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Michaela Conlin

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Michaela Conlin
Conlin in 2008
Born (1978-06-09) June 9, 1978 (age 46)
Alma materNew York University Tisch School of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Children2

Michaela Conlin (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress. She played the role of Angela Montenegro on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones from 2005 to 2017. She has also had recurring roles in the Paramount series Yellowstone (2018-2019), and the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind (2021).

Early life and education

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Conlin was born on June 9, 1978, in Allentown, Pennsylvania to a Chinese mother and an Irish father. [1][2] She performed in her first play at the age of seven and continued to appear in many Pennsylvania community and regional productions.[citation needed]

Conlin attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. After graduating, she moved to New York and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[1]

Career

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Television

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Conlin in 2012

Following her graduation from New York University, Conlin was selected to be part of the cable documentary series The It Factor, which focused on the lives of young actors in New York City. Soon after, she relocated to Los Angeles, where she landed her first starring role in the ABC drama series MDs, playing an idealistic young intern taken under the wing of the hospital's two renegade doctors, played by William Fichtner and John Hannah. She followed that with a leading role in the ABC drama series The D.A., playing an outspoken political consultant.

Conlin played Angela Montenegro on the popular Fox drama Bones, which stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. In the series, Angela is married to Dr. Jack Hodgins (T. J. Thyne), while her father is ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. Angela's full name is Angela Pearly Gates Montenegro, with Pearly Gates also being the name of Gibbons' Les Paul guitar. In 2008, Conlin was nominated for an Asian Excellence Award in the category of Supporting Television actress for her role on Bones.[3][citation needed]

Films

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Conlin portrayed Detective Heidi Sobel in the 2011 drama film The Lincoln Lawyer. In 2021, she portrayed Maria Li in Bad Trip.

Personal life

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Conlin has two sons with her partner.[4][5]

Conlin is best friends with Bones actress Emily Deschanel, who played her best friend Temperance "Bones" Brennan on the show.[6][7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Love the Hard Way Cara
2002 Pipe Dream TV reporter
2002 Garmento Marcy
2006 Open Window Miranda
2007 Enchanted May
2011 The Lincoln Lawyer Heidi Sobel
2015 Baby, Baby, Baby Courtney Lee
2016 The Disappointments Room Jules
2021 Bad Trip Maria Li
2023 One True Loves Marie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Law & Order Rocky Episode: "Swept Away – A Very Special Episode"
2002 The Division House director Episode: "Illusions"
2002 MDs Dr. Maggie Yang Main role
2003 JAG Lt. Mary Nash Episode: "Posse Comitatus"
2003 The D.A. Jinette McMahon 4 episodes
2005–2017 Bones Angela Montenegro Main role
2016 Casual Claire Episode: "Death and Taxes"
2018 Here and Now Sharon Episode: "It's Here"
2018–2019 Yellowstone Sarah Nguyen Recurring role
2021 For All Mankind Helena Webster Recurring role
2022 Dollface Delphine 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b Longsdorf, Amy (November 1, 2009). "Allentown native Michaela Conlin: The 'girl next door' is an irreverent crime-solver on the hit show 'Bones'". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Nalea J. Ko. "Michaela Conlin Makes No 'Bones' About It". pacificcitizen.org. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Icelandic Soccer Legend Dating Hollywood Star". January 30, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Michaela Conlin. "Haven't posted in a while because this happened! We had a baby boy and his name is Charlie 2.3.19". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Michaela Conlin on Instagram: "We had a baby (in April..) photo album Theodore/Teddy"". Instagram.
  6. ^ "Bones: How Will Babies, Both Real-Life and Otherwise, Impact the Season Finale? | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. May 19, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  7. ^ Hrabkovska, Silvia (June 29, 2015). "50 facts from life of actress Emily Deschanel: she is vegan". BOOMSbeat. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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