Aimee Semple McPherson

Background:

First appearing on television at age 8 in a 1991 episode of NBC long-running comedy-variety show "Saturday Night Live," Mimi Michaels would spend the rest of the decade and the new millennium guest starring in such TV shows as "All My Children," "Law & Order," "The Division," "Dragnet," "Without a Trace," "Six Feet Under," and "Criminal Minds."

In 2006, Michaels appeared in the pilot episode of CBS legal drama starring James Woods, "Shark," and portrayed the famed evangelist of the 1920s, "Aimee Semple McPherson," in Richard Rossi's feature length dramatic biopic of the same name.

TV viewers will soon catch her alongside Daryl Hannah, Armand Assante and John Schneider in an upcoming horror/thriller made-for-TV movie titled "Shark Swarm."

New Yorker

Childhood and Family:

On February 22, 1983, Mimi Michaels was born in Great Neck, New York. She has an older brother named Fred Michaels.

Searching for a Breakthrough

Career:

At the age of 8, Mimi Michaels made her first appearance on television in a January 1991 episode of NBC long-running comedy-variety show "Saturday Night Live," alongside musical guest Sting. As a preteen, she has been spotted as a guest on ABC popular soap opera "All My Children" and the short-lived dramatic series "Feds." She also played different roles on two episodes of NBC cop/legal drama "Law & Order."

Entering her twenties, Michaels continued to make guest appearances on such TV shows as Lifetime crime/drama "The Division," the long-running police procedural drama "Dragnet," CBS FBI drama "Without a Trace" and HBO comedy/drama "Six Feet Under."

In 2006, Michaels debuted in film in actor/writer/director Richard Rossi's feature length dramatic biopic about the famed evangelist of the 1920s, "Aimee Semple McPherson," in which Michaels portrayed the title role. The film was made under a special agreement with the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) for experimental films with budgets under $75,000. The Guild later honored the film with a special best in independent film exhibition as part of the union's SAG Conversations series.

Following her big screen debut, Michaels retreated to the small screen again and appeared in the pilot episode of CBS legal drama starring James Woods, "Shark." That same year, she was also spotted as a guest in a November episode of CBS crime/drama series "Criminal Minds."

Michaels is currently filming an upcoming horror/thriller TV movie titled "Shark Swarm," alongside Daryl Hannah, Armand Assante and John Schneider.

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