Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Michelle Clunie accepted a scholarship to study at the Academy of Professional Ballet and later went on to dance with the company in original works choreographed by Dennis Spaight. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, she co-produced the original play "A Comedy of Eros" and received a DramaLogue Award for best actress. Her television credits include "The Jeff Foxworthy Show," "ER," "Life with Roger," and "The Chris Elliot Show."

Clunie made her feature film debut in the "The Usual Suspects" and later went on to work opposite David Spade and Sopie Marceau in "Lost and Found."

Her stage credits include "The Class of 1999" at the Tiffany theatre, as well as the title role in "Antigone." Clunie has also played Nina in "The Seagull," Maggie in Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," Nina in "A Strange Interlude" and Maggie in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

Clunie recently completed the SHOWTIME original movie "Damaged Care," playing Laura Dern's nemesis, Gemma Combs. She also spent her hiatus touring with the critically acclaimed "The Vagina Monologues" helping raise money to stop violence against women.