Early years

Greene attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles where she 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 then attended University of Southern California, where she auditioned for and was accepted to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, 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.

Career

Shortly after graduation, she landed the role of Judy Nuckles in the short-lived Steven Bochco series Bay City Blues (1983). When that was cancelled, Bochco kept her in mind and offered her the role of Abby Perkins on L.A. Law in 1986. The show was a critical and commercial success, winning multiple Emmys and garnering Greene a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category in 1989. Together with Amanda Donohoe her character participated in what was reported to be U.S. primetime television's first lesbian kiss in 1991. Greene appeared on L.A. Law for five seasons, leaving in 1991 to pursue her musical career and stretch her acting challenges.

After leaving L.A. Law, Greene had acting roles in a number of popular television series including Bones, CSI, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, Crossing Jordan, Diagnosis: Murder, JAG, Judging Amy, Nip/Tuck, The Outer Limits, Six Feet Under, Stargate SG-1 and The Unit. Greene also appeared in an episode of Brothers and Sisters on ABC-TV in March 2009 as a fictional Governor of California. She had a recurring role on HBO's Big Love as a TV reporter.

Greene has recorded two bilingual CDs, Ojo de Tiburon and Luna Roja. She has also written two young adult novels, Chasing the Jaguar: A Martika Gálvez Mystery and Keep Sweet.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	The Dark End of the Street	Marlene
1981	The Dozens	Michelle
1988	Going to the Chapel	Margo
1994	The Unborn II	Catherine Moore
1994	Stranger by Night	Lisa	Video (as Michelle Green)
1996	Daddy's Girl	Barbara Mitchell
1997	Her Married Lover	Brenda Slagel
1997	Stranger in the House	Joanna Winters
1999	Fugitive Mind	Robyn	Video
2000	Alcatraz Avenue	Lisa
2001	A Family Affair	Reggie Abravanel
2002	Determination of Death	Katie Williams
2003	A Woman Hunted	Gloria Parker
2005	The Legend of Lucy Keyes	Sheila Travers

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Dorothy	Margo	2 episodes
1979	Laverne & Shirley	Vicki	Episode: "Bad Girls"
1980-81	Eight is enough	Jill	5 episodes
1981	The Miracle of Kathy Miller	Sherrie	Movie
1982	Desperate Lives	Julie Jordan	Movie
1982	The Dukes of Hazzard	Bobby Lee Jordan	Episode: "Coy meets Girl" (5.4)
1983	For Love and Honor	Joy	Episode: "For Love and Honor" (pilot) (1.1)
1983	Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy	Andrea Cranston	ABC Afterschool Specials
1983	Bay City Blues	Judy Nuckles	8 episodes
1984	Highway to Heaven	Sara Higgins	Episode: "Song of the Wild West" (1.5)
1985	Simon & Simon	Lisa Brơoks	Episode: "Mummy Talks" (4.20)
1985	Seduced	Thunder Thighs	Movie
1985	The Best Times	Stacey Emery	Episode: " The Narc" (1.3)
1986	American Playhouse	Kevin's Friend (as Michelle Greene)	Episode: "The Little Sister" (5.9)
1986	Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun	Sister Margaret	Movie
1987	Matlock	Laura Gordon	Episode: "The Billionaire" (2.1)
1988	Double Standard	Virginia	Movie
1989	The Pat Sajak Show	Herself	Episode: (1.6)
1990	In the Best Interest of the Child	Nora	Movie
1990	Nightmare on the 13th Floor	Elaine Kalisher	Movie
1990	Cop Rock	Abby Perkins	Episode: "Potts Don't Fail Me Now" (1.8) (uncredited)
1990	To My Daughter	Julie Carlston	Movie
1986-91	L.A. Law	Abby Perkins	Seasons 1-5
1991	Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories	Janet Janeway	Movie
1992	Jack's Place	Suzanne	Episode: "Everything Old Is New Again" (1.4)
1993	Silent Victim	Bonnie Jackson	Movie
1993	Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many	Patty Nowakowski	Movie
1993	Picket Fences	Patty Henley	Episode: "Duty Free Rome" (2.2)
1994	Heart of a Child	Karen Schouten	Movie
1994	How the West Was Fun	Laura Forester	Movie
1996	She Woke Up Pregnant	Connie Loftis	Movie
1997	Badge of Betrayal	Annie Walker	Movie
1997	The Outer Limits	Joan Garrison	Episode: "The Awakening" (3.10)
1997	Lost Treasure of Dos Santos	Willa	Movie
1998	Captive	Lily Hunter	Movie
1999	Twice in a Lifetime	Jenny Parnell / Dr. Karen Lantz	Episode: "The Gift of Life" (1.14)
2000	Stargate SG-1	Laira	Episode: "A Hundred Days" (3.17)
2000	Entertainment Tonight Presents: L.A. Law - Secrets of the Firm	Herself	Special
2000	Wild Grizzly	Rachel Harding	Movie
1997 2001	Diagnosis Murder	Rachel Wơdrall Carrie Langford Adams	"Must Kill TV" (5.9) "Sins of the Father" Parts 1 & 2 (8.12, 13)
2001	The Perfect Wife	Felicia Laurel	Movie
2001	Lightning: Fire from the Sky	Barbara Dobbs	Movie
2002	Redeemer	Sharon Davidson	Movie
2002	JAG	Lt. Col. Sara Coffey	Episode: "Head to Toe" (7.15)
2002	NBC 75th Anniversary Special	Herself
2002	Weakest Link	Herself	"L.A. Law Edition" (game)
2002	L.A. Law: The Movie	Abby Perkins	Reunion
2002	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jan Branson	Episode: " Blood Lust" (3.9)
2002	TV's Most Censored Moments	Herself	Special
2003	Miracles	Travis's Aunt	Episode: "The Bone Scatterer" (1.5)
2003	Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke	Natalie Powell	Movie
2003	Strong Medicine	Pam Sherr	Episode: "Rash Decisions" (4.4)
2004	Judging Amy	Beth Benfield	Episode: "Christenings" (5.11)
2004	Crossing Jordan	Pam Oakley	Episode: "Missing Pieces" (3.7)
2004	Threat Matrix	Anne Colt	Episode: "19 Seconds" (1.15)
2005	Six Feet Under	Dr. Fraker	Episode: "Ecotone" (5.9)
2005	Nip/Tuck	Illana Manning	Episode: "Hannah Tedesco" (3.9)
2006	The Unit	Cynthia Burdett	4 episodes
2007	McBride: Dogged	Judy Murray	Movie
2007	Cold Case	Tessie Bartram '07	Episode: "Justice" (5.10)
2008	Bones	Amanda O'Rourke	Episode: "The Man in the Outhouse" (4.2)
2009	Brothers & Sisters	Governor Eve Kern	Episode: "Troubled Waters" Part 1 (3.16)
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sue Schiff	Episode: "The Gone Dead Train" (9.22)
2009	Brothers & Sisters	Governor Eve Kern	Episode: "Breaking the News" (4.2)
2009	Three Rivers	Judge Glynn	Episode: "A Roll of the Dice" (1.10) (as Michelle Greene)
2010	Big Love	Reporter Sheila Jackson White	3 episodes
2011	The Defenders	Judge Glynn	Episode: "Nevada v. Donnie the Numbers Guy" (1.13)
2011	CSI: Miami	Connie Faber	Episode: "A Few Dead Men" (10.9)

Discography

Year	Album title	Label	Notes
2002	Ojo De Tiburon	Appleseed Recordings
2003	Seeds: The Songs of Pete Seeger, Vol.3	Appleseed Recordings	The song "From Way Up Here"
2003	Spanish In My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War	Appleseed Recordings	The songs, "En la Plaza de Mi Pueblo" and "Tu Que Brillas"
2006	Luna Roja	Appleseed Recordings

Literature

Year	Book	Publisher	Notes
2006	Chasing the Jaguar	Rayo HarperCollins	Hardcover / Paperback
2010	Keep Sweet	Simon & Schuster	Paperback

Awards/Nominations

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result
1989	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series	L.A. Law	Nominated

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