MICHELLE LAMB Keep’n it Real When did you first get involved in acting? I started acting on a consistent serious level approximately 5 years ago. Prior to that I was doing background work. My 1st background opportunity was in Waiting To Exhale and Thin Line Between Love and Hate. What or Who inspired you to pursue a career as an actress? My cousin John Wayne S III inspired me to get into acting. I saw him writing and directing movies, videos and producing various other projects and I wanted to be a part of it. But if you know my cousin, he isn’t going to just give me anything. I had to earn it. He gave me busy work to get me started.
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What have been your biggest achievements? My biggest achievement was taking a leap of faith at my age and starting a second career and excelling in my craft. I feel like acting is like a second chance at life. I feel reborn and happiest on set. I recently bumped from a featured background police officer to a principal role on Tyler Perry’s Sista’s. I signed contracts as Officer Pearl Scriggs. The screams and tears I shed after this blessing of achievement can’t be described in words.
I’m sure you have met a lot of celebrities along the way. Would you share 1 or 2 of your favorite stories with us? One of my favorite celebrities and friend is Palmer Williams Jr. I met him while working as a flight attendant. He was funny in person as his character Floyd was on television. He was different from any celebrity I ever met. He was approachable and encouraging and very transparent about the industry. I thought it was just how he was with me but as the time went by I noticed he was that way with others as well. We finally ended up working together during the pandemic in a Stage play of his For The Love Of where I played Pumpkin. What has been your ideal character, so far? And why? My ideal character was playing the lead in Ebony Hustle. My character Ebony is strong, fearless retired exotic dancer that became an insurance fraud investigator. Because of her no nonsense badass persona and an incident 20 years ago as a stripper. She ends up being a protector and defender of women against men. As one character tells her “ We come to you because you take care of hood sh#t”.
