Lisa Trusel

Lisa Trusel (born October 25, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Melissa Horton on Days of Our Lives (1983–1988, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2010).

Personal life

Trusel married her former Days co-star, David Wallace, on November 1, 1986. They have four children: Ryan Elizabeth (born December 1989), Benjamin (born c. 1991), Emma (born c. 1993), and Joseph (born c. 1997). In January 2012, Trusel became a grandmother when her daughter, Ryan Elizabeth, gave birth to a son, Levi.

Career

She was a young member of the cast of the hit television show Father Murphy during the early 1980s, playing the character Lizette Winkler. She later became a regular character on the daytime television soap opera, Days of Our Lives, playing the character Melissa Phillips Anderson.

Filmography

• 1981 - 1983: Father Murphy as Lizette Winkler (31 episodes)
• 1983: The Rousters as Darlene
• 1983 - 1988: Days of Our Lives as Melissa Horton (Role since: 1982 - 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, January 2010, June 17, 2010)
• 1989: TV 101 as Jamie Myers (4 episodes)