Michelle Helen Lombardo (born September 16, 1983) is an American model and actress. Lombardo gained fame with her appearances in the 2000s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. She made her film debut in Dishdogz in 2005 and began acting on television in 2007 on Entourage. She had a major role as Tyler Murphy in Girltrash! and appeared in the box-office hit Click (2006). She had small roles in the comedy action film Cat Run (2011) and drama film Redwood Highway (2013), and appeared in television series The Defenders, Mad Men and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.
Early life Lombardo was born on September 16, 1983, in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Lombardo has one brother and one sister. Lombardo was the captain of her volleyball team at Glastonbury High School. In 1999, she was discovered at her high school career day by model scout Tina Kiniry from John Casablancas Modeling & Acting Agency. Early in her career, she worked locally in Connecticut as a model. In 2001 and 2002, she attended University of Connecticut, taking courses in nutrition. She relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a model and an actress.
Career In 2004, she won the inaugural Sports Illustrated "Fresh Face" contest and appeared in the magazine's annual Swimsuit Issue in 2004 and 2005. Lombardo and eight other "Fresh Face" contestants appeared together on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, taking part in a skit with Danny DeVito. In February 2004, Lombardo learned that she was the winner of the contest in a segment on Dateline NBC and signed a three-year contract with Next Model Management. She has been the cover of Triathlete and in pictorials for Playboy and Complex. She appeared in commercials for Suzuki Forenza and T-Mobile. Lombardo was ranked at number 53 on AskMen's list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2008.
She has had guest roles on Entourage, October Road, Mad Men and The Defenders. She had roles films Click (2006), All In (2006), Stiletto (2008), Calvin Marshall (2009), Cat Run (2011) and Girltrash: All Night Long (2014). She portrayed Surfer Girl, one of Hank Moody's love interests, on the first season of Californication. In 2008, she had a recurring role as Debra on web series Quarterlife. She played the main role of Tyler Murphy on the web series Girltrash!. She was also a host on the cable network Current TV.
Personal life In her spare time, Lombardo enjoys outdoor activities such as mountain biking, reading, snowboarding and swimming. She has three children.
Filmography Film rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2005DishdogzNurse Hatcher2006All InJasmine2006ClickLinda2007MachineLayla2008Essential LifeJordanShort film2008StilettoSuicide Girl2009Calvin MarshallTori Jensen2011Cat RunStephanie2013Redwood HighwayStacia2013RockBarnes: The Emperor in YouAmy2013DiscardedAlice2014Girltrash: All Night LongTyler Murphy2015SkyBar Singer–Helen2015The Morning AfterMaggie2016Black RoadSarah2017AmericonsMathis2018Welcome to Where You've Always BeenAshiaShort filmTelevision rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2007EntourageCatherineEpisodes: "The First Cut Is the Deepest", "Snow Job"2007October RoadAmiquayEpisode: "Let's Get Owen" 2007–2009 Girltrash! Tyler Murphy Main role; 11 episodes 2007–2008 Californication Surfer Girl 3 episodes2008QuarterlifeDebra5 episodes2010The DefendersDarian SollawayEpisode: "Nevada v. Sen. Harper"2014Mad MenSproutEpisode: "The Monolith"2017The HauntedJane DoeTelevision film2018Girlfriends' Guide to DivorceTess Fury3 episodes
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