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{{BLP sources|date=September 2009}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Melissa Ordway
|image = Melissa Ordway 2014.jpg
|caption = Ordway in 2014
|birth_name = Melissa Pam Ordway
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|3|31}}
|birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress, model
| yearsactive = 2004–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Justin Gaston]]|2012}}
| children = 2
}}

'''Melissa Pam Ordway Gaston'''<ref>''Soap Opera Digest'' 2012-08-13 issue. Vol. 37, No. 33. Pg. 55: "High Hollywood".</ref> (born March 31, 1983<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/melissa-ordway-57802776/ |title=Melissa Ordway |date= |accessdate=2016-05-28}}</ref>) is an American actress and model. She has modeled in many campaigns and acted in such films as ''[[17 Again (film)|17 Again]]'' and on television in ''[[Privileged (TV series)|Privileged]]''. She currently portrays the character of [[Abby Newman]] on the drama series ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and serves as one of the models on ''[[The Price is Right]]'' .

==Life==
Ordway was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], an only child, to John and Christine Ordway. She began doing community theatre in Atlanta and also acting in theatre productions at her high school in [[Snellville, Georgia]]. She starred in the stage performances of ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''[[The Women (play)|The Women]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', and many other shows. After graduating from high school, Ordway attended [[Georgia State University]] and is a member of the [[Delta Zeta]] sorority. While at Georgia State, Melissa was chosen to participate in a reality show on [[MTV]] called ''[[The Assistant (TV series)|The Assistant]]''. She won the show and moved to [[Los Angeles]] to pursue a career in acting and modeling.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] | title = Q&A / MELISSA ORDWAY: Reality TV gig bites, but she loves it | first = Rosalind | last = Bentley | department = Gwinnett News | page = JJ5 | date = 2004-09-19 }}</ref>

On September 22, 2012 she married [[Justin Gaston]], whom she met during the filming of ''Escapee''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/348295/miley-cyrus-ex-justin-gaston-weds-melissa-ordway |title=Miley Cyrus' Ex Justin Gaston Weds Melissa Ordway |publisher=E! Online |date=2012-09-24 |accessdate=2013-03-11}}</ref> In 2016, Gaston and Ordway adopted their first child, a daughter named Olivia Christine, born April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/news/47657/yrs-melissa-ordway-and-justin-gaston-welcome-baby-girl|title=Melissa Ordway and Justin Gaston Welcome Baby Girl|author=Young, Candace|website=Soaps.sheknows.com |date=2016-05-03 |accessdate=2016-05-25}}</ref> Ordway gave birth to a daughter, their second child, Sophie Jolie, on December 9, 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://people.com/babies/melissa-ordway-justin-gaston-pregnant/|title=Melissa Ordway Pregnant. Expecting Second Child|magazine=People.com|author=Kimble, Lindsay|date=July 12, 2017|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=SOD|authorlink=Soap Opera Digest|title=Y&R’s Melissa Ordway Welcomes Daughter|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yrs-melissa-ordway-welcomes-daughter/|accessdate=December 11, 2017|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|date=December 11, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211215936/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yrs-melissa-ordway-welcomes-daughter/|archivedate=December 11, 2017|location=United States}}</ref>

==Career==
===Modeling===
{{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2016}}
She moved to Los Angeles and signed with Nous Model Management. She started booking national campaigns and magazine covers almost immediately. Melissa's first big campaign was for [[Skechers]]. Within a year Ordway had modeled for [[Old Navy]], ''Fabrizio Gianni'', [[David's Bridal]], [[Anchor Blue]] and [[Tillys]]; she had also appeared on the cover ''Los Angeles Weddings Magazine'', ''Grand Sierra Magazine'' and ''Hona Hou Magazine''. She appeared on ''The Price is Right'' as a fill-in model the week of October 7, 2015.

===Acting===
Melissa Ordway's first major acting part was the recurring roles of Jordanna on [[The CW]] television series ''[[Privileged (TV series)|Privileged]]''. Ordway's feature film debut was in ''[[17 Again (film)|17 Again]]''. She has guest starred on such television shows as ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' and ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', as well as starring in several independent films including ''Callers'', ''[[Tales of an Ancient Empire]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34195/terror-tweets-scream-4-update-pyun-posts-tales-rough-cuts-eclipse-nearly-wrapped |title=Terror Tweets: Scream 4 Update, Pyun Posts Tales Rough Cuts, Eclipse Nearly Wrapped |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-24}}</ref> and ''I Heart Veronica Martin''. In 2010, Ordway appeared in the film ''[[The Last Song (2010 film)|The Last Song]]'' as Ashley and guest starred on ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'' as Morgan McKellan. She starred in the fantasy thriller film ''Tales of an Ancient Empire''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woman |first=The |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36777/fangs-and-blood-more-stills-tales-ancient-empire |title=Fangs and Blood: More Stills from Tales of an Ancient Empire. She appeared in a Jesse McCartney music video "It's Over" as Jessies ex Kacey. |website=Dreadcentral.com |date=2010-04-05 |accessdate=2012-05-24}}</ref> In 2011, she co-starred in ''[[Escapee (film)|Escapee]]'' and appeared in ''[[Ted (film)|Ted]]'' directed by [[Seth MacFarlane]].

She was cast in the main role of Chloe Carter on the [[TeenNick]] series ''[[Hollywood Heights (TV series)|Hollywood Heights]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/05/21/nick-at-nite-heats-up-the-summer-with-stardom-romance-and-deceit-with-the-premiere-of-nightly-primetime-drama-hollywood-heights-monday-june-18-at-9-pm-et-pt-673504/20120521nickelodeon01/ |title=Nick at Nite Heats Up the Summer With Stardom, Romance and Deceit With the Premiere of Nightly Primetime Drama "Hollywood Heights," Monday, June 18, at 9 P.M. (ET/PT) |publisher=[[TeenNick]] |date=2012-05-21 |accessdate=2016-05-28 |via=[[The Futon Critic]]}}</ref> In March 2013, Ordway was cast in the role of [[Abby Newman]] on the [[CBS Daytime|CBS]] soap opera ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', replacing previous actress [[Marcy Rylan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2013/03/06/exclusive-hollywood-heights-beauty-melissa-ordway-is-new-abby-on-the-young-and-the-restle |title=EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Heights Beauty Melissa Ordway is New Abby on The Young and the Restless! |date=2013-03-06 |first=Jamey |last=Giddens |work=[[Daytime Confidential]] |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |accessdate=2013-03-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310092508/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2013/03/06/exclusive-hollywood-heights-beauty-melissa-ordway-is-new-abby-on-the-young-and-the-restle |archivedate=2013-03-10 |df= }}</ref> She also appeared in the 2013 supernatural thriller film ''[[Odd Thomas (film)|Odd Thomas]]'' as Lysette.

She is an occasional guest model on The Price is Right.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film roles
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2006
|''[[Friendly Fire (2006 film)|Friendly Fire]]''
|Roller Goddess
|
|-
|2008
|''I Heart Veronica Martin''
|Vanessa
|Short film
|-
|2009
|''[[17 Again (film)|17 Again]]''
|Lauren
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Miss March]]''
|Gorgeous Girl
|
|-
|2009
|''Alpha Males Experiment''
|Tiffany
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Elektra Luxx]]''
|Sabrina Capri
|
|-
|2010
|''[[The Last Song (2010 film)|The Last Song]]''
|Ashley
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Bones (2010 film)|Bones]]''
|Samantha Reeves
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Tales of an Ancient Empire]]''
|Princess Tanis
|
|-
|2011
|''Minkow''
|Mindy Jameson
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Escapee (film)|Escapee]]''
|Renee Sanders
|
|-
|2011
|''Retail''
|Lizzie
|Short film
|-
|2011
|''Callers''
|Amanda
|
|-
|2011
|''[[In Time]]''
|Leila
|
|-
|2011
|''[[A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas]]''
|Grace
|
|-
|2012
|''Amelia's 25th''
|Loralei
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Ted (2012 film)|Ted]]''
|Michelle
|
|-
|2013
|''[[The Incredible Burt Wonderstone]]''
|Reporter
|
|-
|2013
|''Channeling''
|Victoria
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Odd Thomas (film)|Odd Thomas]]''
|Lysette
|
|-
|2014
|''[[The Outsider (2014 film)|The Outsider]]''
|Samantha
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television roles
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[The Assistant (TV series)|The Assistant]]''
|''[[The Assistant (TV series)|The Assistant]]''
|Herself
|Herself

Revision as of 17:39, 8 January 2020

{{BLP sources|dat |The Assistant |Herself |Contestant (winner) |- |2007 |Entourage |Morgan |Episode: "The Young and the Stoned" |- |2007 |How I Met Your Mother |Woman #1 |Episode: "Third Wheel" |- |2008–09 |Privileged |Jordanna |Recurring role, 8 episodes |- |2009 |Xtra Credit |Lindsey |Television movie |- |2010 |Cold Case |Diane Yates '80 |Episodes: "Bullet", "The Last Drive-In" |- |2010 |Melrose Place |Morgan McKellan |Episodes: "Mulholland", "Santa Fe", "Wilshire" |- |2010 |CSI: NY |Jenny Harper |Episode: "Out of the Sky" |- |2011 |The Chicago Code |Taylor |Episode: "The Gold Coin Kid" |- |2011 |Miami Magma |Emily Vitrini |Television movie |- |2012 |Hollywood Heights |Chloe Carter / Cynthia Kowalski |Main role, 80 episodes |- |2012 |The League |Sutton |Episode: "The Hoodie" |- |2013 |90210 |Sydney Price |Recurring role, 6 episodes |- |rowspan=2|2013–present |The Young and the Restless |Abby Newman |Main role |- |The Price Is Right |Herself/Model | |- |}

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