Melissa Fitzgerald
📖Biography
Melissa Fitzgerald is an American actress and social activist, born January 7, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James Fitzgerald, a prominent Pennsylvania judge, and Carole Fitzgerald, a volunteer. Her acting career has included film, theater and television in New York and Los Angeles. Melissa is best known for portraying the role of Carol Fitzpatrick, assistant to C. J. Cregg, on NBC’s award-winning political drama The West Wing. She also appeared in the films Frequency, Love & Sex, The Truman Show, Boxing Helena, and Monuments Avenue, but off-screen she is widely known as a courageous advocate for people in need. She is the Senior Director of the nonprofit organization Justice For Vets. She was married to West Wing guest star Noah Emmerich from 1998-2003.