Mimi Michaels
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Early life
Michaels was born in Great NeckGreat Neck, New York
The term Great Neck is commonly applied to a peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island, which includes the village of Great Neck, the village of Great Neck Estates, the village of Great Neck Plaza, and others, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success and the border of Queens...
, Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She left to attend the famed LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, which she calls "The best decision of my life!" After graduating, on the high school dean's advice, rather than accepting a place at the SUNY Conservatory, she moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to pursue her acting career. Between acting jobs, she takes literature classes at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, where she majors in English.
Michaels remembers herself playing at acting characters in costume at the age of three, and acting professionally in commercials from the age of four. One of her earliest childhood television roles was on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
in 1991. She has a family acting connection: her maternal grandparents had acted in vaudeville and stage drama, and her brother Fred works for a film production company and as a writer.
Acting career
Michaels's first part in Los Angeles was the title role in Aimee Semple McPhersonAimee Semple McPherson (film)
Aimee Semple McPherson is a feature length dramatic biopic about evangelist "Sister" Aimee Semple McPherson.The cast includes Mimi Michaels, Rance Howard, and Kiera Chaplin. Richard Rossi wrote, directed and also acted in the film. Rossi shot the film with a $300 consumer camcorder...
(2006). She played the evangelical preacher
Aimee Semple McPherson
Aimee Semple McPherson , also known as Sister Aimee, was a Canadian-American Los Angeles, California evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s. She founded the Foursquare Church...
from the age of 15 into her 40s, which was a challenge for her developing acting skills, and got her a mixed review from Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
.
She had leading roles in several web series
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
, the vampire movie 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust
30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust
30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust is a 6-part miniseries that was released on FEARnet.com and FEARnet On Demand that acts as a sequel to the movie 30 Days of Night. Set one month after the events in the movie, the series focuses on Sara Maguire, a nurse who is attacked by a vampire and slowly...
(2008), the parody House of Heather, and the MTV Films
MTV Films
MTV Films is the motion picture production arm of cable channel MTV. Founded in 1996, it has produced films based on MTV programs such as Beavis and Butt-head Do America and Jackass: The Movie, as well as other adaptations and original projects. Its films are released by fellow Viacom division...
horror series Savage County. In 2009, Michaels also had notable supporting roles in the big screen horror film Boogeyman 3
Boogeyman 3
Boogeyman 3 is the third installment of the Boogeyman film series, released in 2009.-Plot:Boogeyman 3 opens with Dr. Mitchell Allen's daughter, Audrey . Audrey proceeds to take a shower and while doing so sees a hand with a black glove. Scared, Audrey gets out and goes to her room to sleep. Her...
, and the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television disaster miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
Meteor: Path to Destruction.
Filmography
- Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
(1 episode, "Sting", 1991) .... Cindy - All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(1 episode, "#1.6517", 1995) .... Amanda - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(2 episodes, "Trophy" and "For Love or Money", 1996–2001) .... Vanessa Carey / Heather Denslow - FedsFeds (TV series)Feds was a short-lived television series that aired on CBS from March 5, 1997 to April 9, 1997. It was created by Dick Wolf, the creator of Law & Order, and starred Blair Brown and Dylan Baker. Michael S. Chernuchin was also an executive producer for the project...
(1 episode, "The War Against Crime", 1997) .... Lacey Leeds - Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
(1 episode, "14 August 2001", 2001) .... Herself - The DivisionThe DivisionThe Division is an American Lifetime Television original series about a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.-Synopsis:...
(1 episode, "Murder.com", 2003) .... Karen - DragnetDragnet (series)Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners...
(1 episode, "The Big Ruckus", 2003) .... Alana Biehl - Without a TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
(1 episode, "Victory for Humanity", 2003) .... Terri Fuller - Six Feet Under (1 episode, "Hold My Hand", 2005) .... Shannon
- Aimee Semple McPhersonAimee Semple McPherson (film)Aimee Semple McPherson is a feature length dramatic biopic about evangelist "Sister" Aimee Semple McPherson.The cast includes Mimi Michaels, Rance Howard, and Kiera Chaplin. Richard Rossi wrote, directed and also acted in the film. Rossi shot the film with a $300 consumer camcorder...
(2006) .... Aimee Semple McPhersonAimee Semple McPhersonAimee Semple McPherson , also known as Sister Aimee, was a Canadian-American Los Angeles, California evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s. She founded the Foursquare Church... - SharkShark (TV series)Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:...
(1 episode, "Pilot", 2006) .... Jenny Dennison - Criminal MindsCriminal MindsCriminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
(1 episode, "North Mammon", 2006) .... Brooke Chambers - Backwoods (2008) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) .... Maggie - I Heart Veronica Martin (2008) .... Anna Marks
- Shark SwarmShark SwarmShark Swarm is a film created by RHI Entertainment as part of the Maneater film series. It premiered on the Sci Fi Channel on May 25, 2008. Directed by James A. Contner and written by Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, the film stars Daryl Hannah, John Schneider and Armand Assante...
(2008) (TV) .... Kim Wilder - 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust is a 6-part miniseries that was released on FEARnet.com and FEARnet On Demand that acts as a sequel to the movie 30 Days of Night. Set one month after the events in the movie, the series focuses on Sara Maguire, a nurse who is attacked by a vampire and slowly...
(unknown episodes, 2008) .... Sara Maguire - Boogeyman 3Boogeyman 3Boogeyman 3 is the third installment of the Boogeyman film series, released in 2009.-Plot:Boogeyman 3 opens with Dr. Mitchell Allen's daughter, Audrey . Audrey proceeds to take a shower and while doing so sees a hand with a black glove. Scared, Audrey gets out and goes to her room to sleep. Her...
(2009) (VDirect-to-videoDirect-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
) .... Lindsey - MeteorMeteor (TV miniseries)Meteor is a 2009 disaster television miniseries about the asteroid 114 Kassandra on a collision course with the Earth. The surrounding meteorites crash into various locations worldwide, including the small town of Taft, California, with little success in their elimination by the military.The first...
(2009) TV mini-series .... Jenny Crowe - The Ugly TruthThe Ugly Truth (film)The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America on July 24, 2009, produced by Lakeshore Entertainment for Columbia Pictures .- Plot :...
(2009) .... Female Fan - Gamer (2009) .... Stikkimuffin
- Savage County (2010) .... Megan
- Our Family WeddingOur Family WeddingOur Family Wedding is a romantic comedy film starring Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Lance Gross, Shannyn Sossamon and Regina King...
(2010) .... Tipsy #1 - BonesBones (TV series)Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
(1 episode, "The Body and the Bounty", 2010) .... Soleil - ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 or simply Laid to Rest 2, is the sequel to the slasher film, Laid to Rest. The movie stars Brian Austin Green, Danielle Harris, Mimi Michaels, Nick Principe, Angelina Armani, and Thomas Dekker.- Plot :...
(2011) .... Jessica Cannon (post-production)