Michaelis was born in New Jersey and raised in Illinois before moving to the village of Kleinburg in Ontario at age 15. They lived with their father growing up and are the oldest of five children, with two full siblings, and two step siblings. Michaelis attended the University of Toronto Scarborough for two years, before leaving to pursue a short lived career in fashion and modelling.[1][2]
Michaelis played small roles in CollegeHumor sketches while also performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. In 2022, they began appearing as a contestant on the Dropout game show Make Some Noise, and later others such as Game Changer, Breaking News, Dirty Laundry, Thousandaires, and Smartypants.[1][3] In 2023, they became the host of the show Very Important People, in which they interview comedians playing improvised characters.[3][4]
Michaelis played the recurring role of Mildred in the second season of the TV series Upload in 2022.[5] The same year they appeared in an episode of Charmed.
Film
Michaelis appeared in the 2021 film Four Walls. In 2023, Michaelis starred in the Hallmark holiday time loop film Round and Round as Rachel.[6]
Podcasts and radio
In 2024, Michaelis was a guest on Andy Richter's radio show The Andy Richter Call-In Show.[7]
Personal life
Michaelis is non-binary,[8] and uses they/them or she/her pronouns.[1]
Michaelis met their biologist husband when they were both students at the University of Toronto Scarborough while acting in a play he was directing. They got married in 2018.[2]
Michaelis has a second degree black belt in taekwondo.[1]
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