Mimi Michaels (born February 22, 1983)
, interview by Jumah Muhammad, March 12, 2009, Star Chat Magazine. Retrieved Feb 19, 2010. is an American

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Early life

Michaels was born in

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. She attended

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."Exclusive Interview with Mimi Michaels"
Shockya.com, May 20, 2009. Retrieved Feb 19, 2010. After graduating, on the high school dean's advice, rather than accepting a place at the SUNY Conservatory, she moved to

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to pursue her acting career. Between acting jobs, she takes literature classes at the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...

, where she majors in English. Michaels remembers herself playing at acting characters in costume at the age of three, and acting professionally in commercials from the age of four."An Actress Who Also Loves Writing a Little Poetry"
, interview jitZul, May 20, 2009. Retrieved Feb 19, 2010."Interview: Mimi Michaels"
by Celeste Monsour, Fandomania, July 1, 2009. Retrieved Feb 19, 2010. One of her earliest childhood television roles was on ''

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''"Mimi Michaels"
''In Magazine'' interview by Ashley Hillard. Retrieved Feb 19, 2010. in 1991.. Retrieved Feb 19, 2010. She has a family acting connection: her maternal grandparents had acted in vaudeville and stage drama, and her brother Fred works for a film production company and as a writer.

Acting career

Michaels's first part in Los Angeles was the title role in '' Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story'', (aka ''Aimee Semple McPherson'', 2006)."Mimi Michaels talks horror and death by meteors with Blast"
by Jess d'Arbonne, ''Blast'' Magazine, July 3, 2009. Retrieved Feb 19, 2010. She played the evangelical preacher from the age of 15 into her 40s, which was a challenge for her developing acting skills. She had leading roles in several

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, the vampire movie '' 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust'' (2008), the parody ''House of Heather'',Mimi Michaels talks ‘Gamer’ with Blast
By Jess d'Arbonne, ''Blast'' Magazine, June 26, 2009. Retrieved Feb 19, 2010. and the

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horror series ''Savage County''.TV: First Images from MTV's 'Savage County'
/ref> In 2009, Michaels also had notable supporting roles in the big screen horror film ''

Boogeyman 3 ''Boogeyman 3'' is a 2008 American supernatural horror film directed by Gary Jones and starring Erin Cahill, Chuck Hittinger, and Mimi Michaels. It is the final installment of the ''Boogeyman'' film series, following ''Boogeyman'' and '' Boogey ...

'', and the

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television disaster

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'' Meteor: Path to Destruction''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Michaels, Mimi 1983 births Living people American film actresses University of Southern California alumni American television actresses People from Great Neck, New York Actresses from New York (state) American child actresses Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American video game actresses