Tiffany Michelle
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Tiffany Michelle is an American
poker
player and actress, born and raised in Los Angeles, CA.
Michelle gained fame when she was the last woman remaining out of 6,844 players in the 2008 World Series of Poker
Championship Event, making $334,534 for her 17th place finish. Statistically, Michelle's finish broke records for the largest field a female has ever conquered in live poker tournament history. Following the tournament, Tiffany signed a sponsorship deal with the poker website UB, becoming a Star Player on the site along with the likes of Phil Hellmuth
and Annie Duke
.
It was while working as an actress that Tiffany got her start in poker, playing Hollywood house games for fun with fellow actors and industry types. With her knowledge of the game and experience in television she began working as an on-camera host and commentator for poker. In 2006, she worked as an on-air reporter for Bluff Magazine
's radio broadcast of the 2006 WSOP
on Sirius Satellite Radio
and in 2007 became the first ever female on-camera host for Pokernews.com.
As a poker player, Michelle has received a large amount of mainstream media, appearing on the covers of Steppin' Out (magazine)
, Ocean View Magazine, Rounder Magazine, Casino Player Magazine and being named one of Maxim
.com's Top 20 Hottest Celebrity Poker Aces. In 2009, Michelle joined her best friend and fellow WSOP Last Woman Standing poker pro, Maria Ho
as the only all-female team on the Emmy Award
winning 15th season of CBS reality show The Amazing Race
where they finished in sixth place. She has also appeared on the World Series of Blackjack
, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
, and LA Ink
.
Outside of poker and acting, Tiffany is musically inclined. She plays piano and guitar and performs as a singer/songwriter at various Los Angeles venues. In 2010, she launched her own clothing line Tiffany Michelle by Black Ace.
After finishing a two-year theatre program at College of the Canyons
and studying with UCLA's Film & Television department, she transitioned from performing on stage to the screen and appeared in TV episodes of ER
, Guilty or Innocent, the 2002 remake of Family Affair
and American Dreams
. She then landed the starring role opposite One Life to Live
's David Fumero
in the independent film Carrie's Choice, based on a true story.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player and actress, born and raised in Los Angeles, CA.
Michelle gained fame when she was the last woman remaining out of 6,844 players in the 2008 World Series of Poker
2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold...
Championship Event, making $334,534 for her 17th place finish. Statistically, Michelle's finish broke records for the largest field a female has ever conquered in live poker tournament history. Following the tournament, Tiffany signed a sponsorship deal with the poker website UB, becoming a Star Player on the site along with the likes of Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality...
and Annie Duke
Annie Duke
Annie Duke is a professional poker player and author who won a bracelet in the 2004 World Series of Poker $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Event and was the winner of the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, where she earned the Winner-Take-All prize of $2,000,000...
.
It was while working as an actress that Tiffany got her start in poker, playing Hollywood house games for fun with fellow actors and industry types. With her knowledge of the game and experience in television she began working as an on-camera host and commentator for poker. In 2006, she worked as an on-air reporter for Bluff Magazine
Bluff Magazine
Bluff Magazine is an American magazine specializing in the game of poker. Separate editions are also published for Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia....
's radio broadcast of the 2006 WSOP
2006 World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29...
on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
and in 2007 became the first ever female on-camera host for Pokernews.com.
As a poker player, Michelle has received a large amount of mainstream media, appearing on the covers of Steppin' Out (magazine)
Steppin' Out (magazine)
Steppin' Out is a weekly entertainment industry-oriented magazine published by Chaunce Hayden that bills itself as "New York and New Jersey's #1 Entertainment Magazine". The main feature of each issue is its cover feature, an interview of a celebrity by Hayden...
, Ocean View Magazine, Rounder Magazine, Casino Player Magazine and being named one of Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
.com's Top 20 Hottest Celebrity Poker Aces. In 2009, Michelle joined her best friend and fellow WSOP Last Woman Standing poker pro, Maria Ho
Maria Ho
Maria Ho is a professional poker player, born in Taipei, Taiwan. She is currently ranked 12th in the world among female poker pros in overall earnings....
as the only all-female team on the Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning 15th season of CBS reality show The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
where they finished in sixth place. She has also appeared on the World Series of Blackjack
World Series of Blackjack
The World Series of Blackjack is a televised blackjack tournament created and produced by the cable network GSN. It is a closed tournament; players are either invited to play or can attempt to win a spot via a satellite tournament. Rounds are edited into 1-hour episodes and broadcast on GSN...
, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials...
, and LA Ink
LA Ink
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California...
.
Outside of poker and acting, Tiffany is musically inclined. She plays piano and guitar and performs as a singer/songwriter at various Los Angeles venues. In 2010, she launched her own clothing line Tiffany Michelle by Black Ace.
Acting
As an actress, Michelle got her start in theatre at the age of ten, performing with the Lancaster Performing Arts Center in musical adaptations of Pinocchio, Beauty and The Beast, Cinderella and as the star of Alice in Wonderland. During her high school years she competed in several pageants, winning the titles of Miss Teen Newhall 2000, Miss Teen Santa Clarita Valley 2001 and she was voted Miss Congeniality in the 2001 Miss Teenage California pageant.After finishing a two-year theatre program at College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...
and studying with UCLA's Film & Television department, she transitioned from performing on stage to the screen and appeared in TV episodes of ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Guilty or Innocent, the 2002 remake of Family Affair
Family Affair
Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional...
and American Dreams
American Dreams
American Dreams is an American television comedy-drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios...
. She then landed the starring role opposite One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
's David Fumero
David Fumero
David Fumero is a Cuban American actor and former male fashion model. Fumero is best known for his role as Cristian Vega on One Life to Live.-Personal life:...
in the independent film Carrie's Choice, based on a true story.