Cast & creator
Michele Greene
Best known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michele Dominguez Greene (b. February 3, 1962, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter, perhaps most well-known for her role as attorney Abigail "Abby" Perkins in L.A. Law from 1986 - 1991. She returned to that role in 2002 for the TV "reunion" film L.A. Law: The Movie. Greene picked up a taste for acting after enrolling in a high-school drama class; she had chosen the class to help her overcome her extreme shyness. She auditioned for and was accepted to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Southern California, entering on a scholarship and beginning her formal training as an actor. During her college years she began working in television, appearing in numerous guest shots and television movies. Shortly after graduation, she landed the ensemble role of "Judy Nuckles" in the short-lived Steven Bochco series Bay City Blues. When that was cancelled, Bochco kept her in mind and offered her the Abby Perkins role on L.A. Law. The show was a critical and commercial success, winning many Emmys and garnering Greene a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category. Michele appeared on L.A. Law for five seasons, leaving to pursue her musical career and stretch her acting challenges. Greene appeared as "Bobbie Lee" (a runaway orphan girl) in the 1982 Dukes of Hazzard episode "Coy Meets Girl." She appeared to look and act a lot like Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz. In fact, Waylon Jennings as the balladeer even made a remark about her "returning to Oz." She has recorded two bilingual CDs, Ojo de Tiburon and Luna Roja. Greene has had recent acting roles in a number of popular television series including CSI, Cold Case, Nip/Tuck, Stargate SG-1 and Bones. Greene also appeared in an episode of Brothers and Sisters on ABC-TV in March 2009 as the governor of California. She has a recurring role on HBO's Big Love as a TV reporter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michele Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1972–2023 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (74)
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jan Branson
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sue Schiff
2000
Bones
Amanda O'Rourke
2005
CSI: Miami
Connie Faber
2002
Stargate SG-1
Laira
1997
Diagnosis: Murder
Rachel Woodrall
1993Diagnosis: Murder
Carrie Langford Adams
1993
Nip/Tuck
Illana Manning
2003
The Outer Limits
Joan Garrison
1995
Crossing Jordan
Pam Oakley
2001
Cold Case
Tessie Bartram (2007)
2003
L.A. Law
Abby Perkins
1986
Strong Medicine
Pam Sherr
2000
Judging Amy
Beth Benfield
1999
Matlock
Laura Gordon
1986
Brothers and Sisters
Governor Eve Kern
2006
Six Feet Under
Dr. Fraker
2001
The Unit
Cynthia Burdett
2006
Simon & Simon
1981
Highway to Heaven
Sara Higgins
1984
Big Love
Reporter Sheila Jackson White
2006
Laverne & Shirley
Vicki
1976
ABC Afterschool Special
Andrea Cranston
1972
Eight Is Enough
1977
Twice in a Lifetime
Jenny Parnell / Dr. Karen Lantz
1999
The Defenders
Judge Glynn
2010
Threat Matrix
Anne Colt
2003
Miracles
Travis's Aunt
2003
Cop Rock
Abby Perkins (uncredited)
1990
Jack's Place
1992
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Bay City Blues
Judy Nuckles
1983
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
Sheila Travers
2006
L.A. Law: The Movie
Abigail 'Abby' Perkins
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
In the Best Interest of the Child
Nora
1990
The Perfect Wife
Felicia Laurel
2001
How the West Was Fun
Laura Forester
1994
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Elaine Kalisher
1990
Heart of a Child
Karen Schouten
1994
She Woke Up Pregnant
Connie Loftis
1996
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Barbara Dobbs
2001
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Sister Margaret
1986
Her Married Lover
Brenda Slagel
1999
Daddy's Girl
Barbara Mitchell
1996
The Dark End of the Street
Marlene
1981
Redeemer
Sharon Davidson
2002
To My Daughter
Julie Carlston
1990
Stranger by Night
Lisa
1994
Going to the Chapel
Margo
1988
Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
Natalie Powell
2003Dorothy
1979Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
Willa
1997
Stranger in the House
Joanna Winters
1997
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
Janet Janeway
1991
Fugitive Mind
Robyn
1999
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Shari
1981
A Family Affair
Reggie Abravanel
2001
Determination of Death
Katie Williams
2001
Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy
Andrea Cranston
1983
L.A. Law: Pilot
Abby Perkins
1986
Captive
Lily Hunter
1998
The Unborn II
Catherine Moore
1994Badge of Betrayal
Annie Walker
1997
Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many
Patty Nowakowski
1993
A Woman Hunted
Gloria Parker
2003Give or Take an Inch
Meg
2003
Desperate Lives
Julie Jordan
1982
Silent Victim
Bonnie Jackson
1993
The Kill Floor
Janet Pruitt
2023
Fly Cherry
Writer
2003
Wild Grizzly
Rachel Harding
2000
Double Standard
Virginia
1988
The Dozens
Michelle
1981