Michelle Forbes
| This page (like all pages on this wiki) was imported from the original English-language Battlestar Wiki based on what was available in the Wayback Machine in early 2017. You can see the archive of the original page here. |
| |||
| |||
| {{{credit}}} | |||
| Portrays: | Helena Cain | ||
| Date of Birth: | January 8, 1965 | ||
| Date of Death: | , | ||
| Age: | 52 | ||
| Nationality: |  USA
| ||
| [{{{site}}} Official Site]
| |||
Michelle Forbes (born January 8, 1965) is an American film and television actress.
Born in Austin, Texas, Forbes was a regular cast member of the long-running soap opera, The Guiding Light from 1987 to 1989. Not long after, in 1991, Forbes gained popularity in the science fiction community with her recurring role in Star Trek: The Next Generation for her portrayal of Ensign Ro Laren.
After Star Trek, Forbes has guest-starred in many roles in television, including starring and guest roles on Homicide: Life on the Street, 24, Alias, Prison Break and Boston Legal (starring Star Trek original series cast member William Shatner) . Forbes has also taken on a voice acting role in the video game Half Life 2, playing the character Dr. Judith Mossman.
Forbes portrayed Admiral Helena Cain, the iron-fisted, draconian Colonial commander in "Pegasus", the two-part episode "Resurrection Ship" and the television movie "Razor".
Quotes
- About her character on "Battlestar Galactica" (TV Zone Magazine, January 2005):
- I tend to play a lot of authoritative, strong women, so initially this simply wasn't something I wanted to do. God bless them, though, for being so pursuant of me. The Galactica producers sent me a set of DVDs, because I had never seen the show, either. Galactica is amazingly good and well written. I shudder to think I almost lost out on working with those wonderful people and on such a powerful story.
External Links
- Michelle Forbes article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.
- Michelle Forbes interview at GALACTICA.TV
