Monnae Michaell

Known for ActingBorn 1965-10-11 (age 60) New York City, New York, USA

Monnae Michaell's work spans TV, film, theater, animation and commercials. Nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award for her role as Tanya in August Wilson's King Hedley III (Mark Taper), and considered for an Emmy nomination for her work in Flight '93, as Lisa Jefferson, some of her favorite roles have been Annie on American Dreams, Judge Bass on The Defenders, Half George in "the road weeps, the well runs dry." and Citizen 2 in "Citizen: An American Lyric..." Other television credits include, "The Office" "NipTuck", " The Young & The Restless", "The Shield", "The Practice", and many others. Monnae attended the Lee Strasberg Institute through New York University and began her career in musical theatre as an actress/ singer /dancer. She has performed in many musical venues, and her one-woman show (presented in various NYC clubs) won a Bistro Award for Best Newcomer. She has taught creative improvisational workshops for children ages 6-17, and her work is represented in commercials, voice-overs, industrials, CD-ROMs and animated film. She is the voice of Anui, Balto's mother in the animated film Balto II: Wolf Quest.Read more

Movies & web series

The Rookie

The Office

Snowfall

Station 19

Criminal Minds

Bones

Atypical

The Shield

American Horror Story

S.W.A.T.

The Good Place

Ghost Whisperer

Family Law

Arrested Development

How to Get Away with Murder

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

ER

CSI: Miami

NCIS

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Practice

Veep

Everwood

All Rise

Medium

Strong Medicine

Saving Grace

Perry Mason

42

Bug

The Last Thing He Told Me

The Defenders

Without a Trace

Nip/Tuck

Crossing Jordan

The Division

Matchstick Men

Survival of the Thickest

National Treasure: Edge of History

Flight 93

McBride: Semper Fi

Heartbreakers

Neo Ned

Rush Hour

American Dreams

The Drop

Shut Yer Mouth!