Michael Michele

stars  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 harrassment 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.

stars  Measurements: 34B-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

stars  12/21/04: Had her first child, a son, Brandon, with boyfriend, New York restaurateur Jimmy Rodriguez, in New York.

stars  Was twice cast to play Eriq La Salle's girlfriend: first in Coming to America (1988), a role from which she resigned, and then in "ER" (1994), a role which she played for three seasons.

stars  One of the few female celebrities named Michael. She is named after her mother's best friend, a woman named Michael.