Michelle Thomas

Birth Name:

Michelle Thomas

Birth Place:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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․"

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