Michael Michele
- Actress
- Producer
Michael is the eldest of two daughters. Her white father, Jerry, is an
entrepreneur. Her African American mother, Thersa, is a corporate
manager. In high school she played volleyball, basketball, and ran
track. After high school, she moved to New York and quickly got
commercial work. This led to a role in Eddie Murphy's 1989 film Harlem Nights (1989). But
that role dissolved when she spurned his advances and she filed a
sexual harassment suit against him. The suit was ultimately settled
out of court. She went to work at The Gap to make ends meet. That ended
in 1991, when she got her break in New Jack City (1991) and followed with a role on
"1st & Ten". Regular TV roles followed. On the set of ER (1994), she is
known for shooting baskets between takes.