birthday: December 19, 1972
birth place: Brooklyn, New York
age 7: wanted to become an actress after seeing the Broadway play Annie
one year later, she acted in the musical with the role of "July"
she toured with the play for one year
1984: starred in Who's the Boss? as Tony Danza's daughter (Samantha Micelli)
the show ran for eight years (1982 to 1992)
1985: played Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in the movie Commando
1991: starred in & produced a Los Angeles production of Butterflies Are Free
1996: played Reese Witherspoon's best friend in the thriller Fear
1997: played a troublemaker role in Melrose Place as Jennifer Mancini
1998: cast as a regular in Melrose Place
recording artist: Alyssa released five albums including her most recent work Do You See Me?
her first album Look In My Heart was only second to Madonna and it achieved platinum status
quote: "Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's opinions of what you do."