Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo, known professionally as Michelle Forbes, is an American actress who has built a career of work in television and independent film and has acted in productions in both the United States and in the United Kingdom. Forbes first gained attention f...
Net Worth
$3 Million
Date Of Birth
January 8, 1965
Place Of Birth
Austin, Texas, United States
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.759 m)
Profession
Actor
Nationality
United States of America
Nicknames
Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo , Mishka
IMDB
Awards
Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Trademark
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Statuesque, model-like figure
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Deep husky voice
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Large hazel eyes
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Dark hair and pale skin
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Often plays characters who are anti-authority
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Quote
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About her character on Battlestar Galactica (2004): I tend to play a lot of authoritative, strong women, so initially this simply wasn't something I wanted to do. God bless them, though, for being so pursuant of me. The Galactica producers sent me a set of DVDs, because I had never seen the show, either. Galactica is amazingly good and well-written. I shudder to think I almost lost out on working with those wonderful people and on such a powerful story. (TV Zone Magazine, January 2005).
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On turning down Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993): There were all sorts of rumors about why I didn't take [the DS9 role] and that I was quite arrogant about the whole thing. It wasn't that at all. It was, again, about wanting variety in my career. If I'd gone on to do DS9, I might not have had the variety I've been lucky to have in my career. That's not to say I wasn't grateful for the opportunity; I genuinely was. However, I had to make a choice that felt right for me, which was a difficult one, especially as a young actor being offered a steady job. (TV Zone Magazine, January 2005)
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Fact
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In order to play the deaf character of "Susan Metcalfe" on the BBC series Messiah (2001), she learned British Sign Language within six days.
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A Star Trek action figure was made in the likeness of Ensign Ro Laren, her character on the series.
After appearing in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Ro Laren, she was approached to play the same character in a starring role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). When she turned down the part, because she didn't want to commit to a regular television role at that point in her career, a new Bajoran character, Kira Nerys, was created and Nana Visitor was cast in that part.
