Melissa Gallo was born on August 19, 1982 in New Jersey and is a Cuban-American actress. Gallo became the second actress to portray Adriana Colón Cramer on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role she took on in 2004. When Gallo joined the cast of One Life to Live, Dorian Lord (Robin Strasser) shocked the citizens of Llanview when she revealed that Adriana was actually her daughter.

Gallo was born and raised in New Jersey, the daughter of Cuban-born parents who moved to the United States as teenagers. In December 2003, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from New York University. Melissa won the role of Adriana on her last day as a student at NYU. She is quoted as saying that she was extremely lucky in getting this role.

The role of OLTL's Adriana marked Melissa's first professional acting job. A dancer since childhood, she continues to take classes when her schedule permits. Melissa is an avid reader and enjoys going to the theatre as much as possible.

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