Michele Matheson
Michele Matheson (born August 14, 1971) is an American former actress and novelist. She wrote the semi-autobiographical novel Saving Angelfish, published in 2006. Her last acting role was in a 2017 video short.
She is the daughter of actors Don Matheson and Deanna Lund. They met while working on the TV series Land of the Giants (1968–1970) and married soon after. Michele has two half-siblings, Randy and Kim, and grew up in Los Angeles. She attended Marymount High School.
Matheson began acting on TV with Life Goes On and Mr. Belvedere. She starred in the direct-to-video film Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) and appeared in Threesome (1994). In 2002 she co-starred in the short film Johnny Flynton, which was nominated for an Academy Award. She is also a singer and keyboardist and has recorded with the band The Black Tales.
Saving Angelfish was published in 2006 by Tin House Books and is loosely based on her life.
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