Michelle Van Der Water
- Actress
- Visual Effects
- Producer
Michelle Van Der Water is a South African native born in Cape
Town. Her parents moved the family to Australia soon after Michelle's
birth. The family settled in a small town just an hour outside of
Sydney. Michelle attended and graduated from Inaburra High School in
the Sutherland Shire before going on to attend Wollongong University.
At Wollongong, she graduated with a Bachelor of Creative Arts in
Graphic Design and New Media. Michelle started out modeling in Sydney
while taking acting classes on the side. This sparked Michelle's
passion for acting she continued training in the field once she moved
permanently to Los Angeles. Michelle began her professional career in
2000. Among her performances, most of which are film shorts and
television, Michelle appeared in the horror/fantasy film
Minotaur (2006) starring alongside
Tom Hardy and
Tony Todd. Other works include the
2009 revival of the series
Melrose Place (2009), followed
by work on Castle (2009) in 2011 and
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) in
2012. She continues studying acting at the John Kirby Studio in
Hollywood.
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