Michelle Krusiec is an accomplished actress with more than 25 years of credits in TV, film and stage. Early career credits include roles in Nixon, What Happens in Vegas, Sweet Home Alabama, Far North and Saving Face. Michelle earned a Taiwanese Best Actress Oscar for Saving Face also known as the Golden Horse. In TV, she starred on her own sitcom series called One World on NBC. Other favorite roles include Hawaii Five-0, Getting On, The Invitation, They Live in the Gray. Portraying legendary Asian American icon, Anna May Wong, in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series, Hollywood was a career highlight.

As the co-host of Travelers, Michelle traveled to over 50 destinations around the world for the Discovery Channel. On stage, she played the lead in David Henry Hwang’s Broadway tour of Chinglish and starred in Wild Goose Dreams at the Public Theatre. Both productions were directed by Tony nominated Leigh Silverman. Michelle’s next appearances include A Million Miles Away, Float, American Girl: Corinne Tan, and she co-stars opposite Ken Jeong in Tiger Mom. Her next leading role will be in the psychological thriller Afterbirth.

  • The Golden Horse

    Michelle earned a 2004 Best Actress Nomination called the Golden Horse. Returning to Taiwan for the competition, Michelle reconnected with her Taiwanese family and roots. She lost by only 1 vote, but to this day, Saving Face, directed by Alice Wu, is a beloved and celebrated film with the most passionate fans.

  • The Public Theatre

    On stage, Michelle played Nan Hee, a North Korean refugee, opposite Francis Jue in Wild Goose Dreams written by Jansol Jung, directed by Leigh Silverman. Michelle previously collaborated with Leigh in the International Broadway tour of Chinglish and a workshop production of Kung Fu both written by David Henry Hwang.

  • Ingenue to Character

    Michelle started acting at the age of 11. Since then, she’s collaborated with some of the most dynamic filmmakers including Oliver Stone, Asif Kapadia, Karyn Kusama. Michelle began training with master teacher Larry Moss in his Santa Monica studio and has worked with Kim Gillingham in embodied dreamwork since 2008.

  • Far North

  • They Live in the Grey

  • Criterion Collection

  • Wild Goose Dreams

  • Golden Horse