Michelle Forbes News

She's quite possibly one of the most ubiquitous actresses you've never heard of, but a glance at Michelle Forbes's resume reads like a compendium of the best-loved TV series in recent memory.

This August Movie Central continues with a new premiere every night, including Oscar winners Vicky Cristina Barcelona and The Wrestler and Canadian films Banshee, Nurse.Fighter.Boy, and Hank and Mike.

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R.M. Vaughan Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009 04:44PM EDT T here are not a lot of parts out there for smart actresses, the kind who like their characters complex, challenging, and even dislikeable.

Star Trek still drew audiences in eighth . 1 comment Jun 26 Former Star Trek: Voyager star Jeri Ryan is set to play a recurring role on the TNT vigilante drama "Leverage," which begins its second season next month.

Forbes joined the cast of the HBO vampire drama at the end of last season as the mysterious Maryann Forrester.

TV EYED Did I ever tell you you're my hero, Michelle Forbes? Like, you're the wind beneath my wings, standing out from the sidelines of TV series like Lost , Prison Break , and 24 , pulling off the most ingenious little saves by just popping up, feline eyes a-glow, in the strangest, smallest cameo.

On Season 2 of the hit HBO television series True Blood , the mysterious and somewhat sinister Maryann Forrester is stirring things up in a major way, while her true identity and her real reason for showing up in Bon Temps remain to be seen.

In the history of television, no character has ever had a more attention-grabbing introduction than Maryann, who first appeared naked on a dark road accompanied by an oversize pig.

I fully admit that I was skeptical about True Blood after the first few episodes, but in the past five episodes or so, it has really blossomed into the kind of show that HBO hoped it would be: a hit.

The current edition of TV Guide features a write-up of the show, included in William Keck's weekly column, What the Keck? The futuristic, space-borne drama, the creation of Ron Moore, who re-imagined Battlestar ...