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Michelle Forbes (born in '', '' 24 '', and her current role on '' Prison Break ''. Initially wanting to do Ballet , Forbes moved to New York at age 16 to audition for a film role, and ended up with the William Morris Agency, and a role on the daytime Soap Opera '' Guiding Light ''. For her Dual Role as Sonni/Solita, she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination. After this role, she continued in Theater - an early love of hers - and began appearing in small guest roles on television to raise her profile. In 1991, she had a small role in an episode of '''' as the daughter of a character played by David Ogden Stiers . The producers were evidently impressed, as she was brought back in the fifth season to play Ro Laren , a recurring character, for several episodes. Ro was a Bajoran whose bad-girl attitude made her several enemies, but the crew of the '' Enterprise '' - particularly Guinan ( Whoopi Goldberg ) took her in. With ''''. They originally envisioned Ensign Ro as the lead character, but at that stage in her career, Forbes wasn't interested in a long-running television role, so a new character, Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor ) was created for the show. In 1993, she starred with David Duchovny , Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis in the cult film '' Kalifornia '', following this up alongside Kevin Spacey and Frank Whaley in '' Swimming With Sharks '' and in John Carpenter's '' Escape From L.A. ''. Forbes also guest starred in an episode of '''' but she again declined. In 1996, Forbes starred in " Stitch In Time ", a second season episode of '' The Outer Limits ''. For a brief while in the early 1990s, Forbes was reportedly married to actor '' playing Dr. Julianna Cox from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, Forbes was written out of the show as part of a massive cast change which many fans see as responsible for the show's demise just one season later. She returned in the 2000 TV movie. For some time, Forbes was in a relationship with her ''Homicide'' co-star Reed Diamond . In 2000, Forbes had a recurring role in the first eight episodes of the TV series '' The District '' which she followed up with the TV series '' Wonderland '', a series set in a Mental Institution . Forbes played one of the doctors. The series was critically hailed, but it only aired for a few weeks before being cancelled. Forbes herself described it as a "mess that put {Link without Title} off series television". In 2001, Forbes learned British Sign Language for the role of the Deaf Mute wife of Detective Red Metcalfe ( Ken Stott ) in the BBC television serial '' Messiah '', and she returned for the sequels in 2003 and 2004. She also appeared in '' Perfume '': a love-it-or-hate-it ensemble film about the world of fashion. Forbes's next foray into television was in 2002, when she joined the cast of the Kiefer Sutherland -led FOX series '' 24 ''. The series, set in real time over the course of one day, had been a critical success during its first season. Forbes played Lynne Kresge , aide to African-American President David Palmer ( Dennis Haysbert ). Notoriously, several plot points - including Lynne Kresge's fate - were left open and never resolved; while the show returned for a third season, Forbes did not. In 2004, Forbes was part of the cast of '' alongside James Garner ; and also provided the voice of Dr. Judith Mossman , a character in the Video Game '' Half-Life 2 ''. In 2005, Forbes was set to head the cast of Mark Burnett 's television series based on the '' Global Frequency '' series of comic books, but the pilot was not picked up. She subsequently guest starred on '' Alias '' and '' The Inside '', as well as a three episode role as power-crazy Admiral Helena Cain on '' Battlestar Galactica '', in 2005 and 2006. As Of 2006 , Forbes is a recurring cast member on '' Prison Break '' playing Agent Brinker . Although a long time resident of New York City , Forbes now lives in Los Angeles . AWARDS
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