
Michelle Forbes
Highest Rated: 97% Columbus (2017)
Lowest Rated: 11% Perfume (2001)
Birthday: Jan 08, 1965
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA
A striking presence on television and in the occasional feature since the late 1980s, actress Michelle Forbes gave memorable turns as steely but often flawed women of power on such series as "True Blood" (HBO, 2008-14), "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC, 1993-99) and "24" (Fox, 2001-2010). Tall, raven-haired and blessed with a distinctively husky voice, Forbes made lasting impressions on viewers, beginning with her turn as cult favorite Ensign Ro Laren on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (syndicated, 1987-1994). Critically acclaimed assignments like "Homicide" led to major roles on high-profile shows like "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi Channel, 2003-09), where she played the ruthless Admiral Helena Cain, and on "True Blood" as the supernatural hedonist Maryanne. When Forbes landed the plum role of a mother of a murdered young girl on AMC's "The Killing" (AMC 2011-13; Netflix, 2014), she suddenly found herself a critical darling. Decades of hard work paid off for Forbes, who was among the most respected character actresses of her generation.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Savage Youth | Janis Nimitz (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Say You Will | Janis Nimitz (Character) | - | 2017 |
72% | 41% | Gemini | Jamie (Character) | $123.5K | 2017 |
97% | 79% | Columbus | Maria (Character) | $1M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dear Sidewalk | Paige (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Hunters | Jordyn Flynn (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Highland Park | Sylvia Howard (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Admiral Helena Cain (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unthinkable | Jamie McDowell (Character) | - | 2007 |
62% | 75% | Dandelion | Mrs. Voss (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Messiah III: The Promise | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine | Susan Metcalfe (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 48% | American Girl | Madge Grubb (Character) | - | 2002 |
11% | 51% | Perfume | Francene (Character) | - | 2001 |
86% | 74% | Homicide: The Movie | Dr. Julianna Cox (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 0% | Bullfighter | Mary (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Prosecutors | Dist. Atty. Rachel Simone (Character) | - | 1996 |
53% | 39% | John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. | Brazen (Character) | $25.5M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Looking | Mary (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 30% | Roadflower | Helen (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Day Blue Night | Rinda Woolley (Character) | - | 1995 |
78% | 79% | Swimming With Sharks | Dawn Lockard (Character) | $34.7K | 1994 |
59% | 64% | Kalifornia | Carrie Laughlin (Character) | $1.8M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 74% | Love Bites | Nerissa (Character) | - | 1992 |
TV
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47% | 72% | Treadstone | Ellen Becker (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Berlin Station | Valerie Edwards (Character) | 2016-2019 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Returned | Helen Goddard (Character) | 2015 |
48% | 81% | Powers |
Janis Sandusky/ |
2015 |
93% | 92% | Orphan Black | Dr. Marian Bowles (Guest Star) | 2014 |
68% | No Score Yet | Rake | Lucy Marks (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Chicago Fire | Gail McLeod (Guest Star) | 2013 |
68% | 87% | The Killing | Mitch Larsen (Character) | 2011-2012 |
70% | 72% | True Blood |
Maryann Forrester (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2008-2009 |
88% | 95% | In Treatment |
Kate (Character), Kate Weston (Guest Star) |
2008-2009 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Lost | Karen Decker (Guest Star) | 2008 |
96% | 93% | Battlestar Galactica | Admiral Helena Cain (Guest Star) | 2005-2007 |
86% | 90% | Boston Legal | Juliette Monroe (Guest Star) | 2006 |
60% | 78% | Prison Break | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005-2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Inside | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
85% | 88% | Alias | Dr. Maggie Sinclair (Guest Star) | 2005 |
87% | 84% | 24 | Lynne Kresge (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 |
47% | No Score Yet | Fastlane | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Johnson County War | Unknown (Character) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The District | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wonderland | Unknown (Character) | 2000 |
35% | No Score Yet | Brimstone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
91% | No Score Yet | Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown (Character) | 1996-1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Unknown (Character) | 1996 |
89% | 94% | Seinfeld | Julie (Guest Star) | 1994 |
91% | 88% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lt. Ro Laren (Guest Star) | 1994 1991-1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | FREE HBO: True Blood HD | Maryann (Character) |
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