Born in Kalispell, Montana, Michelle moved to San Diego when she was 9. There she joined a local theater group and found herself soon having auditions in Los Angeles. She ended up with roles in Species as well as the recent A Thousand Acres.
On television, she’s guest starred on Baywatch, Home Improvement and Step by Step and her big break came starring as Jennifer in the hit television show Dawson’s Creek.
Since starring in Halloween H20, Michelle has gone on to become a huge star and has appeared in films such as ‘My Week with Marilyn’ playing icon Marilyn Monroe, ‘Shutter Island’ w/ Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘Blue Valentine’ w/ Ryan Gosling, ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ w/ James Franco, Mila Kunis & Rachel Weisz and ‘Brokeback Mountain’ w/ Heath Ledger & Jake Gyllenhaal where she was nominated for an Oscar for her role.
Over the years Michelle has proven her talent and worth and is still very active in Hollywood.
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