Michelle is already well known around the world from her work as a regular cast member on the Australian show “Neighbours”, “Outrageous Fortune” and the hit teen show “The Tribe”.
She won “Best Actress in A Feature Film” at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards 2011 for “My Wedding and Other Secrets”, and was nominated for a Logie for her role in “Neighbours”.
Her film work has screened in many festivals and won awards including those at Sundance, Cannes and Berlin.
Michelle has been working in the States recently. She appeared in Big Momma’s House; Like Father Like Son, The Beaver directed by Jodie Foster, and is soon to star as a lead in an upcoming MTV scripted series penned by Emmy-nominated writer Craig Wright called “Underemployed”.
She has recently completed work with Oscar-winning director Jane Campion on her mini-television series produced with BBC called Top of the Lake.