasser they decided to make the family ties permanent and the shocking twist of the storyline was the Adriana really was Dorian's daughter. This created some storyline problems because the character had been paired romantically with Dorian's grandson River Carpenter