Michele Greene

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Michele Dominguez Greene b February 3 1962 in Las Vegas Nevada US is an American actress singer and songwriter perhaps most wellknown for her role as attorney Abigail Abby Perkins in LA Law from 1986 1991 She returned to that role in 2002 for the TV reunion film LA Law The Movie Greene picked up a taste for acting after enrolling in a highschool drama class she had chosen the class to help her overcome her extreme shyness She auditioned for and was accepted to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Southern California entering on a scholarship and beginning her formal training as an actor During her college years she began working in television appearing in numerous guest shots and television movies Shortly after graduation she landed the ensemble role of Judy Nuckles in the shortlived Steven Bochco series Bay City Blues When that was cancelled Bochco kept her in mind and offered her the Abby Perkins role on LA Law The show was a critical and commercial success winning many Emmys and garnering Greene a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category Michele appeared on LA Law for five seasons leaving to pursue her musical career and stretch her acting challenges Greene appeared as Bobbie Lee a runaway orphan girl in the 1982 Dukes of Hazzard episode Coy Meets Girl She appeared to look and act a lot like Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz In fact Waylon Jennings as the balladeer even made a remark about her returning to Oz She has recorded two bilingual CDs Ojo de Tiburon and Luna Roja Greene has had recent acting roles in a number of popular television series including CSI Cold Case NipTuck Stargate SG1 and Bones Greene also appeared in an episode of Brothers and Sisters on ABCTV in March 2009 as the governor of California She has a recurring role on HBOs Big Love as a TV reporter Description above from the Wikipedia article Michele Greene licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia