Michelle Krusiec

Michelle Krusiec

Nascimento : 1974-10-02, Taiwan

História

Michelle J. Krusiec born October 2, 1974 in Taiwan, is an American actress. Krusiec's big break through came when she was recruited to be one of six globe-trotting travel reporters for the Discovery Channel new series called Travelers. Along with Barbara Alvarez, Robin Kipp, Pearce Bunting, Patrick Michael, Foster Soloman, and later Lisa Clark, the show became an instant hit on the Discovery channel. Krusiec played the eighteen year-old Molly O'Brien in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Time's Orphan". Krusiec is a Best Actress nominee in the Golden Horse Film Festival for her performance in a U.S. independent film Saving Face (2005), in which she plays a Chinese American lesbian juggling the demands of her girlfriend and widowed mother. She also appeared in The Mind of the Married Man as Sachiko, the massage parlor girl who gives "happy endings." She co-starred in the NBC Saturday morning sitcom One World and also played the role of Exquisite Woo on Popular. She played Mei-Ling Hwa Darling, one of the Darling family's daughters-in-law in ABC's highly-publicized dramedy, Dirty Sexy Money.

Perfil

Michelle Krusiec

Filmes

Float
Rachel Chan
During the summer before college, city girl Waverly finds herself in Holden, completely alienated by the local beach culture. Things start to look up when she meets the local lifeguard Blake, who welcomes her into his life. And when he finds out that she doesn’t know how to swim and takes it upon himself to teach her, she discovers a new world of possibilities which throws her carefully planned future into question.
Nian
Writer
A Chinese American girl faces her racist bully with the help of the Nian, a mythological creature said to eat bad children.
Nian
Director
A Chinese American girl faces her racist bully with the help of the Nian, a mythological creature said to eat bad children.
They Live in the Grey
Claire
While investigating a child abuse case, Claire discovers that the family is being tormented by a supernatural entity. In order to save the family, she must confront her own fears and use her emerging clairvoyance to stop the malevolent force.
The Bone Box
Elodie
Depressed and reeling from the recent death of his wife, Tom has built up quite a gambling debt. He goes to stay with his wealthy Aunt Florence in hopes that she will write him into her will. When a nasty creditor makes it clear that Tom is out of time, he devises a plan with Elodie, the undertaker's daughter, to rob the graves of the rich townspeople buried in the cemetery across the road. After plundering the graves, Tom arrives back at Florence's house and events take a dark turn. Tom begins hearing and seeing strange things that seem to coincide with the deaths of the people he robbed. Even more disconcerting... he appears to be the only one sensing the occurrences. One question lingers: Is Tom's conscience playing a trick on him... or is he really being haunted by those he stole from?
20 Weeks
Dr. Chen
During a routine scan, a young couple navigating their first pregnancy discover a health condition that could gravely impact their baby, forcing them to re-examine their relationship and their future.
The Unbidden
Young Lauren
The Unbidden is a thriller about four women confronted by a mysterious young man who knows a dark secret from their past.
O Convite
Gina
Uma tragédia abala o casal formado por Will e Eden. Eles perdem o filho pequeno e, desolada, Eden vai embora sem dar notícias. Dois anos mais tarde, ela volta a procurar o marido, acompanhada de outro homem, e totalmente diferente de como era antes. Durante um jantar, com Will, Eden e o novo companheiro de sua esposa, Will começa a suspeitar que os visitantes têm planos sinistros contra ele.
Four of Hearts
Christy
Like many couples, April and Derrick feel like the spark is missing from their marriage. With the demands of work and their hectic schedules, they find themselves in a six-month dry spell. Desperate to shake up their love life and rekindle their passion for each other, they decide to share a steamy night with their free-spirited friends, Christy and Matt. Soon after, April and Derrick find themselves dealing with unexpected feelings and must find a way to let go of the mistrust and fall in love with each other all over again.
This Last Lonely Place
VA Doctor
On his last night on the job, an unsuspecting LA cab driver gets roped into helping a wealthy investment banker cover up a brutal crime.
Shuffle
One night stand/Kevin's mother
Lovell Milo is a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, on a different day of his life, never knowing where or when he’s going to be once he falls asleep. He’s terrified and wants it to stop - until he notices a pattern in his experience, and works to uncover why this is happening to him - and what or who is behind it.
Sunset Stories
Nova
A dark comedy about two people's chase around Los Angeles to find a missing cooler.
Relações Criminosas
Sung Li
Enquanto está investigando uma série de assassinatos, o detetive de homicídios Jack Verdon torna-se o principal suspeito dos crimes quando o FBI descobre seus laços pessoais com todas as vítimas.
Uma Carona Para o Amor
Suzanne
Thom (Sam Jaeger) esta desempregado e sem dinheiro. Para tentar pagar suas contas ele trabalha ilegalmente como taxista. Quando um dia uma mulher entra em seu carro e pede para que ele apenas dirija, sua vida vira de cabeça para baixo. Eles começam, então, uma viagem através do país, para chegarem à Califórnia, mas no caminho até lá muitos segredos e obstáculos terão que ser ultrapassados.
Zoom Hunting
Cheating Man's Wife
Yang Ruyi (32), a fashion magazine photographer, lives with her elder sister Yang Ruxing (33), a rational, introverted detective fiction author. Ruyi has inadvertently photographed a couple making madly passionately love. Few days later in a shopping center not far from her home, she finds the woman already married, leading a child and is with a different man. Ruyi shares her secret with Ruxing who is suffering from writer's block. The two sisters begin to observe the couple; gradually Ruxing even writes some of her observations into her novel, without letting Ruyi knows it. Late one night, Ruyi views two people are arguing, but as she picks up her camera to photograph she can only see two vague, dark outlines wrestling one another; Ruyi calls the police but upon arriving, nothing seems out of order. Ruyi is convinced she has mistaken nothing; she enlarges the photo and discovers a third outline looks pretty much like her older sister...
The Locksmith
Monique
Out of prison on a work release program, Mike is doing his best to stay on the straight and narrow, but his job as a locksmith threatens to undermine his efforts when the nutty and profane Margo calls seeking his services. After helping Margo in her quest to find out whether her fiance's been fooling around, Mike has a twinge of conscience that only ends up pulling him deeper into a dicey and chaotic situation.
Loucuras em Las Vegas
Chong
Las Vegas é o sítio ideal para casar por capricho ou com quem se conheceu naquela noite, e para tentar ganhar a sorte grande nas máquinas de jogo. Ambas as coisas acontecem a dois desconhecidos que, após uma festa louca na Cidade do Pecado, acordam na mesma cama e descobrem que casaram na noite anterior... e que um deles ganhou um enorme jackpot, numa das máquinas do Casino, depois de ter usado a última moeda do outro. Não querendo manter-se juntos, os recém-casados planeiam estratégias cada vez mais elaboradas para se enganarem um ao outro e conseguirem pôr as mãos no dinheiro, fazendo uma verdadeira guerra dos sexos.
Far North
Anja
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.
Nanking
Yang Shu Ling
The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of this horror, a small group of Western expatriates banded together to save 250,000. Nanking shows the tremendous impact individuals can make on the course of history.
Fuck
Jane
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
Snow Wonder
Joey
A suspiciously magical Christmas Eve snowstorm blows some small miracles into the lives of people around the country.
Amaldiçoados
Nosebleed Co-Worker
Três jovens têm suas vidas modificadas após serem atacados por um lobisomem, que está perdido em Los Angeles. A situação deles se complica ainda mais após saberem que, para se livrar da maldição passada pela mordida, precisam matar a criatura que os atacou.
Livrando a Cara
Wilhelmina 'Wil' Pang
Wil Pang (Michelle Krusiec) é uma jovem cirurgiã com uma promissora carreira e um imenso problema. Solteira, aos 28 anos, ela descobre ser lésbica ao se apaixonar pela bailarina Vivian (Lynn Chen). Enquanto se encontra às escondidas com a namorada, Wil pensa em um jeito de contar a novidade a sua mãe, a viúva Ma (Joan Chen). Sua vida toma um rumo inesperado numa noite em que Wil encontra a mãe na porta de sua casa. Grávida, Ma foi expulsa da conservadora comunidade chinesa de onde elas vieram por se negar a revelar o nome do pai da criança. Agora as duas precisam se entender.
Duplex
Dr. Kang
Alex Rose (Ben Stiller) e Nancy Kendricks (Drew Barrymore) formam um jovem casal que tem um sonho de consumo: ter um belo duplex, na cidade de Nova York. Quando eles enfim encontram o apartamento dos seus sonhos, precisam enfrentar um problema: a antiga moradora, uma velhinha simpática, se recusa a deixar o local. Para conseguir o apartamento, Alex e Nancy tomam uma decisão radical e decidem matá-la.
A Creche do Papai
English Teacher
Assim que os publicitários Charlie e Phil perdem seus empregos após tentarem vender cereal matinal de sabor legumes, suas esposas é que voltam ao trabalho. Mas ao perceber que não têm mais condições financeiras de manter os filhos na famosa Academia Chapman, comandada pela terrível Senhora Harridan, Charlie e Phil resolvem montar a creche do papai. E aí começa a aventura dos dois papais dando uma de babá!
Debi & Lóide 2: Quando Debi Conheceu Lóide
Ching Chong
Após anos recebendo educação em casa, o não exatamente brilhante adolescente Harry Dunne finalmente entra para a escola pública e conhece outro aluno com dificuldades de aprendizado, Lloyd Christmas. A dupla acaba em uma classe para estudantes com necessidades especiais, criada pelo diretor Collins para tirar dinheiro dos pais e bancar seu apartamento no Havaí. A falcatrua é descoberta pela aluna Jessica, que pede ajuda a Harry e Lloyd para desmascarar Collins.
Doce Lar
Pan
Decidida a fugir de Jake (Josh Lucas), seu marido, Melanie (Reese Whiterspoon) deixa o Alabama e passa a viver secretamente em Nova York. Lá ela conhece Andrew (Patrick Dempsey), filho da atual prefeita Kate Hennings (Candice Bergen), com quem começa a namorar. Tudo corre bem na vida de Melanie, até que Andrew decide pedi-la em casamento. Ela aceita o pedido, mas precisa retornar ao Alabama o mais rápido possível para conseguir o divórcio com seu atual marido. Mas ao voltar Melanie precisará mais uma vez confrontar seu passado, do qual buscava tanto fugir.
Pumpkin
Anne Chung
Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.
Pursuit of Happiness
Miko
An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker.
Tudo Pela Causa
Layton
Earth is in a state of constant war and two colonies of humans have been sent to a far away world. The colonists create a new civilization but have inherited the worst traits of their forebears and war breaks out leaving the new cities in ruins. It falls to a bunch of teens to bring peace to the colony - but will they?
Nixon
Student #2
A incrível trajetória de Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins) desde a sua infância, passando por sua derrota para John F. Kennedy, sua ascensão política, que teve como ápice ser eleito duas vezes presidente, e sua subsequente queda com o escândalo Watergate, que o aniquilou politicamente.
A Million Miles Away
The story of Mexican-American astronaut José Hernéndez, who became the first migrant farmworker to travel into space.
American Girl: Corinne Tan
Judy
13-year-old Corrine deals with her parents' recent divorce while everyone else is already adapted to their new roles as a blended family, challenging herself to train a rambunctious puppy as she discovers her new purpose.
The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
Mary Wu Carter
Aware that her time is running short, irascible Wu family matriarch Lily (Lisa Lu) is eager to repair the strained relationship with her adult daughter Mary (Michelle Krusiec) and help her shy 18-year-old granddaughter Emma (Rochelle Ying) find her voice. As her final wish, she persuades longtime friend Charlotte (Joely Fisher), Emma and Emma’s best friend Karen (Tiffany Wu) to spring her from her L.A. nursing home and take a wild road trip up the California coast to a special place from her past. Along the way, long-held secrets are revealed and Mary and Emma each come to understand the painful choices their mothers made in this funny and touching multi-generational story about family, forgiveness and being true to oneself.