BIOGRAPHY

Michelle is a five-time regional Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, host and actor. Drawing from her experience in broadcast journalism, she played a television host/reporter in NETFLIX's Mindhunter, Insatiable, House of Cards, FOX's The Gifted and AMC's Halt & Catch Fire.  She landed a supporting role in the dark comedy Lucky, which stars Colin Hanks, Ann-Margret and Jeffrey Tambor. Michelle's feature film credits include Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace, Vengeance, Last Ounce of Courage, Nailbiter and a lead role in The Profit, directed by Kevin Willmott. On the small screen, Michelle was a host of the daily entertainment show “Kansas City Live” on KSHB (NBC) and CinemaKC on PBS. Michelle can be seen in national commercials, corporate videos and print campaigns for clients, which include Sprint, Colgate, Aldi, Hallmark and John Deere.

EXPERIENCE

 Television

Law and Order, Co-star, NBC

House of Cards, Co-star, NETFLIX

Mindhunter, Co-star, NETFLIX

The Gifted, Co-star, FOX

The Oval, Recurring, BET

Insatiable, Co-star, NETFLIX

Queen Sugar, Co-star, OWN

Everything's Trash, Co-star, Freeform

Halt and Catch Fire, Co-star, AMC

Boss, Co-star, STARZ

Kansas City Live, KSHB (NBC) Host

News Reporter, KYTV and KOMU (NBC)

Cinema KC, Host (PBS)

Film

Creed 3, Supporting, Michael B. Jordan

Fall From Grace, Supporting, Tyler Perry

Lucky, Supporting, Gil Cates

Accidental Family, Supporting Lead, Jason Hudson

Last Ounce of Courage, Supporting, Darrel Campbell

Vengeance: A Love Story, Supporting, Johnny Martin

Sanitatum, Supporting, Michelle Mower

Nailbiter, Supporting, Patrick Rea

The Profit, Lead, Kevin Willmott

What We've Become, Supporting, Jennifer Nelson

Last Will, Supporting, Brent Huff

Hourglass Figure, Lead, Patrick Rea

Gotcher, Lead, Bruce Branit

Ready to Pop, Lead, Tony Ladesich

Split the Check, Lead, Patrick Rea

Rhubarb Pie, Lead, Mitch Brian

The Line, Lead, Chris Blunk

Video

Unreal Housewives, Lead

Next, Lead

Withered World, Lead

Bad Mother Plumber, Lead

Magic, Lead

John Deere, Lead

Commercials

List available upon request.

Training

Acting for the Camera - Wright/Laird Casting - Heather Laird

Advanced Acting Workshop - The Actor Factory - Chris Freihofer

Commercial Acting, Cold Reading & Scene Study - Commercial Actor’s Studio - Brian Cutler

Acting for the Camera & Scene Study - Actor Training Studio - Andy Garrison

University of Missouri School of Journalism, Broadcast - Magna Cum Laude Graduate

SKILLS AND QUALITIES:

Teleprompter, Ear Prompter, Interviewing, Southern Dialect, Musical Theater, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Ballet, Hip-hop, Ballroom Dance, Swing, Salsa, Tennis, Pilates, Dance Choreographer & Teacher