Michael Michele’s Biography, husband, parents, net worth, Wiki

Known for movies

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
as Judy Spears

Ali (2001)
as Veronica Porche

ER (1999-2002)
as Cleo Finch

Dark Blue (2002)
as Beth Williamson

• Michael Michele Williams was born on 30 August 1966, in Evansville, Indiana, USA, under the Virgo zodiac sign, and holds American nationality.
• She is renowned for her acting career, particularly for her role in the 1991 film “New Jack City”.
• Beyond acting, Michele has pursued work as a producer, director, and fashion designer.
• Michele’s personal life remains relatively private, though it is known she has a son named Brandon, born on 21 December 2004.
• Apart from her acting and fashion design work, Michele is passionate about jazz music, travel, philanthropy, and animal welfare.

Michael Michele Wiki Biography

Michael Michele was born in Evansville, Indiana USA, on 30 August 1966, so under the zodiac sign of Virgo and holding American nationality – she is popular for her career as an actress, especially for her role in the “New Jack City” movie released in 1991.

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Childhood and education

Michael was raised in Evansville alongside her older sister. Her mother is black, and works for the Bristol Myers pharmaceutical company, while her father is white and works as a furniture rental businessman. Michael was named after Michael Ann, who is her mother’s closest friend, and she is one of very few female celebrities with this name.

Michael grew up wanting to become an actress, as she was excited about watching all the movies and series which were being shown on TV. She was very friendly during her high school years and had a couple of close friends with whom she went to parties and did all the usual teenage things, she was also very sporty as she was part of the basketball team. Michael finished Howard Roosa Elementary School, then matriculated from Benjamin Boose High School, and subsequently focused on her acting career, rather than enrolling at college.

Career of an actress

Michael’s career was launched soon after she matriculated, as she appeared in several music videos by Freddie Jackson and Eric Gable, while also occasionally winning some small roles in movies and TV series.

She rose to prominence after she turned against the popular actor Eddie Murphy, and sued him for $75 million after she was allegedly fired from the “Harlem Nights” movie because she didn’t want to go out with him. Murphy addressed the matter (as he had to because she was suing him) and explained that he did not want to work with her because she wasn’t right for the role, and stated that he did not touch her, as Michael claimed in her lawsuit. Murphy also brought up the fact that if he was really planning on sleeping with her, he would have done it before giving her the role. The lawsuit was settled out of court – the details haven’t been shared with the public.

Michael became popular thanks to her role in the “New Jack City” movie shot in 1991. The movie was a major hit, and although it made Michael popular, it took her six years to land her next role, in “The 6th Man” comedy movie. In 1992, she appeared in the “Dangerous Curves” CBS crime drama series, and was part of it for two seasons. She won her first lead role in 1993 in the “Trade Winds” mini-series and then began appearing in the “New York Undercover” Fox drama series.

In 1998, she won a role in “Homicide: Life on the Street”, which got her several award nominations, however, she didn’t manage to win any. She went on to have her longest role in the “ER” medical drama from 1999 to 2002, for which she was again nominated for awards, without success.

She starred alongside Will Smith in the “Ali” biographical movie shot in 2001 and then went on to appear in the “Dark Blue” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” movies shot in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, she appeared in “Kevin Hill” film, and in 2007 in a single episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, and two episodes of “House”.

In 2011, Michael became part of the cast of the “Gossip Girl” CW teenage drama, she then appeared in single episodes of “The Following”, “Blue Bloods”, and “MacGyver” TV series in 2016, and is now acting in the “Dynasty” TV series as Dominique Deveraux.

Michael is also a fashion designer and is juggling between this and her job as an actress.

She also starred in “Under His Influence” and “Drunk, Driving, and 17” in 2023.

Love life and relationships

Michael is very secretive when it comes to her love life, as she hasn’t shared much regarding her present and past boyfriends with the public, however, being a popular actress means one cannot completely avoid media curiosity.

Michael was dating Jimmy Rodriquez when she was 38 years old – Jimmy works as a restaurateur in New York and is said to be very good at what he does. The two seemed to be getting along quite well until Michael gave birth to her son, Brandon on 21 December 2004 – although this hasn’t been confirmed, it is rumored that Jimmy did not want to be a father, and he therefore left Michael to raise their son on her own. It is not known whether or not he has been paying alimony, and if he was there during his son’s earliest years.

Rumor has it that the popular actress is currently dating a man who is a popular actor as well – the two were seen by their fans while eating in some of the restaurants around New York City, however, their relationship hasn’t been confirmed by Michael.

Judging by her social media accounts and her secrecy, Michael currently appears to be single, hasn’t married, and has a son named Brandon.

Hobbies and other interests

Michael is very passionate about acting and fashion, but in between her jobs, she finds time for a few things she enjoys doing.

Michael is very fond of jazz music and enjoys both listening to it and playing it on her guitar. She loved to travel while she was younger, and has been all around the US, and spent time travelling around Europe. She is a philanthropist and has donated quite an amount of money to charity, especially to those organizations working with underprivileged children as well as veteran organizations.

Michael loves all animals, and she volunteered in an animal shelter when she was younger – she doesn’t volunteer anymore, but has a dog which she adopted from a shelter.

Appearance and net worth

Michael is currently 57 years old. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, and is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) tall, while her weight is not known.

According to authoritative sources, as of 2024 her net worth is estimated to be more than $5 million and is steadily rising thanks to the numerous activities she is currently working on.

Fun fact

Michael was named one of the 50 sexiest stars of all time by “TV Guide” in 2005, while “Complex Magazine” named her one of the 50 hottest bi-racial women.

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Social media presence

Michael Michele is very active on several popular social media networks, as maintaining a good image on the internet is quite important for her career as an actress.

She launched her Twitter account in October 2010 and has so far gathered more than 8,700 followers, and tweeted nearly 6,200 times. Her Instagram account is followed by more than 16,000 people, and she’s uploaded nearly 300 pictures onto it – Michael is also running a Facebook page, which currently counts more than 800 fans. However, none of her social media accounts can be found- it’s as if they’ve been deleted.