Michelle Arthur is an English actress based in the United States. She has appeared in various television series, films, and video games. She is also known for her work with J. J. Abrams, appearing in and episodes of Alias and Lost.
She appeared as the Thorpe Sisters in the 1987 film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey. Arthur also appeared in the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995) as "Anna Nishkova". She has also appeared in the 1997 film Clockwatchers as "Dianne", in Seabiscuit (2003) as "Marcela's friend", in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal (2004).She also starred in the 2005 remake of Fun With Dick and Jane as Dick's secretary and in (another collaboration with Abrams) as an airline worker. She appeared in the 2011 film Thin Ice.
On television, Arthur has guest starred in shows such as Leap of Faith as "Claudia", four episodes of Alias as "Abigail" (a third Abrams collaboration), three episodes of Lost as "Michelle the flight attendant" (a fourth collaboration with Abrams), two episodes of The Big Bang Theory as "Mrs Petrescu" and one episode of Grey's Anatomy as "Brooke".She was set to appear in J. J. Abrams' television series The Catch as "Stella", before its cancellation by ABC. She was a regular cast member and writer on the comedy Head Case as Lola on the Starz network.
Arthur has also lent her voice to several video games, including Armed & Dangerous, playing three characters - "Leper Boy", "Leper Woman" and "Lady of the Pond", as well as voicing characters in X-Men Legends (as Moira & Female Prisoner #3) and EverQuest II (as Smith Cayless Chambers, Merchant Tanaira and Vida Sweeps). She has also done the voice of Jote from Final Fantasy XII.
| 1995 | GoldenEye | Anna | ||
| 1997 | Clockwatchers | Diane, the Shoe Lady | ||
| 2001 | Free | Secretary | ||
| 2004 | Seabiscuit | Marcela's Friend | ||
| 2004 | The Terminal | Field Reporter | ||
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Dick's Secretary | ||
| 2006 | Airline Worker | |||
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Adélie Chica | Voice | |
| 2007 | The Number 23 | Sybil | ||
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Refugee Camp Nurse | ||
| 2011 | Thin Ice | Karla Gruenke | ||
| 2012 | Battleship | British Newscaster | ||
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Polly | ||
| 2016 | Best Fake Friends | Rachel |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Screen Two | Thorpe Sisters | Episode: "Northanger Abbey" | |
| 1998 | Players | Doctor | Episode: "Mint Condition" | |
| 2002 | Leap of Faith | Claudia | Episode: "The Balls Game" | |
| 2002 | Alias | Abigail | 4 episodes | |
| 2004–2005 | Lost | Michelle, Flight Attendant #3 | ||
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Brooke | Episode: "Into You Like a Train" | |
| 2005 | The Catch | Stella | Television film | |
| 2007–2009 | Head Case | Lola Buckingham | 28 episodes | |
| 2009 | Dana | Episode: "Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep" | ||
| 2011 | Private Practice | Psychiatrist | Episode: "Two Steps Back" | |
| 2015 | In-Between | Dean Haglund | Episode: "Murder" | |
| 2016, 2018 | The Big Bang Theory | Mrs. Petrescu | 2 episodes | |
| 2018, 2020 | Mom | Belinda | ||
| 2019 | Station 19 | British Woman Tenney | Episode: "Crazy Train" | |
| 2019, 2020 | Dirty John | 2 episodes | ||
| 2022 | The Villains of Valley View | Grandma (voice) | Episode: "Havoc-Ween" |
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Armed and Dangerous | Leper Boy, Leper Woman, The Lady Of The Pond | |
| 2004 | X-Men Legends | Moira MacTaggert, Female Prisoner #3 | |
| 2004 | EverQuest II | Smith Cayless Chambers, Merchant Tanaira, Vida Sweeps | |
| 2006 | Final Fantasy XII | Jote | [1] |
| 2012 | Additional voices | ||
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Valkyrie | |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Almalexia, Lyranth, Meridia, Additional voices | |
| 2014 | WildStar | Luminai Female | |
| 2016 | Additional voices | ||
| 2017 |