Michelle: (On her love scenes in Saving Face) It is different because there is something delicate about it, at least the way we played it. We were both a little shy, both a little awkward.
Michelle: (On who she really is) I'm still figuring that out. I don't think it's a bad thing. It just keeps me on my toes and maybe slightly...slightly confused.
Michelle: (On getting challenging roles) Well, I think that the projects that I’ve done so far, I pretty much attacked them with a fair amount of confidence and fervor. And I think that the characters that I’ve encountered, I think that I’ve been cast well for them. But there are certain areas of my acting where I feel I haven’t been challenged enough.
Michelle: (On her advice to aspiring actors and actresses) Do it if it is the only thing you can imagine yourself doing. It is one of the toughest things to pursue and perhaps one of the most rewarding. Knowing yourself will be one of the best tools because you will constantly be challenged, and be sure that you are of strong character and mind.
During the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival in 2002, Michelle was named as one of the top ten rising performers by The Hollywood Reporter.
Michelle visited more than 50 spots around the world while hosting Travelers for two seasons on the Discovery Channel.
Before Michelle got into acting, she dreamt of being a dancer, particularly on the countdown show Solid Gold.
Among her theatrical appearances were in Ether Telegrams as Sara, in Miss Julie as Miss Julie, and in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea as Roberta.
Michelle served as a judge in the 2007 Mr. Asia USA contest, which benefitted the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
Michelle and her family spoke "Chinglish" at their home, which is broken-down English. They didn't speak Mandarin in their house, and her Mandarin was not very good.
While starring in One World, Michelle appeared in a public service announcement about substance abuse for NBC's The More You Know campaign.
Michelle won the Audience Choice award for her film Saving Face at Taiwan's 42nd Golden Horse film awards in 2005.
Michelle got her undergraduate degree in Theatre Arts from Virginia Tech in 1995.
She played the main character in the movie Saving Face with Joan Chen.
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