Michelle Clunie

Michelle Clunie
Michelle Clunie in 2008
Born Michelle Renee Clunie
(1969-11-07) November 7, 1969
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California
New York, New York
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992–present
Children 1

Michelle Renee Clunie (born November 7, 1969) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Melanie Marcus on Showtime's critically acclaimed series Queer as Folk and as Ellen Beals on Make It or Break It. She is currently a star on MTV’s Teen Wolf as Mrs. Finch.[1]

Early life

Clunie was born in Portland, Oregon, where she studied ballet, tap, jazz, and violin.[2] She was awarded a scholarship to The Academy of Professional Ballet where she studied and apprenticed throughout her teenage years. At 19 years old she sold her violin for $200 and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her acting career.[3]

Career

At 23 years old Clunie's Los Angeles stage debut earned her a Dramalogue Award for Best Actress in Dean Orion's A Comedy of Eros performed at the Skylight Theatre.

Additional stage highlights include her portrayal of Abby in Neil LaBute's West Coast premiere of The Mercy Seat at the Ford Theatre,[4] for which she won the Backstage Readers Best Performance Award,[5] and the world premiere and Off-Broadway production of US, written and performed by Clunie at New York City's Lion Theatre at Theatre Row.

In 1995, she was cast in the Academy Award-winning The Usual Suspects[6] and shortly thereafter played a supporting role in Lost & Found.[7] She became a series regular on The Jeff Foxworthy Show and guest starred on ER, The Tony Danza Show, House M.D., Without a Trace, NCIS, among several others.[1]

She played Melanie Marcus in the US adaption of Queer as Folk[8] and the biology teacher, Mrs. Finch, on MTV’s Teen Wolf.

Personal life

In January 2015 at the age of 45, Clunie gave birth to Dashiell Julius William Clunie-Singer. The child's father is Bryan Singer, her close friend.[9][10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Deborah
1993 Sunset Strip Jonesy
1995 The Usual Suspects Sketch Artist
1996 Space: Above and Beyond Jennifer Brandt 1 episode
1996 The Jeff Foxworthy Show DeeDee Landrow 5 episodes
1997 Boy Meets World Kelly 1 episode
Night Man Megan Farrell 1 episode
1998 The Tony Danza Show Maggie 1 episode
1999 Lost & Found Gail
1999 V.I.P. Mary Tepsin 1 episode
2000 Diagnosis: Murder Maeve Michaels 1 episode
2000 Battery Park Mrs. Fleishman 1 episode
2000–2005 Queer as Folk Melanie Marcus 83 episodes
2002 Judging Amy Nancy
2005 The Unseen Kathleen
2006 House M.D Judy 1 episode
2006 Without a Trace Cindy Peterson 1 episode
2007 The Closer Dr. Leonard 1 episode
2008 Solar flare Jamie
2008 Leaving Barstow Sandra
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Paulla Kingsley 1 episode
2010 The Mentalist Tara Harrington 1 episode
2010–2011 Make It or Break It Ellen Beals Recurring role
2010 Lie to Me Jane Prescott 1 episode
2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Alex Bergman 1 episode
2011 In Plain Sight Sage Lorne/Britt Parnell 1 episode
2012 Magic Mike Dallas' Girl
2013 NCIS Meredith Dunn 1 episode
2014 Death Clique Tina
2014 Bones Suzanne Levitt 1 episode
2015-2017 Teen Wolf Mrs Finch (AP Biology Teacher) Recurring role; 9 Episodes
2015 A Sort of Homecoming Amy Hartinger Independent film

References

  1. 1 2 "Michelle Clunie". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. ↑ Baker, Jeff (April 28, 2014). "18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland". Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Michelle Clunie Biography, buddytv.com; accessed January 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Theater Review: THE MERCY SEAT (Vs. Theatre Company at [Inside] the Ford in Los Angeles)". stageandcinema.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  5. ↑ "Theater review: The Mercy Seat at [Inside] the Ford". LA Times Blogs. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  6. ↑ "The Usual Suspects (1995) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lost & Found (I) (1999) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bryan Singer expecting first child via surrogate Queer As Folk actress". Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  9. ↑ "Bryan Singer Expecting First Child With Best Friend Michelle Clunie". Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  10. ↑ "Bryan Singer and Best Friend Michelle Clunie Welcome Baby Boy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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