inspired dreamer
actress
filmmaker
"I love to explore the light and the dark beauty of the human spirit, to use creative energy and imagination to inspire... that is my hope. If one person is moved by my work, I am happy."
Michele made her directing debut with Howl, a reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. A young woman leaves the sanitarium to watch over her grandmother’s house. As she descends into madness, will she be devoured, or will she embrace her true nature?
Coming to international film festivals in 2024, Michele starred as Emily the humanoid robot companion under investigation in The Stack Overflow Exception, the world's first live-action feature-length 360° VR film. When a hacker exploits a defect in her code, she begins to ask questions about her existence and whether it's actually the humans who have been programmed.
Coming to streaming platforms in 2024, Michele plays a conceptual artist on a quixotic quest to make an impact on the fame-obsessed Los Angeles scene without making a name for herself.
A mysterious young man, called Blue after the color of his skin, leaves his isolated mountain home and enters a small Appalachian town. Distrusted and feared by the townspeople he encounters, he meets a kind-hearted young woman dealing with her own dark family secrets who sees beyond his skin into the deep and gentle soul underneath. Michele stars with Drew Connick, Sean Bridgers, Kelly McGillis and Kenny Johnson.
Two couples take a trip to the country for the weekend and their relationships begin to unravel in The Stay.
Michele's character falls victim to Robert Patrick’s murderous Last Rampage in this true crime thriller.