Michelle Lombardo

Michelle Helen Lombardo (born September 16, 1983) is an American model and actress.[1] Lombardo gained fame with her appearances in the 2000s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. She made her film debut in Dishdogz in 2005 and began acting on television in 2007 on Entourage.[2] She had a major role as Tyler Murphy in Girltrash! and appeared in the box-office hit Click (2006). She had small roles in the comedy action film Cat Run (2011) and drama film Redwood Highway (2013), and appeared in television series The Defenders, Mad Men and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.

Michelle Lombardo
Born (1983-09-16) September 16, 1983
Glastonbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materGlastonbury High School
Years active2004–present
Known forGirlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Quarterlife
Californication

Girltrash!
Children3
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue
AgencyNext Model Management

Early life

Michelle Helen Lombardo was born on September 16, 1983 in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Lombardo has one brother and one sister. Lombardo was the captain of her volleyball team at Glastonbury High School.[3] In 1999, she was discovered at her high school career day by model scout Tina Kiniry from John Casablancas Modeling & Acting Agency. Early in her career, she worked locally in Connecticut as a model.[1] In 2001 and 2002, she attended University of Connecticut, taking courses in nutrition.[4] She relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a model and an actress.[3]

Career

In 2004, she won the inaugural Sports Illustrated "Fresh Face" contest and appeared in the magazine's annual Swimsuit Issue in 2004 and 2005.[5][6] Lombardo and eight other "Fresh Face" contestants appeared together on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, taking part in a skit with Danny DeVito. In February 2004, Lombardo learned that she was the winner of the contest in a segment on Dateline NBC and signed a three-year contract with Next Model Management.[4] She has been the cover of Triathlete and in pictorials for Playboy and Complex. She appeared in commercials for Suzuki Forenza and T-Mobile.[7] Lombardo was ranked at number 53 on AskMen's list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2008.[3]

She has had guest roles on Entourage, October Road, Mad Men and The Defenders. She had roles films Click (2006), All In (2006), Stiletto (2008), Calvin Marshall (2009), Cat Run (2011) and Girltrash: All Night Long (2014).[5] She portrayed Surfer Girl, one of Hank Moody's love interests, on the first season of Californication.[8] In 2008, she had a recurring role as Debra on web series Quarterlife. She played the main role of Tyler Murphy on the web series Girltrash!. She was also a host on the cable network Current TV.

Personal life

In her spare time, Lombardo enjoys outdoor activities such as mountain biking, reading, snowboarding and swimming.[9]. She has three children.

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Dishdogz Nurse Hatcher
2006 All In Jasmine
2006 Click Linda
2007 Machine Layla
2008 Essential Life Jordan Short film
2008 Stiletto Suicide Girl
2009 Calvin Marshall Tori Jensen
2011 Cat Run Stephanie
2013 Redwood Highway Stacia
2013 RockBarnes: The Emperor in You Amy
2013 Discarded Alice
2014 Girltrash: All Night Long Tyler Murphy
2015 Sky Bar Singer–Helen
2015 The Morning After Maggie
2016 Black Road Sarah
2017 Americons Mathis
2018 Welcome to Where You've Always Been Ashia Short film
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Entourage Catherine Episodes: "The First Cut Is the Deepest", "Snow Job"
2007 October Road Amiquay Episode: "Let's Get Owen"
2007–2009 Girltrash! Tyler Murphy Main role; 11 episodes
2007–2008 Californication Surfer Girl 3 episodes
2008 Quarterlife Debra 5 episodes
2010 The Defenders Darian Sollaway Episode: "Nevada v. Sen. Harper"
2014 Mad Men Sprout Episode: "The Monolith"
2017 The Haunted Jane Doe Television film
2018 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Tess Fury 3 episodes
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References
  1. "Michelle Lombardo". IMDb. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  2. Dodd, Stacy (March 11, 2007). "Michelle Lombardo, Christina DeRosa". Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. "Michelle Lombardo Will Make You Daydream | AMOG". www.amog.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  4. "American Idol, With Sand As the winner of SI's nationwide Fresh Face contest, Michelle Lombardo gets a free pass into the land of milk and honeys. The rest of the fairy tale is up to her". Vault. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. "Michelle Lombardo turns 30". SI.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  6. "Michelle Lombardo". SI.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  7. "The 50 Hottest Models Turned ActressesMichelle Lombardo". Complex. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  8. "Hank Moody's 15 Hottest Hook-Ups". Complex. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  9. "Michelle Lombardo – In Control". Starry Constellation Magazine. January 21, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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