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In 2000 and 2001, Michael was nominated for SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for
E.R..
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While starring in ER, Michael appeared in 2 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know. Her topics were mentoring and violence prevention.
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She has been volunteering as a mentor since age 15.
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Michael enjoys reading about financiers in her free time.
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Michael graduated from high school in 1984 as an honor student.
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Michael's son's name is Brandon.
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Michael is bi-racial. Her father is white and her mother is African-American.
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Michael's father, Jerry, is an entrepreneur and her mother, Thersa, is a corporate manager.
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She mentors underprivileged children when her schedule allows.
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She is a huge jazz fan.
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She has one younger sister.
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Michael is currently dating New York restauranteur Jimmy Rodriguez. They have one son together.
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Michael's son was born on December 21, 2004, in New York.
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Michael and her high school basketball team, Bosse High School, became the state champions one year.
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She attended Bosse High School in Evansville, Indiana.
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Michael played volleyball and basketball and ran track in high school.
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Michael has been cast as Eric La Salle's girlfriend twice; once in Coming to America, and again in ER.
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She went to the Howard Roosa Elementary School in Evansville, Indiana.
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Michael is named after her mother's best friend.
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She is 5' 9" tall.