Michelle Clunie



Birth date : 7 november 1969
Birth Place : Portland, Oregon

Biography :
Michelle Clunie was born in Portland, Oregon. As a child, she was very shy and introverted, obsessed only with her rock collection. Michelle's mother introduced her to dance, art and music in an effort to "break her out of her shell." She took up dancing and playing the violin, went on to win several competitions in both, a scholarship to The Academy of Professional Ballet, and spent the last year of high school receiving class credit for work she did with The Keith Martin ballet company.
Her moment of inspiration came when she saw Lauren Bacall in "To Have and Have Not." After high school she hocked her violin for $200 and moved to Los Angeles. There she landed a Crest Toothpaste commercial for MTV, produced the play "Comedy of Eros," for which her one act was entitled, "Confessions Of A Raging Male Heterosexual." Milton Katselas soon took her under his wing. She studied with him for ten years, work-shopping and performing under his direction. She had the opportunity to work on Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neil plays, of which her favorites include; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, After the Fall and Antigone.
Michelle has worked regularly in television and film, and was a series regular on The Jeff Foxworthy show for CBS, as the Cajun-Italian spitfire Dee-Dee Landreaux. She toured briefly with the critically acclaimed "Vagina Monologues," raising money to stop violence against women. Currently, she is developing two projects with her business partner, is in the midst of writing her second script.


Filmography :
The Unseen (2005) .... Kathleen
Damaged Care (2002) (TV) .... Gemma Coombs
Lost & Found (1999) .... Gail
The Usual Suspects (1995) .... Sketch Artist
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) .... Deborah
Sunset Strip (1992) .... Jonesy

Notable TV appearances :
"1-800-Missing" playing "Tanis Archer" (episode # 1.10)
"Judging Amy" playing "Nancy" (episode # 3.24)
"Diagnosis Murder" (episode # 7.15)
"V.I.P." playing "Mary Tepsin" (episode # 2.10)
"JAG" playing "Sally Wexler" (episode # 5.9)
"Pacific Blue" (episode # 5.1)
"ER" playing "Gretchen" (episode # 3.1)
"Silk Stalkings" playing "Annie" (episode # 3.17)

On Stage :
The Vagina Monologues - Stamford (CT) - San Francisco (CA)
Class of 1990 - Tiffany Theatre
A Comedy of Eros - Skylight Theatre