Michaela Conlin
born June 8, 1978, is an American actress of Chinese and Irish descent. She is most known for her role as Angela Montenegro in FOX’s hit series BONES, also starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.
I’m excited for all the Asian men and women who seem to be appearing more frequently and are having recurring or main roles in television and film.
While Asians or Asian mixed celebrities have previously been integrated in the mainstream media, they were either cast in martial arts roles (Bruce Lee, Chow Yun Fat, Jet Li, MIchelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi) or their ethinicity was physically difficult to identify (Phoebe Cates, Victoria Principal, Keanu Reeves) if we even thought to ask (hello? Eddie Van Halen and Metallica’s Kirk Hammett !?!)
Now I’m seeing Asians on primetime tv (grey’s anatomy, dollhouse, bones, gossip girl), box office smashes (star trek 2009, hangover, knocked up), and hit cable shows (bsg, firefly)…with LEADING ROLES…rock on!
