Michele Plaia
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Michele Plaia was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Jacqueline, a school teacher and Joe Plaia, a sales manager. She has two older siblings, Sara and Joey, and a twin sister, Justine.
She was raised in Birmingham, Alabama and started acting at age 5 at her church and school. She later trained and performed with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. At Hoover High School, Michele was heavily involved in the school plays, along with competitive cheerleading, debating, and student government.
Michele attended the University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama on full scholarship for theatre and international business. After working for a few years in technology sales in Arizona, she finally made the move to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.
She made her television debut recurring as Missy in the hit drama Sleepy Hollow. Following, she guest starred as Paloma alongside Cobie Smulders and Michael Ealy in Stumptown. She also guest starred as Geneva in the show Into the Vault. Michele's feature film credits include supporting roles in The Gambler and Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine. In 2022, the talented actress stars as Veronica in the heist thriller Blowback. In this film, she plays opposite Cam Gigandet and Randy Couture, directed by Tibor Takacs.
She was raised in Birmingham, Alabama and started acting at age 5 at her church and school. She later trained and performed with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. At Hoover High School, Michele was heavily involved in the school plays, along with competitive cheerleading, debating, and student government.
Michele attended the University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama on full scholarship for theatre and international business. After working for a few years in technology sales in Arizona, she finally made the move to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.
She made her television debut recurring as Missy in the hit drama Sleepy Hollow. Following, she guest starred as Paloma alongside Cobie Smulders and Michael Ealy in Stumptown. She also guest starred as Geneva in the show Into the Vault. Michele's feature film credits include supporting roles in The Gambler and Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine. In 2022, the talented actress stars as Veronica in the heist thriller Blowback. In this film, she plays opposite Cam Gigandet and Randy Couture, directed by Tibor Takacs.