Michelle made her first US screen appearance in the crime-thriller film
Side Effects, directed by
Steven Soderbergh. Other American credits include a series regular role on the
NBC series
La Brea and a recurring role opposite
Bob Balaban in the spy thriller series
Condor. She also made a guest appearance playing an Australian ex-model, Gemma, in
High Maintenance on
HBO. Michelle starred in the Australian independent film
Black & White & Sex, which premiered at the
Sydney Film Festival with its international premiere at the 41st
International Film Festival Rotterdam. Michelle was one of the first actors of Asian origin to play a lead series regular role in an Australian television show, in two seasons of
The Time of Our Lives, which was nominated for a
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series. In 2021, Michelle starred as Roxanne Waters alongside
Miranda Otto and
Susie Porter in
The Unusual Suspects. In a case of art imitating life, in
The Unusual Suspects, she acts opposite her husband
Toby Leonard Moore, who plays the character's husband, Jordan Waters. All episodes are streaming on
Hulu and
SBS On Demand. Also in 2021, Michelle was a recurring guest star in two TV series; as CIA Agent, Carla Tizon, on season 2 of
Condor airing on
Epix and in season 1 of the
NBC series
La Brea. Michelle was upped to a series regular cast member on
La Brea for season 2. ==Filmography==