-->

• Known for playing strong women, American actress Michelle Forbes currently stars in HBO's In Treatment. She has previously played Admiral Helena Cain in Battlestar Galactica Dr. Julianna Cox in Life on the Streets and Samantha Brinker on Prison Break. Her first acting role was as Sonni/Solita on the soap opera Guiding Light.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: January 8, 1965
  2. Where: Austin, Texas
  3. Full Name: Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo
  4. Appeared on the soap Guiding Lightas Sonni/Solita
  5. Was married to Ross Kettle

• Sci-Fi Favorite

  Early in her career, Forbes made her mark with science fiction fans as the combative Ensign Ro Laren on The Next Generation. Producers wanted to spin her character off into the show Deep Space Nine, but she declined, and also turned down the opportunity to star in Voyager. She returned to science fiction in the 1996 John Carpenter film Escape From L.A.. Her role as Admiral Cain in the Sci-Fi Channel's critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica reunited her with creator Ron Moore, who had been a writer and co-producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Whoopi Goldberg | Dennis Haysbert | Jason Alexander | Stockard Channing | Kiefer Sutherland | Brad Pitt | Juliette Lewis | Kevin Spacey | Ross Kettle | Reed Diamond | David Ogden Stiers | James Garner | David Duchovny | Frank Whaley | Screen Actors Guild Award | Soap Opera Digest Award | Daytime Emmy

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page