Michaela Conlin Biography

Summary

"Michaela Conlin" (born June 9 1978) is an American stage and television actress.

Early life

Conlin was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She is of Chinese and Irish descent. She performed in her first play at the age of six and continued to appear on stage in numerous Pennsylvania community and regional productions. She attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, where she starred in productions of "Bye Bye Birdie" and "The Crucible". She graduated from Parkland High School in 1996.

Following her graduation from Parkland High School, Conlin moved to New York City to study acting and was accepted into New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. While working toward her B.F.A. in Theater, she appeared in several productions at the Atlantic Theater Company and the Playwrights Horizons Theater School, and traveled to Amsterdam to study with the Experimental Theatre Wing's International Training Program.

Acting career

Television work

Following her graduation from NYU, Conlin was chosen to be a part of the cable documentary series "The It Factor", which focused on the lives of young actors in New York City. Soon after, she relocated to Los Angeles, California, where she landed her first starring role in the series "MDs", playing an idealistic young intern taken under the arm of the hospital's two renegade doctors, played by William Fichtner and John Hannah. She followed that with a leading role in the drama series "The D.A.", playing an outspoken political consultant to Steven Weber's district attorney.

Conlin is best known for her role as Angela Montenegro in the popular Fox drama, "Bones" (starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz).

Films

In addition to her television work, Conlin has appeared in several features, including "Garmento" and "Love the Hard Way", starring Adrien Brody. She most recently completed the independent film "Open Window" opposite Robin Tunney.

Conlin portrayed May in "Enchanted", starring Amy Adams, but her lines were trimmed for the final cut. The deleted scene is included among the DVD bonus features.