Michelle Clunie

Michelle Renee Clunie (born November 7, 1969) is an American actress and former ballet dancer. A native of Portland, Oregon, Clunie studied ballet from an early age, earning a scholarship at the Academy of Professional Ballet. In 1992, she starred in a Los Angeles–based production of A Comedy of Eros, for which she won a Drama-Logue Award for Best Actress, before making her film debut in the slasher film Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.

Clunie gained international attention for her portrayal of Melanie Marcus on Showtime's series Queer as Folk (2000–2005). She later starred as Ellen Beals on Make It or Break It (2010–2011) and as Mrs. Finch on MTV’s Teen Wolf (2015–2017).

Early life Clunie was born November 7, 1969, in Portland, Oregon. Clunie attended Portland's David Douglas High School, graduating in 1987.

Career In 1992, Clunie made her Los Angeles stage debut in Dean Orion's A Comedy of Eros performed at the Skylight Theatre, which earned her a Drama-Logue Award for Best Actress.

Additional stage highlights include her portrayal of Abby in Neil LaBute's West Coast premiere of The Mercy Seat at the Ford Theatre, for which she won the Backstage Readers Best Performance Award, and the world premiere and Off-Broadway production of US, written and performed by Clunie at New York City's Lion Theatre at Theatre Row.

In 1995, she was cast in the Academy Award-winning The Usual Suspects and shortly thereafter played a supporting role in Lost & Found. She became a series regular on The Jeff Foxworthy Show and guest starred on ER, The Tony Danza Show, House M.D., Without a Trace, NCIS, among several others.

She played Melanie Marcus in the US adaptation of Queer as Folk and the biology teacher, Mrs. Finch, on MTV’s Teen Wolf.

Personal life In October 2014 it was announced Clunie was expecting a child with director Bryan Singer, and in January 2015 she gave birth to their son.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Sunset Strip Jonesy 1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Deborah 1994 Erotique Slave #1 1994 Another Midnight Run Flight Attendant 1995 The Usual Suspects Sketch Artist 1999 Lost & Found Gail 2002 Damaged Care Gemma Coombs 2005 The Unseen Kathleen 2008 Solar Flare Jamie 2008 Leaving Barstow Sandra 2012 Magic Mike Dallas' Girl 2014 Death Clique Tina 2015 A Sort of Homecoming Amy Hartinger 2016 Virgin Territory Harper 2023 Everything's Fine Rachel Ehrlich

Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 Silk Stalkings Annie 1 episode 1994 Hot Line Jesse Summerfield 1 episode 1995 The Preston Episodes Meredith 1 episode 1995–1996 New York Daze 1 episode 1996 Mad TV Heidi 1 episode 1996 Space: Above and Beyond Jennifer Brandt 1 episode 1996 ER Gretchen 1 episode 1996 Life with Roger Gina 1 episode 1996 The Jeff Foxworthy Show DeeDee Landrow Recurring role; 5 episodes 1997 Boy Meets World Kelly 1 episode 1997 Chicago Sons Kelley 1 episode 1997 Night Man Megan Farrell 1 episode 1997 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Renny Green 1 episode 1997 Players Veronica Salt 1 episode 1998 The Tony Danza Show Maggie 1 episode 1998 Maggie Winters Charlene 1 episode 1999 Pacific Blue A.D.A. Tucker 1 episode 1999 JAG Sally Wexler 1 episode 1999 V.I.P. Mary Tepsin 1 episode 2000 The Strip 1 episode 2000 Diagnosis: Murder Maeve Michaels 1 episode 2000 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Mitzy 1 episode 2000 Battery Park Mrs. Fleishman 1 episode 2000–2005 Queer as Folk Melanie Marcus Recurring role; 83 episodes 2002 Judging Amy Nancy 1 episode 2003 1-800-Missing Tanis Archer 1 episode 2006 House M.D Judy 1 episode 2006 Without a Trace Cindy Peterson 1 episode 2007 The Closer Dr. Leonard 1 episode 2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Paulla Kingsley 1 episode 2010 The Mentalist Tara Harrington 1 episode 2010 Outlaw 1 episode 2010 Lie to Me Jane Prescott 1 episode 2010–2011 Make It or Break It Ellen Beals Recurring role; 9 episodes 2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Alex Bergman 1 episode 2011 In Between Men Marcella Raven 1 episode 2011 In Plain Sight Sage Lorne/Britt Parnell 1 episode 2013 NCIS Meredith Dunn 1 episode 2014 Bones Suzanne Levitt 1 episode 2015 Satisfaction 1 episode 2015–2017 Teen Wolf Mrs Finch (AP Biology Teacher) Recurring role; 9 episodes 2018 NCIS: Los Angeles Luanne Hadlow 1 episode

Video games Year Title Role Notes 1992 INXS: Make My Video Tiger 1997 Eraser - Turnabout Grace Swanson