| Michelle Hurst | |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Education: | Mount Holyoke College |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Michelle Hurst (born June 1, 1953) is an American actress. She played Miss Claudette Pelage in the first season of the streaming television series Orange Is the New Black.
Hurst was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1974.[1] She began her career in theatre, and in the 1990s began appearing in television and film. Hurst is known for her multiple roles in various Law & Order television shows. She co-starred in films like Airheads, Smoke, Stepmom and Sherrybaby.
Hurst starred as Miss Claudette Pelage in the first season of the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black in 2013.[2] This role earned Hurst, along with the main cast, a Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series. She left the show after a single season. On Christmas of 2013, she was seriously injured in a car accident.[3] Hurst was placed in a 16-day coma so doctors could perform surgeries close to her spine.[4] [5]
In January 2015 Hurst appeared in the third series of the British television drama series Last Tango in Halifax.[6] [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Reporter #2 | ||
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Leslie | ||
| 1994 | Airheads | Yvonne | ||
| 1995 | Smoke | Aunt Em | ||
| 1995 | Blue in the Face | Statistician | ||
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Nedicks Manager | ||
| 1997 | Office Killer | Kate | ||
| 1998 | Stepmom | Nurse | ||
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Pawnshop Broker | ||
| 2003 | In the Cut | Teacher | ||
| 2004 | Poster Boy | Professor Silver | ||
| 2006 | Sherrybaby | Dorothy Washington | ||
| 2008 | Choke | Shapely Nurse | ||
| 2010 | A Little Help | Eileen | ||
| 2010 | All Good Things | Newscaster | ||
| 2011 | I Don't Know How She Does It | Nurse | ||
| 2012 | Frances Ha | Theater Manager | ||
| 2014 | Hard Sell | Nurse Parker | ||
| 2017 | Permission | Dr. Bennett |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Ms. Ellis | Episode: "Brotherhood" | |
| 1995 | New York News | ER Nurse | Episode: "Welcome Back Cotter" | |
| 1996-2001 | Law & Order | Various | 4 Episodes" | |
| 2000-2015 | Various | 4 Episodes" | ||
| 2000 | Cosby | Ms. Summers | Episode: "Thursday's Child" | |
| 2000 | Sex and the City | Nurse | Episode: "Running with Scissors" | |
| 2002 | Audrey | Episode: "The Pilgrim" | ||
| 2003 | Life on the Line | Dr. Morgan | Television movie | |
| 2004 | Rescue Me | Case Worker | Episode: "Revenge" | |
| 2004 | Third Watch | Judge Connie Allen | Episode: "Leap of Faith" | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Judge Hester James | Episode: "Home" | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Councilwoman Collins | Episode: "Re-Do" | |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Deputy Chief Rosalind Adamczyk | Episode: "Samaritans" | |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black | Main Cast; 12 episodes Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series | ||
| 2014 | Broad City | Mary | Episode: "Destination Wedding" | |
| 2015 | Last Tango in Halifax | Ginika | Episode #3.4 | |
| 2020 | Grand Army | Lead Interviewer | Episode: "Making Moves" | |
| 2020 | Chicago Med | Beverly MacNeal | Episode: "When Did We Begin to Change?" |