https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=DarvinaBattlestar Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-04-29T19:12:42ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.45.1https://en.battlestarwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Forbes&diff=140496Michelle Forbes2007-11-17T17:46:32Z<p>Darvina: She was born in 1965 according to IMDB</p>
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| image= Michelle-Forbes.jpg<br />
| character= [[Helena Cain]]<br />
| born_day= 8<br />
| born_month= 1<br />
| born_year= 1965<br />
| nationality= US<br />
| imdb= 0000405<br />
}}<br />
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'''Michelle Forbes''' (born January 8, 1965) is an American film and television actress.<br />
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Born in [[w:Austin, Texas|Austin, Texas]], Forbes was a regular cast member of the long-running soap opera, ''[[w:The Guiding Light|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 ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' for her portrayal of [[MemoryAlpha:Ro Laren|Ensign Ro Laren]].<br />
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After ''Star Trek'', Forbes has guest-starred in many roles in television, including starring and guest roles on ''[[w:Homicide: Life on the Street|Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', ''[[w:24|24]]'', ''[[w:Alias|Alias]]'', ''[[w:Prison Break|Prison Break]]'' and ''[[w:Boston Legal|Boston Legal]]'' (starring ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' original series cast member [[w:William Shatner|William Shatner]]) . Forbes has also taken on a voice acting role in the video game ''[[w:Half Life 2|Half Life 2]]'', playing the character [[w:Judith Mossman|Dr. Judith Mossman]].<br />
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Forbes portrayed Admiral [[Helena Cain]], the iron-fisted, draconian Colonial commander in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", the two-part episode "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I|Resurrection Ship]]" and the television movie "[[Razor]]".<br />
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== Quotes ==<br />
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* About her character on "Battlestar Galactica" (''TV Zone'' Magazine, January 2005):<br />
: 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.<br />
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[[Category:RDM|Forbes, Michelle]]</div>Darvina