Michelle Borth
Michelle Borth | |
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 Borth at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | |
| Born | August 19, 1978 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pace University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Michelle Borth (born August 19, 1978) is an American actress who has portrayed characters on The Forgotten and the critically acclaimed HBO series Tell Me You Love Me, a role for which film.com proclaimed her "the nakedest person in TV history."[1] Up until May 2014, Borth played "Catherine Rollins" on the CBS crime-drama Hawaii Five-0.
Early life and education
Borth was born and grew up in New York. Her mother is of Italian origin and owns a home improvement business and she has two younger brothers.[2]
She aspired to become a gymnast in youth but after getting in trouble over drugs, she discovered acting at a camp.[3] She attended Pace University in Manhattan, obtaining her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2001 in Theater and Art History.[4]
Career
Borth's previous credits include the films, Wonderland (directed by James Cox), Trespassers, The Sisterhood, Silent Warnings, Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders and Komodo vs. Cobra; and guest appearances on the Supernatural episode "What Is and What Should Never Be" and the Law & Order: SVU episode "Trade". She also appeared in Burger King's "Lunch Break" advertising campaign. She's also featured in John Mayer's "Bigger Than My Body" video.
In 2008, she wrapped the independent film TiMER with Emma Caulfield and Desmond Harrington, and appeared in the Endgame Productions' comedy film, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy with Leslie Bibb, Lake Bell, and Jason Sudeikis.[5]
In 2009, she was a pillar cast member of ABC's The Forgotten starring Christian Slater, appearing in 17 episodes, including part of the 2010 season. In 2010, she also guest starred on the TNT TV series Dark Blue double-episode season finale and on three episodes of the 2010 version of Hawaii Five-0 on CBS where she appeared as on and off Steve McGarrett's girlfriend, Lt. Catherine Rollins, a Navy Lieutenant. On March 26, 2012, CBS announced that Borth would become a cast regular on Hawaii Five-0 for seasons 3 & 4.[6][7] On March 27, 2014, it was announced that she would not be returning for the fifth season.[8]
She also starred as Canadian Forces surgeon Major Rebecca Gordon on Global's new Canadian Drama Combat Hospital which was cancelled after its first season.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Apartment | Watermelon Girl | Short film |
| 2002 | In Your Face | Brittany Jarvis | |
| 2003 | Silent Warnings | Katrina Munro | Video |
| 2003 | Wonderland | Sonia | |
| 2004 | The Sisterhood | Devin Sinclair | Video |
| 2006 | Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders | Nicole | Video |
| 2006 | Trespassers | Ashley | |
| 2007 | Lucky You | Girlfriend of Josh Cohen | |
| 2009 | Timer | Steph DuPaul | |
| 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Sue Plummer | |
| 2013 | Easy Rider: The Ride Back | Vanessa Monteague |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Off Centre | Carly | Episode: "P.P. Doc II: The Examination Continues" |
| 2004 | Center of the Universe | Peggy | Episode: "And the Silver Medal Goes To..." |
| 2005 | Komodo vs. Cobra | Dr. Susan Richardson | TV movie |
| 2005 | Freddie | Nikki | Episode: "After Hours" |
| 2007 | Supernatural | Carmen Porter | Episode: "What Is and What Should Never Be (Supernatural)" |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Jamie | 10 episodes |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Avery Hemmings | Episode: "Trade" |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Lisa | Episode: "Back to One" |
| 2009–2010 | The Forgotten | Candace Butler | 17 episodes |
| 2010 | Matadors | Juliana Lodari | TV movie |
| 2010 | Dark Blue | Sharon Perry | Episode: "Personal Effects" Episode: "Dead Flowers" |
| 2010–2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Catherine Rollins | Season 1 & 2 recurring Seasons 3 and 4 main cast |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Maj. Rebecca Gordon | 13 episodes |
References
- ^ "About Last Night". film.com. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ "Michelle Borth, "Tell Me You Love Me" actress: Mr. Media Interview". By Bob Andelman. January 5, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ Gerri Miller (June 20, 2011). "Michelle Borth: "I'm totally the sex scene whisperer". MadeMan.com. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Pace Alumna Casted in New ABC Television Series". Pace University. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ Anderson, John. "Review: "A Good Old-Fashioned Orgy"". variety.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ CBS official Hawaii Five-0 website with Season 3 reference Retrieved 2012-03-26
- ^ Megan Masters (March 26, 2012). "TVLine Items: Hawaii Five-0 Promotes McGarrett's Gal Pal, Margo Martindale Suits Up and More!". TVLine. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ Michael Ausiello (March 27, 2014). "Hawaii Five-0 Exclusive: Michelle Borth to Exit". TVLine.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "'Combat Hospital' Is Cancelled". December 19, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- General
- "Love in the time of Therapy: HBO's Tell Me You Love Me series aired Sunday. Michelle Borth bares body and soul..." nylonmag.com. 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- Justin Monroe. "MICHELLE BORTH, star of HBO's Tell Me You Love Me, schools Complex on the anatomy of a sex scene". Complex (magazine). Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Peter Martin (2008-05-14). "Michelle Borth Joins 'Old Fashioned Orgy'". cinematical.com. Retrieved 2008-10-03.