Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo is an American actress who has appeared on television and in independent films. Forbes first gained attention for her dual role in daytime soap opera
Guiding Light (1952), for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. She is also a Saturn Award winner with three nominations.
Forbes is known for her recurring appearances on genre and drama shows such as Ensign Ro Laren in
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and her regular role as medical examiner Julianna Cox on
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) during the 1990s, while building her career with recurring roles throughout the 2000s in
Battlestar Galactica (2004),
24 (2001),
In Treatment (2008),
Durham County (2007),
Prison Break (2005) and her series regular role as Maryann Forrester on
True Blood (2008). She has appeared in significant roles in movies such as
Escape from L.A. (1996),
Kalifornia (1993),
Swimming with Sharks (1994) and
Columbus (2017).
She starred in the 2011-2012 AMC television series
The Killing (2011), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. On June 18, 2019 it was announced that Forbes would join USA Network's action drama series
Treadstone (2019), a prequel/sequel to the Bourne franchise.
Star Trek: Picard(2020)as Commander Ro Laren
New Amsterdam(2018)as Dr. Veronica Fuentes
Big Sky(2020)as Margaret Kleinsasser
Treadstone(2019)as Ellen Becker
Grey's Anatomy(2005)as Vicki Ann Rudin
Truest Blood(2022)as Self
Betty White: First Lady of Television(2018)as Self
Home & Family(2012)as Self
Underground Terror: Battling the Lizard Mutts(2016)as Self - 'Lieutenant Jackson'
The Hunger Games: Going Rogue (the Cast)(2016)as Self - 'Lieutenant Jackson'
Welcome to Comic-Con!(2013)as Self (in Salute to Star Trek segment)
True Blood(2008)as Maryann Forrester
Lost: A Journey in Time(2009)as Karen Decker
Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6(2009)as Karen Decker
The Orange Box(2007)as Dr. Judith Mossman
