Height 5' 8"

Nationality: American

Profession: Actor

Education: Graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, with a BFA in Theatre.

Family: Michaela's mother is Chinese.
Michaela's father is Irish

Home Life: Currently, Michaela lives in Los Angeles with her boyfriend

Biography:

Conlin was born and raised in Allentown. She is of Chinese and Irish descent. She performed in her first play at the age of six and continued to appear on stage in numerous Pennsylvania community and regional productions. She attended Parkland High School in Allentown.

Following her graduation from Parkland High School, Conlin moved to New York City to study acting and was accepted into New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. While working toward her B.F.A. in Theater, she appeared in several productions at the Atlantic Theater Company and the Playwrights Horizons Theater School, and traveled to Amsterdam to study with the Experimental Theatre Wing's International Training Program.

Following her graduation from NYU, Conlin was chosen to be a 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, California, where she landed her first starring role in the series MDs, playing an idealistic young intern taken under the arm of the hospital's two renegade doctors, played by William Fichtner and John Hannah. She followed that with a leading role in the drama series The D.A., playing an outspoken political consultant to Steven Weber's district attorney.

Conlin is best known for her role as Angela Montenegro in the popular Fox drama, Bones (starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz).

In addition to working consistently in television, Conlin has appeared in several features, including “Garmento” and “Love the Hard Way,” starring Adrien Brody. She most recently wrapped the independent film “Open Window” opposite Robin Tunney.

Answers & Questions:

Q) What do you do in your spare time?

A) I don’t have very much spare time. I love seeing movies and I love reading. When I am off, I am usually flipping through the paper and trying to get to a movie. I write short stories, as well, which is very challenging. I also like spending time with my friends and family, that’s always so tough when you aren’t on a regular schedule. It’s always changing so I’ve been kind of calling people at the last minute saying, “Hey! I have the afternoon free! Let’s go see a film or let’s go have lunch!” There is not that much time off, but I tend to spend my free time in those ways.

Q) What is your latest obsession? A book? A movie? A sport? A band?

A) I just read a wonderful book calledPrep that I’ve been mildly obsessed with. It’s by Curtis Sittenfeld and it’s so good! I went traveling over the holidays and I went to Budapest. I am pretty obsessed with traveling, I would say. I would like to go to Asia soon. I really find that getting that far away gives me a lot of perspective on working in this field here in Los Angeles.

Q) What would you like to say to your fans and supporters?

A) Thank you very much! It’s so nice to hear that there are fans and supporters! I am so thrilled by that and I am so thrilled to be working in something that I believe in. To know that someone is a fan of that is a beautiful thing! It’s so wonderful so thank you! I hope to keep working and to have people keep watching.

Facts: Michaela appeared on Bravo's documentary series about aspiring actors called The It Factor.

As a child, Michaela performed in various local theater and dance productions.

Michaela's first role was in a kindergarten production of the children's tale The Gingerbread Man.

Michaela is in the movie Love the Hard Way.