Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo(born January 8, 1965)[1]is an American actress who has appeared on television and in independent films. She is aSaturn Awardwinner with three nominations.
Michelle Forbes | |
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 Forbes at Comic-Con 2009 | |
| Born | Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo January 8, 1965 Austin, Texas,U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | |
Forbes first garnered attention for her dual role in the daytime soap operaGuiding Light,for which she received aDaytime Emmy Awardnomination. She is known for her recurring appearances on genre and drama shows, including EnsignRo LareninStar Trek: The Next GenerationandStar Trek: Picard,and her regular role as medical examinerJulianna CoxonHomicide: Life on the Streetduring the 1990s. She played recurring roles throughout the 2000s inBattlestar Galactica,24,In Treatment,Durham County,Prison Breakand her series regular role as Maryann Forrester onTrue Blood.She has appeared in significant roles in films such asEscape from L.A.,Kalifornia,Swimming with SharksandColumbus.
She starred in the 2011–2012AMCtelevision seriesThe Killing,for which she received aPrimetime Emmy Awardnomination.[2]On June 18, 2019 it was announced that Forbes would join USA Network'sactiondramaseriesTreadstone,a prequel/sequel to theBournefranchise.[3]
Early life
editForbes was born inAustin, Texas,ofMexican Americanheritage.[4]
Forbes hoped to become a ballet dancer. She began receiving formal acting training at theHigh School for the Performing and Visual ArtsinHouston.While on vacation inNew York Cityat the age of 16, she found herself auditioning for a film;[5]although she was not selected, she signed with theWilliam Morris Agencyand began her professional acting career.
Career
editIn 1987, at age 22, Forbes landed the contract role of Sonni Carrera Lewis on the daytime soap operaGuiding Light.The role was expanded to a dual role, with a second character, Solita Carrera, added. Forbes was a cast member for three years and in 1990 earned aDaytime Emmy Awardnomination for her performance. She then continued in theater and began appearing in small guest roles on television to raise her profile. She went on to make guest appearances on a few other TV shows before landing the recurring role of EnsignRo LareninStar Trek: The Next Generation.
The producers ofStar Trek: The Next Generationinvited Forbes to reprise Ro in the spin-off seriesStar Trek: Deep Space Ninebut Forbes declined the offer[6]and decided to focus on a career in films. She received praise, as well as aSaturn Awardnomination from theAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films,for her performance as photographer Carrie Laughlin in the 1993 thrillerKalifornia.This was followed with the lead female role in the 1994 black comedySwimming with Sharksas well as supporting roles in films such asThe Road Killers,Just LookingandJohn Carpenter's 1996 science fiction/action sequelEscape from L.A.
She continued performing on television during this period, with guest spots onSeinfeld,The Outer LimitsandStar Trek: The Next Generation,to which she returned to tie up the Ro Laren storyline in the series'penultimate episode.
In 1995, she played one of the leads inJ. S. Cardone'scrime thrillerBlack Day Blue Night,alongsideMia SaraandGil Bellows.The reviews forBlack Day Blue Nightwere positive. Without breaking new grounds, they highlighted its strengths as a well-executed, low-budget noir with engaging performances.[7][8][9][10]Greg Evans ofVarietyliked the film and of Forbes performance he said that it was "compellingly hard-bitten" and "outdistance the material."[11]
In 1996, Forbes joined the cast ofNBC's popular police dramaHomicide: Life on the Street,playing chief medical examinerJulianna Cox.She remained with the show for two years then was let go as part of a major cast overhaul (the series was canceled after one more season). However, she reprised her role in the 2000 TV specialHomicide: The Movie.
That same year, Forbes became a regular on theABCseriesWonderlandbut it was pulled from the air after only two episodes. Forbes was next seen in a recurring role on the police dramaThe District.
She was subsequently given roles in films such as 2001'sPerfumeand 2002'sAmerican Girlas well as the 2001 British television filmMessiah(for which she studiedBritish sign languagefor a week) and its sequel installments:Messiah 2: Vengeance is Minein 2002 andMessiah IIIin 2003. During the 2002–2003 TV season, Forbes played the recurring character of presidential aide Lynne Kresge on the second season of the action series24.
She followed her role on24with a guest spot onAliasthen went on to play Admiral Helena Cain in three episodes of the re-imagining of the classic sci-fi seriesBattlestar Galacticaas well as appearing in the television filmBattlestar Galactica: Razor.She followed this up with a recurring role as AgentSamantha Brinkeron the dramaPrison Breakand guest starred onBoston LegalandLost.
Forbes starred as the lead in the adaptation of the comic-bookGlobal Frequency,the single produced episode of whichleaked onlinethe following year, eight months after the series failed to be picked up by Warner Bros. networks.[12]
Forbes returned to British television screens with guest roles in bothHolby Cityand as aMossadagent inWaking the Dead.In 2008, Forbes starred in two HBO drama series;In Treatment,portraying the wife of the central character, and inTrue Bloodas aMaenadnamed Maryann Forrester.[13]
She reprised her semi-regular roles in both series in their respective second seasons in 2009 as well as joining the cast of the Canadian psychological drama seriesDurham Countyfor its second season as Dr. Penelope Verity.[14]
Forbes played the role of Mitch Larsen in the US television seriesThe Killing,a 2011 remake of the Danish crime seriesForbrydelsen.Forbes appeared as Retro Girl in the TV seriesPowers.[15]She also landed a prominent supporting role inThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
Forbes subsequently played Valerie Edwards in the TV seriesBerlin Stationthat aired onEpixfrom 2016 to 2019. Her character was a no-nonsense administrator who serves as a Berlin Station Internal branch chief.
In January 2021, it was announced that she would join the cast of theABCdramaBig Skyas matriarch Margaret Kleinsasser.[16]
Personal life
editForbes became a vegetarian since as a teenager and becameveganin 2011.[17]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Love Bites | Nerissa | |
| 1993 | Kalifornia | Carrie Laughlin | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| 1994 | Swimming with Sharks | Dawn Lockhard | |
| 1994 | Roadflower | Helen | |
| 1995 | Just Looking | Mary | |
| 1995 | The Chosen One | The Mother | |
| 1995 | Black Day Blue Night | Rinda Woolley | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Lieutenant Brazen | |
| 1998 | Dry Martini | Valeria | |
| 2000 | Bullfighter | Mary | |
| 2001 | Perfume | Francene | |
| 2002 | American Girl | Madge Grubb | |
| 2004 | Dandelion | Ms. Voss | |
| 2004 | Al Roach: Private Investigator | Dede Dragonfly | Voice role |
| 2009 | Diplomacy | US Secretary of State | |
| 2013 | Highland Park | Sylvia | |
| 2013 | The Hunters | Jordyn Flynn | |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Lieutenant Jackson | |
| 2017 | Columbus | Maria | |
| 2017 | Gemini | Jamie | |
| 2017 | Say You Will | Janis Nimitz | |
| 2017 | The Honor Farm |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1989 | Guiding Light | Dr. 'Sonni' Carrera-Lewis | Unknown episodes Nominated—Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
| 1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Gym Instructor | Episode: "The Fugitive Priest Mystery" |
| 1991 | Shannon's Deal | Maren | Episode: "The Inside Man" |
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dara | Episode: "Half a Life" |
| 1991–1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | EnsignRo Laren | Recurring role (Seasons 5–7) |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Julie | Episode: "The Big Salad" |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Jamie Pratt | Episode: "A Stitch in Time" |
| 1996 | The Prosecutors | District Attorney Rachel Simone | TV movie |
| 1996–1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Dr.Julianna Cox | Main cast (Seasons 5–6) Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series |
| 1998 | Brimstone | Assistant District Attorney Julia Trent | Episode: "Executioner" |
| 2000 | The District | Helen York | Recurring role (Season 1) |
| 2000 | Homicide: Life Everlasting | Dr. Julianna Cox | TV movie |
| 2000 | Wonderland | Dr. Lyla Garrity | Main cast |
| 2001–2004 | Messiah | Susan Metcalfe | Main cast (Series 1–3) |
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Assistant District Attorney Jill Sorenson | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Jackson County War | Rory Hammett | TV movie |
| 2002 | Fastlane | Lena | Episode: "Get Your Mack On"; uncredited |
| 2002–03 | 24 | Lynne Kresge | Recurring role (Season 2) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2004 | Love is the Drug | Reena | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Global Frequency | Miranda Zero | Unsold pilot |
| 2005 | Alias | Dr. Maggie Sinclair | Episode: "Another Mister Sloane" |
| 2005 | The Inside | Zoya Petikof | Episode: "Thief of Hearts" |
| 2005–06 | Battlestar Galactica | Admiral Helena Cain | Recurring role (Season 2) |
| 2005–06 | Prison Break | Samantha Brinker | Recurring role (Season 1) |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Juliette Monroe | Episode: "The Nutcrackers" |
| 2007 | Unthinkable | Jamie McDowell | TV movie |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Admiral Helena Cain | TV movie |
| 2007–08 | Waking the Dead | Sarah | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Lost | Karen Decker | Episode: "There's No Place Like Home:Part 1 " |
| 2008–09 | In Treatment | Kate Weston | Main cast (Season 1) |
| 2008–2009 | True Blood | Maryann Forrester | Recurring role (Seasons 1–2) Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2009 | Durham County | Dr. Pen Verrity | Main cast (Season 2) |
| 2011–2012 | The Killing | 'Mitch' Larsen | Main cast (Seasons 1–2) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Gail McLeod | Recurring role (Season 2) |
| 2014 | Orphan Black | Dr. Marian Bowles | Recurring role (Season 2) |
| 2014 | Rake | Lucy Marks | Episode: "Jury Tamperer" |
| 2015 | Powers | Janis Sandusky / Retro Girl | Main cast (Season 1) |
| 2015 | The Returned | Helen Goddard | Recurring role |
| 2016–2019 | Berlin Station | Valerie Edwards | Main cast |
| 2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Vicki Ann Rudin | Episode: "Silent All These Years" |
| 2019 | Treadstone | Ellen Becker | Main cast |
| 2021 | Big Sky | Margaret Kleinsasser | Recurring role (Season 1) |
| 2021–22 | New Amsterdam | Dr. Veronica Fuentes | Recurring role (Season 4) |
| 2023 | Star Trek: Picard | Commander Ro Laren | Episode: "Imposters" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Half-Life 2 | Dr.Judith Mossman |
| 2006 | Half-Life 2: Episode One | Dr. Judith Mossman |
| 2007 | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Dr. Judith Mossman |
| 2009 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | Captain Gail Revas |
| 2011 | DC Universe Online | Circe |
| 2017 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Zofia Blazkowicz |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Guiding Light | Nominated |
| 1990 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Daytime Villainess | Guiding Light | Nominated |
| 1993 | Saturn Award | Best Actress | Kalifornia | Nominated |
| 2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | 24(shared with the cast) | Nominated |
| 2010 | Saturn Award | Best Guest Starring Role in Television | True Blood | Nominated |
| 2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | True Blood(shared with the cast) | Nominated |
| 2011 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series[18] | The Killing | Nominated |
| 2011 | Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series[19] | The Killing | Nominated |
| 2011 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress in Television[20] | The Killing | Won |
| 2023 | Hollywood HCA Award | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series[21] | Star Trek: Picard | Nominated |
References
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- ^White, Peter (June 18, 2019)."'Treadstone': Michelle Forbes Joins USA Network's CIA Drama Alongside Patrick Fugit, Michael Gaston, Tess Haubrich & Shruti Haasan ".Deadline.RetrievedJuly 7,2019.
- ^Yglesias, Matthew (May 22, 2012)."The Myth of Majority-Minority America".Slate.RetrievedOctober 21,2018.
- ^Nemecek, Larry.Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion,p. 164.
- ^Reeves-Stevens, Judith & Garfield (1994).The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.Pocket Books. pp. 70, 105.ISBN0-671-87430-6.
- ^"Black Day Blue Night — EW".Entertainment Weekly's EW.Archived fromthe originalon October 11, 2008.
- ^"Black Day Blue Night".TVGuide.RetrievedOctober 19,2024.
- ^Hurlburt, Roger (November 4, 1995). "Rating are the target in funny 'Open Season'".South Florida Sun Sentinel.pp. 3D.
- ^Rodriguez, Rene (November 3, 1994). "Black Day Blue Night".The Miami Herald.pp. 21G.
- ^Evans, Greg (November 27, 1995)."Black Day Blue Night".Variety.RetrievedOctober 19,2024.
- ^"Rejected TV Pilot Thrives on P2P".Wired.June 27, 2005.RetrievedJuly 24,2008.
- ^BiographyTV
- ^"Michelle Forbes Delves Into The Darkness Of Durham County"ArchivedJanuary 10, 2010, at theWayback MachineNovember 2, 2008, Blogg Critics
- ^"Sharlto Copley Set As Lead Christian Walker In 'Powers', Michelle Forbes Is Retro Girl".Deadline.August 18, 2014.RetrievedAugust 18,2014.
- ^"'Big Sky' Adds Michelle Forbes, Britt Robertson, Michael Raymond-James, Ryan Dorsey & Omar Metwally ".Deadline.January 28, 2021.RetrievedMay 5,2021.
- ^Mateo, Ashley (March 29, 2011)."Eat Like a Star: The Killing's Michelle Forbes".Self.RetrievedApril 22,2016.
- ^"2011 Emmy Nominations".Emmys.RetrievedMarch 14,2012.
- ^"2011 Critics Choice Nominees".Digitalspy.co.uk. June 6, 2011.RetrievedMarch 14,2012.
- ^"RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and SUPER 8 lead Saturn Awards with 3 awards each".saturnawards.org.July 26, 2012.RetrievedJuly 27,2012.
- ^"The 2023 HCA TV Awards nominees for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series are: (Tweet)".twitter /HCAcritics.July 12, 2023.RetrievedJuly 12,2023.
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