Trivia

One of the few female celebrities named Michael. She is named after her mother's best friend, a woman named Michael.

Gave birth to her first child at age 38, a son named Brandon on December 21, 2004. The child's father is New York restaurateur and her ex-boyfriend Jimmy Rodriguez.

Was twice cast to play Eriq La Salle's girlfriend: first in Coming to America (1988), a role from which she resigned, and then in ER (1994), a role which she played for three seasons.

Attended Howard Roosa Elementary School in Evansville, IN