Michelle Ang

Michelle Ang is a New Zealand actress, director and producer who began in television as a child on Young Entertainers. Born in Christchurch and raised in Wellington, she played Tai-San in The Tribe from 1999 to 2001 and later Lori Lee in Neighbours from 2002 to 2003, a role that earned her a Logie nomination. She won Best Lead Actress at the 2011 New Zealand Aotearoa Film and Television Awards for My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011). Her film work also includes Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) and Triple 9 (2016). On television, she starred as Alex in Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination, and voiced Omega in Star Wars: The Bad Batch from 2021 to 2024. Her work has also widened into directing and producing, and she runs the media production company A Grain of Rice.