Michele Greene
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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.
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Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jan Branson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sue Schiff
Bones
Amanda O'Rourke
Stargate SG-1
Laira
Diagnosis: Murder
Rachel Woodrall
Diagnosis: Murder
Carrie Langford Adams
Nip/Tuck
Illana Manning
Cold Case
Tessie Bartram (2007)
Crossing Jordan
Pam Oakley
Six Feet Under
Dr. Fraker
Brothers and Sisters
Governor Eve Kern
The Unit
Cynthia Burdett
Simon & Simon
ABC Afterschool Special
Andrea Cranston
Highway to Heaven
The Outer Limits
Joan Garrison
Big Love
Reporter Sheila Jackson White
Matlock
Laura Gordon
Strong Medicine
Pam Sherr
Judging Amy
Beth Benfield
L.A. Law
Abby Perkins
Miracles
Travis's Aunt
The Defenders
Judge Glynn
Threat Matrix
Anne Colt
Jack's Place
Eight Is Enough
Laverne & Shirley
Twice in a Lifetime
Jenny Parnell / Dr. Karen Lantz
E! True Hollywood Story
Bay City Blues
Judy Nuckles
Cop Rock
Abby Perkins (uncredited)
Her Married Lover
Brenda Slagel
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Captive
Lily Hunter
L.A. Law: The Movie
Abigail 'Abby' Perkins
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
Janet Janeway
Determination of Death
Katie Williams
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Elaine Kalisher
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
Sheila Travers
A Woman Hunted
Gloria Parker
Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
Natalie Powell
The Perfect Wife
Felicia Laurel
Daddy's Girl
Barbara Mitchell
Stranger by Night
Lisa
Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy
Andrea Cranston
The Dark End of the Street
Marlene
Redeemer
Sharon Davidson
How the West Was Fun
Laura Forester
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Shari
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Barbara Dobbs
In the Best Interest of the Child
Nora
Stranger in the House
Joanna Winters
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Sister Margaret
Heart of a Child
Karen Schouten
The Unborn II
Catherine Moore
Dorothy
Fugitive Mind
Robyn
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
Willa
Double Standard
Virginia
She Woke Up Pregnant
Connie Loftis
L.A. Law: Pilot
Abby Perkins
Silent Victim
Bonnie Jackson
Badge of Betrayal
Annie Walker
Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many
Patty Nowakowski
Desperate Lives
Julie Jordan
Wild Grizzly
Rachel Harding
Going to the Chapel
Margo
To My Daughter
Julie Carlston
A Family Affair
Reggie Abravanel
The Dozens
Michelle
Give or Take an Inch
Meg
The Kill Floor
Janet Pruitt