Michaela Conlin

Michaela Conlin was born on June 9, 1978, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to a Chinese mother, an accountant, and an Irish father, a contractor. Her interest in performing began early, leading her to participate in her first play, ‘The King and I’, at age seven at Muhlenberg College. She continued her theatrical involvement in various community and regional productions throughout Pennsylvania. Conlin pursued formal training at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts after graduating from Parkland High School in 1996.

After completing her education, Conlin was featured in the cable documentary series ‘The It Factor’, which chronicled the lives of emerging actors in New York City. She subsequently moved to Los Angeles, securing her first starring role as an idealistic young intern, Dr. Maggie Yang, in the ABC drama series ‘MDs’ (2002–2003). This was followed by a leading role as an outspoken political consultant, Jinette McMahon, in the ABC drama ‘The D.A.’ (2004). Her career significantly advanced with her portrayal of Angela Montenegro in the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama ‘Bones’, a role she held from 2005 to 2017, spanning 245 episodes. During her time on ‘Bones’, Conlin received an Asian Excellence Award nomination in 2008 for Supporting Television actress.

Beyond ‘Bones’, Conlin has expanded her film and television credits. She appeared as Detective Heidi Sobel in the 2011 drama film ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ and as Maria Li in the 2021 film ‘Bad Trip’. Her television work includes recurring roles such as Sarah Nguyen in the Paramount Network series ‘Yellowstone’ (2018–2019) for 6 episodes, and Helena Webster in the Apple TV+ series ‘For All Mankind’ (2021) for 8 episodes. She also joined the cast of ‘One True Loves’ in 2023, portraying Marie, and has future projects such as ‘A Man on the Inside’ and ‘Drop-Off’ currently in development. Conlin also held the position of executive producer for the 2012 film ‘Sparrows Dance’.