Michaela Conlin
{{short description|American actress (born 1978)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2022}}
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{{Infobox person
| name =
| image = Michaela Conlin, 2012 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Conlin in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|06|09}}
| birth_place = Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater = New York University Tisch School of the Arts
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2001–present
| children = 2
| death_date =
}}
Michaela Conlin (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress. She played the role of Angela Montenegro on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones from 2005 to 2017. She has also had recurring roles in the Paramount series Yellowstone (2018–2019), and the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind (2021).
Early life and education
Conlin was born on June 9, 1978, in Allentown, Pennsylvania to a Chinese mother and an Irish father. {{cite news |first=Amy |last=Longsdorf |title=Allentown native Michaela Conlin: The 'girl next door' is an irreverent crime-solver on the hit show 'Bones' |url=https://www.mcall.com/2009/11/01/allentown-native-michaela-conlin-the-girl-next-door-is-an-irreverent-crime-solver-on-the-hit-show-bones/ |work=The Morning Call |date=November 1, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206161039/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-2009-11-01-4467787-story.html |archive-date=December 6, 2019}}{{cite web |author=Nalea J. Ko |url=http://www.pacificcitizen.org/node/796 |title=Michaela Conlin Makes No 'Bones' About It |publisher=pacificcitizen.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928012726/http://www.pacificcitizen.org/node/796 |archive-date=September 28, 2013}} Raised in South Whitehall Township, Michaela Conlin always had a passion for performing. Her parents Denise, an accountant, and Fran, a contractor nurtured her ambitions from the start. She performed in her first play The King and I at Muhlenberg College at the age of seven and continued to appear in many Pennsylvania community and regional productions.{{Cite web |last=Call |first=The Morning |date=2009-11-01 |title=Allentown native Michaela Conlin **The ‘girl next door’ is an irreverent crime-solver on the hit show ‘Bones’ |url=https://www.mcall.com/2009/11/01/allentown-native-michaela-conlin-the-girl-next-door-is-an-irreverent-crime-solver-on-the-hit-show-bones/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=The Morning Call |language=en-US}}
Conlin attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1996 . After graduating, she moved to New York and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
=Television=
File:Michaela Conlin at Paleyfest 2012.jpg
Following her graduation from New York University, Conlin was selected to be part of the cable documentary series The It Factor, which focused on the lives of young actors in New York City. Soon after, she relocated to Los Angeles, where she landed her first starring role in the ABC drama series MDs, playing an idealistic young intern taken under the wing of the hospital's two renegade doctors, played by William Fichtner and John Hannah. She followed that with a leading role in the ABC drama series The D.A., playing an outspoken political consultant.
Conlin played Angela Montenegro on the popular Fox drama Bones, which stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. In the series, Angela is married to Dr. Jack Hodgins (T. J. Thyne), while her father is ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. Angela's full name is Angela Pearly Gates Montenegro, with Pearly Gates also being the name of Gibbons' Les Paul guitar. In 2008, Conlin was nominated for an Asian Excellence Award in the category of Supporting Television actress for her role on Bones.{{cite news |title=Icelandic Soccer Legend Dating Hollywood Star |access-date=April 9, 2018 |url=http://icelandreview.com/news/2012/01/04/icelandic-soccer-legend-dating-hollywood-star# |date=January 30, 2014}}{{citation needed |date=December 2022 |reason=nickname of 'Pookie Noodlin' not cited beyond an edit comment in June 2015}}
=Films=
Conlin portrayed Detective Heidi Sobel in the 2011 drama film The Lincoln Lawyer.
In 2021, she portrayed Maria Li in Bad Trip.
Personal life
Conlin has two sons with her partner.{{Cite web |author=Michaela Conlin |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BzOc3jLhauh/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BzOc3jLhauh |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=limited |title=Haven't posted in a while because this happened! We had a baby boy and his name is Charlie 2.3.19 |website=Instagram |language=en |access-date=August 29, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CYH7o_5vc4K/|title=Michaela Conlin on Instagram: "We had a baby (in April..) photo album Theodore/Teddy"|website=Instagram}}
Conlin is best friends with Bones actress Emily Deschanel, who played her best friend Temperance "Bones" Brennan on the show.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/bones-babies-finale-1033297/ |title=Bones: How Will Babies, Both Real-Life and Otherwise, Impact the Season Finale? {{!}} TV Guide |date=May 19, 2011 |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=August 29, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/21562/20150629/50-things-life-actress-emily-deschanel-vegan.htm |title=50 facts from life of actress Emily Deschanel: she is vegan |last=Hrabkovska |first=Silvia |date=June 29, 2015 |website=BOOMSbeat |access-date=August 29, 2019}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Love the Hard Way | Cara | |
| 2002 | Pipe Dream | TV reporter | |
| 2002 | Garmento | Marcy | |
| 2006 | Open Window | Miranda | |
| 2007 | Enchanted | May | |
| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Heidi Sobel | |
| 2015 | Baby, Baby, Baby | Courtney Lee | |
| 2016 | The Disappointments Room | Jules | |
| 2021 | Bad Trip | Maria Li | |
| 2023 | One True Loves | Marie |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Law & Order | Rocky | Episode: "Swept Away – A Very Special Episode" |
| 2002 | The Division | House director | Episode: "Illusions" |
| 2002 | MDs | Dr. Maggie Yang | Main role |
| 2003 | JAG | Lt. Mary Nash | Episode: "Posse Comitatus" |
| 2003 | The D.A. | Jinette McMahon | 4 episodes |
| 2005–2017 | Bones | Angela Montenegro | Main role |
| 2016 | Casual | Claire | Episode: "Death and Taxes" |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Sharon | Episode: "It's Here" |
| 2018–2019 | Yellowstone | Sarah Nguyen | Recurring role |
| 2021 | For All Mankind | Helena Webster | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Dollface | Delphine | 2 episodes |
References
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External links
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Category:Actresses from Allentown, Pennsylvania
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:American actresses of Chinese descent
Category:American film actresses
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American television actresses