Early life

Fumero was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, the daughter of Cuban parents. Her parents moved to the United States from Cuba as teenagers. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from New York University in 2003.

Career

The second actress to portray Adriana on One Life to Live, Fumero joined the series on January 20, 2004. Adriana is the long-lost daughter of longtime character Dorian Cramer Lord, portrayed on-and-off since 1979 by Daytime Emmy-winner Robin Strasser. Fumero won the role of Adriana on her last day as a student at NYU. In late 2007 she decided not to renew her contract with the series, but remained on a recurring status to wrap up Adriana's storyline that concluded June 11, 2008. Fumero returned to One Life to Live in September 2008 for a 15-episode run. Fumero did a guest stint on OLTL on February 12, 2010, to help usher in the return of Kelly Cramer (Gina Tognoni).

Fumero made her big-screen debut as the lead in the 2009 independent film Tiny Dancer. In 2010, she appeared in five episodes of The CW's Gossip Girl as Zoe, one of Blair Waldorf's minions. In 2013, she was cast in Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Amy Santiago.

Personal life

Fumero married her One Life to Live co-star David Fumero on December 9, 2007, and has been credited as Melissa Fumero since. On November 16, 2015, she announced via social media that she was expecting her first child. On March 24, 2016 she gave birth to a son named Enzo.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Descent	Dorm Girl #2	Uncredited
2009	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Melissa
2009	Tiny Dancer	Ati	Credited as Melissa Gallo
2011	Half Empty	Jill	Short film
2013	House That Jack Built, TheThe House That Jack Built	Lily

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004-2011	One Life to Live	Adriana Cramer	208 episodes
2005	All My Children	Adriana Cramer	2 episodes Credited as Melissa Gallo
2009	Important Things with Demetri Martin	April	Episode: "Coolness"
2010	Gossip Girl	Zoe	6 episodes
2010	Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist	Carmen Reyes	Episode: "Red Letter"
2011	Royal Pains	Brooke	Episode: "Pit Stop"
2012	CSI: NY	Michelle Rhodes	Episode: "The Real McCoy"
2013	Men at Work	April	Episode: "The New Boss"
2013-present	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Amy Santiago	57 episodes

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Haute & Bothered	Jo	2 episodes

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