Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 19th, 1972, Played is one of the children television stars of the 1980s. She is known to most for her role as Samantha Micelli in the ABC sitcom Who's the Boss?, starring Tony Danza.

At the age of seven, Milano knew she wanted to become an actress, after seeing the Broadway play Annie. One year later, she made her acting debut with the role of "July" in the same musical, and toured with the play for a year.

Milano made her television debut in 1984 with her role as Tony Danza's daughter in the popular sitcom Who's the Boss?, which ran for eight years. After a five-year hiatus, Milano returned to television in 1997, in her role as troublemaker Jennifer Mancini in the Spelling produced primetime soap, Melrose Place. She was cast as a regular in the 1998 season, and became the enemy of fellow beauty Amanda, played byHeather Locklear.

Milano also starred in a made-for-TV movie called To Brave Alaska, about a couple fighting for their lives when they are abandoned in Alaska. She also starred in the made-for-tv movies The Surrogate, Candles in the Dark, and as Amy Fisher in the CBS rendition of the renowned "Long Island Lolita".

As for big-screen roles, Alyssa started coming out of her shell (and her clothes), and starred in some very alternative movies like Embrace of the Vampire, where she participated in lesbian and threesome scenes, and Poison Ivy II, with even more sex.

She also played Reese Witherspoon's promiscuous best friend in the 1996 thriller Fear. Audiences might remember her as Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in the 1985 hit Commando.

The same year as her debut on Melrose Place, Milano attended the Sundance Film Festival, where her new movie, Hugo Pool premiered. At the festival she was awarded with the Spirit Award for women. Hugo Pool starred and was directed by Robert Downey Jr. with Sean Penn and Patrick Dempseyin the cast as well .

Milano is currently one of the three witches on the WB's Charmed, playing the sister of fellow witches Shannen Dohertyand Holly Marie Combs. As for her love life, she got married to a band player last January (it probably won't last), so boys get your pickup lines ready.