Michelle Thomas Biography

Fast Facts

• Named Miss Talented Teen New Jersey in 1984 and would later go on to win the program's title of International Queen the following year
• Was nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for "The Young and the Restless" in 1999
• Daughter of longtime Kool & the Gang member, Dennis Thomas
• Diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer in 1997 and succumbed to the disease a year later at the age of 30
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "The Cosby Show" in 1988
• Best known for her role as Myra Monkhouse in "Family Matters" and as Callie Rogers in "The Young and the Restless․"