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Michelle Clunie

ミシェル・クルーニー / みしぇる・くるーにー

American actor

November 7, 1969 (age 56) ・ Portland, Oregon, United States

  • Oregon
  • actor
  • dancer
  • film actor

My Take

Michelle Clunie interests me precisely because she came up through ballet before acting. Earning a scholarship to the Academy of Professional Ballet as a kid signals a discipline most performers never acquire, and dancers tend to make uncommonly physical, precise actors who can say everything without a line. I find that pipeline from Portland studios to the screen quietly compelling. The early rigor of classical training rarely shows on the surface, but it shapes timing, presence and the willingness to repeat something until it is right. I respect artists built on that foundation, and I suspect her best work carries a control viewers feel without naming.

Overview

Michelle Renee Clunie (born November 7, 1969) is an American actress and former ballet dancer. A native of Portland, Oregon, Clunie studied ballet from an early age, earning a scholarship at the Academy of Professional Ballet.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Michelle Clunie
Name (Japanese)
ミシェル・クルーニー
Reading
みしぇる・くるーにー
Born
November 7, 1969 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Scorpio / Rooster
Origin
Portland, Oregon, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / dancer / film actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
David Douglas High School
University
Private

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Oregon
  • actor
  • dancer
  • film actor
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.