Angel Parrish

Angel Marie Parrish (née Brooks) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Melissa George. She made her first on-screen appearance on 30 March 1993, arriving as a teenage runaway. The character became popular amongst viewers when she was paired up with Shane Parrish, and to this day they remain one of the soap's most loved couples. George departed Home and Away on 30 August 1996.<ref name "NowTV>Jones, Andrea (24 August 1996). "Now on TV". The Sun-Herald (Fairfax Media). p. 14. Retrieved 17 July 2012. </ref> Angel said goodbye to Summer Bay and left for England with her children and new boyfriend.

Casting

George and a friend, Cara Mitchinson, both acted in a mock episode of Home and Away with a video camera, playing Bobby and Sophie Simpson respectively. When the offer of a role on the serial came, George's parents convinced her to relocate from her native Perth to Sydney and she began lodging with families. George met with casting director Liz Mullinar and was subsequently cast in the role.