Michaela Conlin | |
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 Conlin in 2008 | |
| Born | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Children | 2 |
Michaela Conlin (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress. She played the role of Angela Montenegro on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones from 2005 to 2017. She has also had recurring roles in the Paramount series Yellowstone (2018-2019), and the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind (2021).
Conlin was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania [1] [2] She performed in her first play at the age of seven and continued to appear in many Pennsylvania community and regional productions.
Conlin attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. After graduating, she moved to New York and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. [1] There, she appeared in productions at the Atlantic Theater Company and the Playwrights Horizons Theater School. She also traveled to Amsterdam to study with the Experimental Theatre Wing's International Training Program.[ citation needed ]
Following her graduation from New York University, Conlin was selected to be part of the cable documentary series The It Factor , which focused on the lives of young actors in New York City. Soon after, she relocated to Los Angeles, where she landed her first starring role in the ABC drama series MDs , playing an idealistic young intern taken under the wing of the hospital's two renegade doctors, played by William Fichtner and John Hannah. She followed that with a leading role in the ABC drama series The D.A. , playing an outspoken political consultant.
Conlin played Angela Montenegro on the popular Fox drama Bones, which stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. In the series, Angela is married to Dr. Jack Hodgins (T. J. Thyne), while her father is ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. Angela's full name is Angela Pearly Gates Montenegro, with Pearly Gates also being the name of Gibbons' Les Paul guitar. In 2008, Conlin was nominated for an Asian Excellence Award in the category of Supporting Television actress for her role on Bones. [3] [ citation needed ]
Conlin portrayed Detective Heidi Sobel in the 2011 drama film The Lincoln Lawyer . In 2021, she portrayed Maria Li in Bad Trip .
Conlin has two sons, Charlie and Theodore with her partner. [4] [5]
Conlin is best friends with Bones actress Emily Deschanel, who played her best friend Temperance "Bones" Brennan on the show. [6] [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Love the Hard Way | Cara | |
| 2002 | Pipe Dream | TV reporter | |
| 2002 | Garmento | Marcy | |
| 2006 | Open Window | Miranda | |
| 2007 | Enchanted | May | |
| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Heidi Sobel | |
| 2015 | Baby, Baby, Baby | Courtney Lee | |
| 2016 | The Disappointments Room | Jules | |
| 2021 | Bad Trip | Maria Li | |
| 2023 | One True Loves | Marie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Law & Order | Rocky | Episode: "Swept Away – A Very Special Episode" |
| 2002 | The Division | House director | Episode: "Illusions" |
| 2002 | MDs | Dr. Maggie Yang | Main role |
| 2003 | JAG | Lt. Mary Nash | Episode: "Posse Comitatus" |
| 2003 | The D.A. | Jinette McMahon | 4 episodes |
| 2005–2017 | Bones | Angela Montenegro | Main role |
| 2016 | Casual | Claire | Episode: "Death and Taxes" |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Sharon | Episode: "It's Here" |
| 2018–2019 | Yellowstone | Sarah Nguyen | Recurring role |
| 2021 | For All Mankind | Helena Webster | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Dollface | Delphine | 2 episodes |
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The first season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 13, 2005, and concluded on May 17, 2006, on Fox. The show aired on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET before moving to Wednesdays at 8:00 pm ET in 2006. The season consisted of 22 episodes and averaged 8.9 million viewers.
The second season of the American television series Bones premiered on August 30, 2006, and concluded on May 16, 2007, on Fox. The show mantained its previous time slot, airing on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm ET for the entire season. The season consisted of 21 episodes and averaged 9.4 million viewers.
The third season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 25, 2007, and concluded on May 19, 2008, on Fox. The show moved back to its original time slot, airing on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET before moving to Mondays at 8:00 p.m. ET in 2008. Although a full slate of 20 episodes were produced, the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike interfered with the writing of Season 3, and the network rearranged the broadcast schedule to compensate. One episode from the second production season, "Player Under Pressure", was moved to the third broadcast season, and six episodes from the third production season were moved to the fourth broadcast season. Due to this rearrangement, the show had an extended hiatus after "The Santa in the Slush" aired on November 27, 2007; the show returned on April 14, 2008. The season averaged 8.9 million viewers.
The fifth season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 17, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2010, on Fox. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET for the entire season. The season consisted of 22 episodes and averaged 10 million viewers.
The sixth season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 23, 2010, and concluded on May 19, 2011, on Fox. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET and then moved to Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET in 2011. The season consisted of 23 episodes and introduced a spin-off series The Finder in the 19th episode which has the same name.
The seventh season of the American television series Bones premiered on November 3, 2011, and concluded on May 14, 2012, on Fox. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET for the first half of the season. It began airing on Mondays at 8:00 pm when it returned on April 2, 2012. The season contains a reduced order of 13 episodes to accommodate Emily Deschanel's pregnancy. Fox ordered an additional four episodes, that were produced during the seventh season, but aired during the first part of season eight.
The tenth season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 25, 2014, and concluded on June 11, 2015, on Fox. The show moved time slots from its previous season, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET.
The eleventh season of the American television series Bones premiered on October 1, 2015, on Fox and concluded on July 21, 2016. The show maintained its timeslot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET.
The twelfth and final season of the American television series Bones premiered on January 3, 2017, on Fox and concluded on March 28, 2017. The final season consists of 12 episodes and aired Tuesdays at 9:00 pm ET.
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