Michelle Joan Papillion
- Actress
![Described as Soul Train meets Ann Rice, this horror tale in the tradition of the popular TV series, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and is a throwback to the blackploitation horror films of the seventies. Willa Mae is a no-nonsense African-American grandmother and church lady. She is not only trying to pull her broken family together, but finds herself defending her family and friends against a vampire invasion in her town.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTY4OTc5NTg4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDYxMDY2Mg@@._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,47,500,281_.jpg)
Michelle Joan Papillion attended the same high school that Tom Hanks graduated from,
Skyline Performing Arts Academy. After high school she went onto to
study at Howard University. Double majoring in Classics and Art History
and minoring in Archeology. Some of her biggest influences in acting
are women like Phylicia Rashad, Thandie Newton, Halle Berry, Drew
Barrymore, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Pam Grier.