Michele Matheson

Michele Matheson (born August 14, 1971) is an American former actress and novelist. She authored the 2006 semi-autobiographical novel Saving Angelfish, and her last role was in a 2017 video short.

Michele Matheson
Born	(1971-08-14) August 14, 1971 (age 53) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Parents	Don Matheson (father) Deanna Lund (mother)

Early life

Matheson is the daughter of actors Don Matheson and Deanna Lund.^{[citation needed]} Her parents met while performing together in the Irwin Allen science fiction series Land of the Giants (1968–1970) and married soon after the show was cancelled. Michele has two half-siblings (an older brother, Randy, and sister, Kim). She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles.

Career

Matheson began her career on the television shows Life Goes On and Mr. Belvedere before starring in the direct-to-video movie Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) and appearing in Threesome (1994).^[1][2] In 2002 she co-starred in the Academy Award nominated short film Johnny Flynton. She is also a singer/keyboardist and has recorded with a band, The Black Tales. In 2006, Tin House Books published Saving Angelfish, a story loosely based on her life.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Howling VI: The Freaks	Elizabeth	Direct-to-video
1992	Little Sister	Sybil	Direct-to-video
1994	Threesome	Kristen
1994	Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000	Maggie	Direct-to-video
1996	Kingpin	Rebecca
2005	Hitters Anonymous	Leah
2009	Eugene	Donna
2017	Girl Scout Moms	Prospective Girl Scout mom	Video short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985–1990	Mr. Belvedere	Angela	Guest (season 1); recurring role (seasons 2–6)
1989–1991	Life Goes On	Rona	Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
1991	Step by Step	Mandy	Episode: "The New Car"
1992	Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation	Claudette	TV movie
1998	The Army Show	Debbie	Episode: "Area 52"
1998	Melrose Place	Tiffany	Episode: "Suspicion"
2003	8 Simple Rules	Receptionist	Episode: "What Dad Would Want"