Who is Michelle Krusiec?
Michelle Krusiec is an award-winning Taiwanese-American director, writer, and actor whose lengthy career has proven to be a versatile and influential presence in the industry. Michelle writes and directs in genre, weaving in personal narrative and comedy. She's an alumnae of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Her work has screened at top genre, Canadian and US Academy Qualifying festivals: Fantasia, Beyondfest, Brussels Fantastic, Calgary, Palm Springs, Hawaii FF, LAAPFF, among many others.
Michelle's short film Nian (2022) was commissioned for Hulu's Bite-Size Halloween. "Nian"'s awards include Best Midnight Short at Palm Springs, Mark Braunstein Maverick Nomination at Woodstock, Young Audience Award at Court Metranges, and Honorable Mention at Female Eye. Michelle is attached to write and direct "Nian" as a feature for Worthen/Brooks formerly 20th Digital Studio.
Krusiec's work as an actress and advocate for API causes has been honored by The White House, State of California, and Museum of Chinese America.
Overview
- Nicknames
- Michelle Kruisaic, Michele Krusiec
Trivia
- Interests include Asian cultures, African dance and world music, all a result of having traveled around the world.
- Speaks English primarily and Mandarin Chinese as a second language.
- Michelle is an "extreme sports" enthusiast who enjoys hang-gliding and snowboarding.
- Although her surname is Western, she is fully ethnically Chinese who was raised in the United States. In Taiwan, she is better known by her Chinese name, Yang Ya-Huei.
- Received her undergraduate degree in Theatre Arts and English from Virginia Tech in 1995.