Tammy Lynn Michaels

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Tammy Lynn Michaels (née Doring), also known by the surname Etheridge from her relationship with Melissa Etheridge,<ref>Melissa Etheridge's official website Template:Webarchive gives Tammy's surname as Etheridge in the announcement of the birth of their twins. She officially changed her surname to Etheridge in 2006, and now only goes by that name, both personally and professionally</ref> is an American actress.

Michaels portrayed mean girl Nicole Julian on The WB's Popular.

Career

Michaels developed a passion for acting in junior high school, and after graduating, moved to New York City to pursue it. She attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York and completed three semesters but withdrew from the school before graduation. While working as a bartender at a restaurant, she was discovered by Alayne Skylar, a talent scout.

After moving to Los Angeles, Michaels landed the role of Nicole Julian on Popular.

In 2002, Michaels had a recurring role on the Fox show That '80s Show playing Roger’s equally materialistic girlfriend followed by a guest appearance in 2004 on the Showtime drama The L Word. In 2005, she played the character Tess on the NBC series Committed.

In 2003, Michaels played the role of Max in the short-film D.E.B.S.. The film received several awardsTemplate:Citation needed and later was expanded to a feature-length film of the same name and released in 2004. However, most of the actresses in the original D.E.B.S. were replaced for the expanded version, including Michaels.

Personal life

Michaels is openly a lesbian.

She started dating singer Melissa Etheridge in 2001. The couple had a commitment ceremony in September 2003 and they became registered domestic partners in 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2006, the couple announced that Michaels was pregnant with twins. Michaels gave birth to a daughter and a son in October 2006.Template:Citation needed

On April 15, 2010, Michaels and Etheridge confirmed that they had ended their nearly nine-year relationship.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In May 2012 it was announced that their two-year child support battle had been settled.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Since 2005, Michaels has kept a blog, in which she discusses politics, current events and her personal life.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999-2001	Popular	Nicole Julian	Main role
2002	That '80s Show	Patty	"Double Date", "Beach Party", "Sophia's Depressed"
2003	D.E.B.S.	Max	short film
2004	Template:Sortname	Lacey Haraway	"Pilot", "Let's Do It Again", "Longing"
2005	Committed	Tess
2019	Heartstrings	Bitsy	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

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• Hollywood Farm Girl (Michaels' blog)