A New York born and bred actress from an acting family that included father Hugh Hurd, a noted performer and civil rights activist, and two older sisters with stage credits, Michelle Hurd began her career in late 1980s with a bit role in the comedy feature "Rude Awakening" (1989). Concentrating on studying her craft, the attractive player with the multi-ethnic background of Irish, German and Jamaican heritage wouldn't reappear on the big screen until a 1994 cameo in Mike Nichols' "Wolf". That same year she was featured in the syndicated action TV-movie "Vanishing Son II". With periodic work on
