Chandra Michaels

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Chandra Michaels

Chandra Michaels is an award-winning actress and a member of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences and SAG-AFTRA. Her network credits include: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Dynasty and the Emmy award winning American Crime Story: Versace. She has performed on a variety of Chicago's main improvisation stages as part of the 'Yours and Ours' improvisation troupe and produces independent films.

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Ella McCayElla McCay · 2025
Ella McCay
5.62025
MovieComedyDrama
An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.
Pardoned by GracePardoned by Grace · 2022
Pardoned by Grace
4.82022
MovieDramaFamily
Based on a true story, this film follows the life of Scott Highberger, an inmate turned prison minister. Through trial and tribulation, Scott met a God greater than addiction and crime who saved his life.
My Daughter Was StolenMy Daughter Was Stolen · 2018
My Daughter Was Stolen
6.92018
MovieTV MovieThriller
A mother's worst nightmare becomes reality when her five-year-old daughter mysteriously disappears.
Miriam Is Going to MarsMiriam Is Going to Mars · 2017
Miriam Is Going to Mars
2017
MovieDramaScience Fiction
Devoted mother and aspiring astronaut Miriam Johnson hopes to join the inaugural mission to Mars. All she has to do is leave her psychiatric hospital and the voices in her head behind.
TameTame · 2025
Tame
2025
MovieThrillerDrama
Near the end of a long shift, a stressed diner waitress has to serve an especially difficult customer.
PenitentiaPenitentia · 2023
Penitentia
6.02023
MovieDramaThriller
Alejandro 'Ale' Villacaño is a young associate lawyer who has landed a job at a prestigious law firm. Even though he was top of his class, he is also a former convict and an acquitted felon, which makes him an unlikely pick for this firm. Intent on forgetting his past and forging a new identity, he dedicates himself to being the top associate at the firm. He is reluctant to take on a pro bono case to help an old friend, but ultimately does so at the prodding of his mentor. For Ale, it's filing a few grievances against the local prison and then back to his new life. But for his client, it’s a matter of life and death. No matter how much Ale tries to resist, the pull to do the right thing, to fight the good fight is too strong. Ensnared now in a case rife with corruption, corporate negligence, and abuse of power, Ale must decide what kind of lawyer he is really meant to be.
Growing StrongGrowing Strong · 2015
Growing Strong
5.02015
Movie
A physically and emotionally abused girl escapes home in an attempt to find refuge at her free-spirited grandmother’s horse farm.
Market ValueMarket Value · 2017
Market Value
4.32017
Movie
Fifteen years ago, a figure shrouded in darkness left a crying baby on the steps of a church. Now, a private investigator brings news that Audrey and her wife Carrie never thought they’d have to deal with: their adopted son’s biological grandparents are determined to find their grandchild and raise him as their own. As the murky truth behind the adoption is revealed, the couple must use whatever means necessary to keep their family together.

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PenitentiaPenitentia · 2023
Penitentia
6.02023
MovieDramaThriller
Alejandro 'Ale' Villacaño is a young associate lawyer who has landed a job at a prestigious law firm. Even though he was top of his class, he is also a former convict and an acquitted felon, which makes him an unlikely pick for this firm. Intent on forgetting his past and forging a new identity, he dedicates himself to being the top associate at the firm. He is reluctant to take on a pro bono case to help an old friend, but ultimately does so at the prodding of his mentor. For Ale, it's filing a few grievances against the local prison and then back to his new life. But for his client, it’s a matter of life and death. No matter how much Ale tries to resist, the pull to do the right thing, to fight the good fight is too strong. Ensnared now in a case rife with corruption, corporate negligence, and abuse of power, Ale must decide what kind of lawyer he is really meant to be.

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