Michele was born in Virginia, but moved to New York City after playing Jill Hanson on the soap opera Another Life. She relocated to North Carolina when her Mother was diagnosed with cancer so that she could be near her Mom at the end. After her Mother passed, she went back in to acting in feature film, television and shows a penchant for indie film.She has been directing stage and indie film projects, including Zombie Wrangler - The Documentary and stage shows like Hallelujah Girls and The Dixie Swim Club for The Cape Fear Playhouse. She is in production of the short Film A Dream On Fire, a serious short film about how great minds are often jailed or marginalized in our society.She also fronted the blues act Michele and The Midnight Blues for almost 10 years, making it to the semi-finals of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, run by The Blues Foundation. Her bands original music has been aired on blues stations around the world. Due to vocal issues she had to put the band on hold but still supports the genre by running the National Women in Blues.Divorced and residing in North Carolina.