Michelle is the fourth of six children from a Chilean-Canadian family. She was born in Calgary and grew up moving between Toronto and Vancouver. She studied Theatre and Classical Literature at the University of Toronto. Her first professional acting job was playing a showgirl in the British farce "Shady Business".Michelle starred in the television series Heartland (2007) for CBC, based on the books by Lauren Brooke. Michelle played the character Lou Flemming, the prodigal daughter who returns to Heartland from New York after her mother's death.On the big screen, Michelle was in the lead role as Debra Moynihan in George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (2007). The film mad it's debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.Other notable television appearances included the character F.R.A.N on Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and guest starring roles on "Supernatural" (2015), "Package Deal" (2013) and The L Word (2004). In Toronto, she has performed sketch comedy at the Laugh Sabbath alternative comedy nights and has collaborated with acclaimed comedians Chris Locke and Nathan Fielder on short film projects.Michelle has a passion for all board sports, growing up snowboarding and later picking up surfing on her travels throughout South America, Hawaii and western Canada. She and her husband Derek are now teaching their two children, Mara and Noah, to surf as well.Michelle has volunteered with women's shelters across Canada. She was the Campaign ambassador for the #IamCourage Campaign for the Brenda Strafford women's Shelter in Calgary in 2013, and for the #MyHomefront campaign for the non profit organization Homefront in 2015. She hopes to some day work with her heroes Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, and Michel Gondry and her sister Wendy Morgan Show less «