Charis Michelsen
Charis Michelsen | |
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| Born | Charis Elisa Michelsen December 30, 1974 Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Parsons School of Design |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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Charis Elisa Michelsen /ʃærʌs/ (born December 30, 1974)[1] is an American actress, a former model and a make-up artist. Michelsen worked as a model in New York City in her early adulthood before becoming an actress. She appeared in supporting roles in the films High Art (1998), Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead (1999), and Wonder Boys (2000).
Life and career
Charis (pronounced Chær-us) Michelsen was raised in Boring, Oregon, a small town east of Portland.[2] After high school, she moved to New York City to study art at Parsons School of Design, where a photographer for Harper's Bazaar discovered her for modeling. While attending a rock concert, Michelsen was discovered by Liv Tyler's mother Bebe Buell, who became her career manager.
Michelsen played the role of "Debby" in the 1998, award-winning film High Art, and soon after appeared in Martin Scorsese's film Bringing Out the Dead. Michelsen then went to work on the films Wonder Boys and Orphan.[3] She eventually relocated to Los Angeles.
In 1997, Michelsen was the voice for the co-starring role of "Keri Boyer" in I Married A Strange Person, directed by Bill Plympton.[4][5][6]
Film critics have declared Michelsen, "a bewitching young thing" -Michael Atkinson (The Village Voice),[7]"sensuous" -Michael Tunison (BoxOffice Magazine);[8] have said that "Charis Michelsen is beautiful, her opaque blue eyes and internal acting make her someone who critics should continue to watch." -Mike Szymanski (Variety),[9] and have said that she has "a fetching, fainty Natalie Imbruglia-ish screen presence" -Brent Simon (Entertainment Today).[10]
Besides Scorsese, Michelsen has worked with Nicolas Cage, Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Ving Rhames, and others.
Michelsen played Mrs. Wyatt Cooper (Eric Dane's wife) on an episode of the ABC television drama Gideon's Crossing. She also starred with Peter Steele in his band Type O Negative's music video "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend," and with Liv Tyler in the music video "If" by Coyote Shivers.
She was married to actor and director Josh Evans from 2003 to 2011, and is the former daughter-in-law of the late movie producer Robert Evans and actress Ali MacGraw.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | The Fountain of Death | Alison | |
| 1996 | Tromeo and Juliet | Person of the Female Persuasion with Very Good Hearing | |
| 1997 | I Married a Strange Person! | Keri Boyer | Voice role |
| 1998 | The Last Lie | ||
| 1998 | High Art | Debbie | |
| 1998 | Perfect Lies | Faith | |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | I.B.'s Girlfriend | |
| 1999 | Men in Scoring Position | Lucy Michaels | |
| 1999 | Every Messiah Is a Liar | ||
| 1999 | Dead Man's Tango | Zia | |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Carrie | |
| 2000 | The Price of Air | Anne | |
| 2001 | Orphan | Anna | |
| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Mrs. Wyatt Cooper | Episode: "A Routine Case" |
| 2001 | Home Sweet Hoboken | Twyla | |
| 2001 | Eight | Edie | Short film |
| 2003 | Piggie | Robin | |
| 2005 | Erosion | Irene | |
| 2005 | Che Guevara | American Reporter | |
| 2009 | Everybody Dies | Nina Conrad | |
| 2011 | Grace Paine: The Bombay Beach Incident | Grace Paine | Short film |
| 2018 | The Dare | Lead | Short film |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Technova" | Towa Tei | |
| 1996 | "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend" | Type O Negative | |
| 1996 | "Neptune Avenue" | Sammy (band) | |
| 1997 | "If" | Coyote Shivers | |
| 2007 | "Lie" | Black Light Burns |
References
- ^ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (22 May 2014), Charis E Michelsen, Residence, Manhattan, New York, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
- ^ "Interview: Charis Michelsen". London Runway. August 11, 2021. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Imagine News review of film Orphan". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Vice, Jeff (February 26, 1999). "Film review: I Married a Strange Person!". Deseret News. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ wil gerken; nathan hendler; doug floyd; amy burnham. "Film & TV: I Married a Strange Person (Austin Chronicle . 12-14-98)". weeklywire.com.
- ^ Clarke, F.S. (1998). "Volume 30". Cinefantastique. 30.
- ^ "How Do I Deal | Village Voice". Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "BoxOffice® — The Price Of Air". Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "TV Listings- Find Local TV Listings and Watch Full Episodes - Zap2it.com". Zap2It. September 1, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Entertainment Today".
External links
- Charis Michelsen at IMDb
- Los Angeles Times, Review, Erosion, April 21, 2006
- The New York Times, "Film in Review," The Price of Air, September 29. 2000
- The New Yorker, "The Film File," I Married a Strange Person, September 7, 1998
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