Michele Matheson

Michele Matheson (born August 14, 1971)^[1] is an American actress and novelist.

Michele Matheson
Born	(1971-08-14) August 14, 1971 (age 53) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Parents	Don Matheson (father) Deanna Lund (mother)

Early life

Matheson is the daughter of actors Don Matheson and Deanna Lund. Her parents met while performing together in the Irwin Allen science fiction series Land of the Giants (1968–1970) and married soon after the show was cancelled. Michele has two half-siblings (an older brother, Randy, and sister, Kim). She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles.

Career

Matheson began her career on the television shows Life Goes On and Mr. Belvedere before starring in the direct-to-video movie Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) and appearing in Threesome (1994).^[2][3] In 2002 she co-starred in the Academy Award nominated short film Johnny Flynton. She is also a singer/keyboardist and has recorded with a band, The Black Tales. In 2006, Tin House Books published Saving Angelfish, a story loosely based on her life.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Howling VI: The Freaks	Elizabeth
1992	Little Sister	Sybil
1994	Threesome	Kristen
1994	Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000	Maggie
1996	Kingpin	Rebecca
2005	Hitters Anonymous	Leah
2009	Eugene	Donna

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985–1990	Mr. Belvedere	Angela	26 episodes
1989–1991	Life Goes On	Rona	10 episodes
1991	Step by Step	Mandy	Episode: "The New Car"
1992	Revenge of the Nerds III	Claudette	Television film
1998	The Army Show	Debbie	Episode: "Area 52"
1998	Melrose Place	Tiffany	Episode: "Suspicion"
2003	8 Simple Rules	Receptionist	Episode: "What Dad Would Want"

References

1. "Michele Matheson". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
2. "Michele Matheson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
3. Steiger, Brad (2011-09-01). The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-1-57859-376-7.
4. Matheson, Michele (2006). Saving Angelfish. Tin House Books. ISBN 978-0-9773127-6-4.

External links

• Michele Matheson at IMDb