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Michelle Forbes: Biography

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Birth Place: Austin, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: January 08, Capricorn
Profession: Actor

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Battlestar: Razor Preview: "Jaw-dropping" Details and Shocking Returns! | Today's News: Our Take | 11/23/2007
Battlestar Galactica's TV-movie gives the show's rabid fans a hint of what's to come. Tired of waiting for Battlestar Galactica to frakking return already? The fourth and final season of Sci Fi Channel's space opera won't start until April, but a special two-hour extended episode — Battlestar Galactica: Razor (Saturday, Nov. 24 at 9 pm/ET on Sci Fi) — arrives Nov. 24 to bring relief to the show's hard-core addicts. It's also a chance to raise the dead. Razor flashes back to the eve of the first devastating attack on humans by the robotic Cylons, when Helena Cain — the deliciously maniacal admiral played by Michelle Forbes — was helming the battlestar Pegasus. Cain, or "Saddam Hussein i read more
Is Michelle Forbes amazing or ... | Matt Roush | 1/23/2006
Question: Is Michelle Forbes amazing or what? As much as I hated to see her go, her death scene (as Commander Cain) on Battlestar Galactica was as interesting and unexpected as all her other work. I'm not sure how she pulled it off, but her face seemed to register anger, fear, defiance and resolution all in the space of about 20 seconds, and she suddenly made this detestable character sympathetic without having to say a word. As always, after watching Forbes, I thought, "Why hasn't someone made this woman a permanent presence on a major ensemble show?" After strong performances on everything from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Homicide: Life on the Street, from 24 to Prison Break, it feels like Forbes is long overdue for success at the level of Allison Janney or Felicity Huffman. But it always seems like she's around for a short time and then — bang — she's gone again! What do you think, Matt? Any chance we'll see her land a regular series and a long-term role she can really dig ... read more
What did you think of ... | Matt Roush | 9/30/2005
Question: What did you think of Battlestar Galactica's season finale last Friday? Though the subject matter was difficult and dark, I thought it was brilliantly done and proved to be both disturbing and powerful. The strong emotional reaction it elicited from me and many other fans is a testament to the power of well-crafted storytelling.
Answer: The show is, pure and simple, a knockout. It was a completely gripping hour, unsettling in its depiction of inhumanity (toward the humanoid Cylons) and wonderfully intense as it built the conflict between Adama and the ice-cold admiral (always good to see Michelle Forbes). It's going to be a long wait for new episodes this winter. Right now, Galactica has dibs on a coveted place in my year-end Top 10 list ... read more

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True Blood, Michelle Forbes courtesy Steven Lippman/HBO

True Blood, Rutina Wesley, Michelle Forbes courtesy Jaimie Trueblood/HBO

True Blood, Chris Bauer, Michelle Forbes courtesy Jaimie Trueblood/HBO

In Treatment, Michelle Forbes courtesy Claudette Barius/HBO

Battlestar Galactica, Michelle Forbes courtesy Carole Segal/SCI FI Channel

Homicide: Life on the Street , Homicide , Michelle Forbes , Andre Braugher , Kyle Secor , Homicide

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Michelle Forbes: Credits

Title	Year	Type
True Blood (Actor - Maryann Forrester)	2008	TV Show Series
Prison Break (Actor - Samantha Brinker)	2005	TV Show Series
Dandelion (Actor - Mrs. Voss)	2004	Movie
Confessions Of An American Girl (Actor - Madge Grubb)	2002	Movie
24 (Actor - Lynne Kresge)	2001	TV Show Series