Career
In the late 1980s, Warner Brothers was looking for a Victoria Principal lookalike to step into the role of Pamela Ewing on Dallas, after Victoria Principal had left the series to pursue other interests. Late in 1988, Michaels appeared briefly in the first episode of the 12th season as Pamela Ewing with her change in appearance being attributed to plastic surgery after her near-fatal car accident. Michaels was asked to return to the show, this time not as Pamela Ewing, but as a Pam Ewing lookalike named Jeanne O"Brien.
After her 4-episode stint on the show, Michaels" character Jeanne was written out.