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Michaela Conlin (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress best known for her role as Angela Montenegro on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones.

Michaela Conlin
Conlin in 2008
Born	(1978-06-09) June 9, 1978 (age 44)[1] Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Children	2

Early life

Conlin was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on June 9, 1978[1] to a Chinese mother, an accountant,[2] and an Irish father, a contractor.[3] She performed in her first play at the age of seven, and continued to appear on stage in numerous Pennsylvania community and regional productions.

Conlin attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, where she starred in productions of Bye Bye Birdie and The Crucible. After graduating from high school in 1996, she moved to New York City to study acting and was accepted to New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[1] While working toward her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater, she appeared in several productions at the Atlantic Theater Company, the Playwrights Horizons Theater School, Stonestreet Studios Conservatory, and she traveled to Amsterdam to study with the Experimental Theatre Wing's International Training Program.^{[citation needed]}

Acting career

Television work

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 to Steven Weber's district attorney.

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 "Pookie Noodlin" 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.[4]

Films

In addition to her television work, Conlin portrayed Detective Heidi Sobel in the 2011 drama film The Lincoln Lawyer. She also appeared in Open Window and Love the Hard Way. In 2021, she portrayed Maria Li in Bad Trip.

Personal life

Conlin is married[5] and has two sons, Charlie and Theodore.[6][7]

Conlin is best friends with Bones co-star Emily Deschanel, who played her best friend Temperance "Bones" Brennan on the show.[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
TBA	One True Loves

Television

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

References

External links

• Michaela Conlin at IMDb
• Michaela Conlin on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Michaela Conlin

Michaela Conlin (* 9. Juni 1978 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin chinesisch-irischer Abstammung.

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- [en] Michaela Conlin

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[es] Michaela Conlin

Michaela Conlin (Allentown, 9 de junio de 1978) es una actriz estadounidense.

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[ru] Конлин, Микаэла

Микаэ́ла Ко́нлин (англ. Michaela Conlin; род. 9 июня 1978) — американская актриса. Наиболее известна по роли Энджелы Монтенегро в телесериале «Кости».

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