Michele Greene
Acting • Born 1962-02-03
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michele Dominguez Greene (b. February 3, 1962, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter, perhaps most well-known for her role as attorney Abigail "Abby" Perkins in L.A. Law from 1986 - 1991. She returned to that role in 2002 for the TV "reunion" film L.A. Law: The Movie. Greene picked up a taste for acting after enrolling in a high-school drama class; she had chosen the class to help her overcome her extreme shyness. She auditioned for and was accepted to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Southern California, entering on a scholarship and beginning her formal training as an actor. During her college years she began working in television, appearing in numerous guest shots and television movies. Shortly after graduation, she landed the ensemble role of "Judy Nuckles" in the short-lived Steven Bochco series Bay City Blues. When that was cancelled, Bochco kept her in mind and offered her the Abby Perkins role on L.A. Law. The show was a critical and commercial success, winning many Emmys and garnering Greene a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category. Michele appeared on L.A. Law for five seasons, leaving to pursue her musical career and stretch her acting challenges. Greene appeared as "Bobbie Lee" (a runaway orphan girl) in the 1982 Dukes of Hazzard episode "Coy Meets Girl." She appeared to look and act a lot like Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz. In fact, Waylon Jennings as the balladeer even made a remark about her "returning to Oz." She has recorded two bilingual CDs, Ojo de Tiburon and Luna Roja. Greene has had recent acting roles in a number of popular television series including CSI, Cold Case, Nip/Tuck, Stargate SG-1 and Bones. Greene also appeared in an episode of Brothers and Sisters on ABC-TV in March 2009 as the governor of California. She has a recurring role on HBO's Big Love as a TV reporter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michele Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
73 credits
Fugitive Mind
Movie • 1999
Robyn
To My Daughter
Movie • 1990
Julie Carlston
Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
Movie • 2003
Natalie Powell
A Woman Hunted
Movie • 2003
Gloria Parker
A Family Affair
Movie • 2001
Reggie Abravanel
Silent Victim
Movie • 1993
Bonnie Jackson
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
Movie • 1997
Willa
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Movie • 2001
Barbara Dobbs
Determination of Death
Movie • 2001
Katie Williams
Badge of Betrayal
Movie • 1997
Annie Walker
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
Movie • 1991
Janet Janeway
The Dark End of the Street
Movie • 1981
Marlene
She Woke Up Pregnant
Movie • 1996
Connie Loftis
Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many
Movie • 1993
Patty Nowakowski
Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy
Movie • 1983
Andrea Cranston
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
In the Best Interest of the Child
Movie • 1990
Nora
Captive
Movie • 1998
Lily Hunter
Stranger in the House
Movie • 1997
Joanna Winters
Daddy's Girl
Movie • 1996
Barbara Mitchell
Going to the Chapel
Movie • 1988
Margo
Heart of a Child
Movie • 1994
Karen Schouten
The Kill Floor
Movie • 2023
Janet Pruitt
L.A. Law: The Movie
Movie • 2002
Abigail 'Abby' Perkins
Give or Take an Inch
Movie • 2003
Meg
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Movie • 1981
Shari
Stranger by Night
Movie • 1994
Lisa
Her Married Lover
Movie • 1999
Brenda Slagel
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Movie • 1990
Elaine Kalisher
The Unborn II
Movie • 1994
Catherine Moore
The Perfect Wife
Movie • 2001
Felicia Laurel
Redeemer
Movie • 2002
Sharon Davidson
Wild Grizzly
Movie • 2000
Rachel Harding
Double Standard
Movie • 1988
Virginia
How the West Was Fun
Movie • 1994
Laura Forester
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Movie • 1986
Sister Margaret
The Dozens
Movie • 1981
Michelle
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
Movie • 2006
Sheila Travers
L.A. Law: Pilot
Movie • 1986
Abby Perkins
Desperate Lives
Movie • 1982
Julie Jordan
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Abby Perkins
Six Feet Under
TV • 2001
Dr. Fraker
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Jan Branson
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Beth Benfield
Miracles
TV • 2003
Travis's Aunt
Simon & Simon
TV • 1981
Bones
TV • 2005
Amanda O'Rourke
The Unit
TV • 2006
Cynthia Burdett
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Tessie Bartram (2007)
Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Illana Manning
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Sue Schiff
Laverne & Shirley
TV • 1976
Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Laira
Eight Is Enough
TV • 1977
Twice in a Lifetime
TV • 1999
Jenny Parnell / Dr. Karen Lantz
Bay City Blues
TV • 1983
Judy Nuckles
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Rachel Woodrall
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Joan Garrison
ABC Afterschool Special
TV • 1972
Andrea Cranston
Dorothy
TV • 1979
Jack's Place
TV • 1992
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Carrie Langford Adams
Brothers and Sisters
TV • 2006
Governor Eve Kern
Matlock
TV • 1986
Laura Gordon
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Pam Sherr
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Pam Oakley
The Defenders
TV • 2010
Judge Glynn
Threat Matrix
TV • 2003
Anne Colt
Cop Rock
TV • 1990
Abby Perkins (uncredited)
Big Love
TV • 2006
Reporter Sheila Jackson White
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Connie Faber