Does she leave every show?

I think she is less concerned about fame and I think at this point her chances of really making it big and become a superstar are slim.

But to a lot of people she is a star but I think that she has a commitment problem and does not like one role to define her entire acting career.

Alot of actors especially Star Trek actors get´s stuck in that character and that ends up defining the rest of their career, I think she wanted variety and have a diverse career.

Her rejecting ds9 which was basically the star trek producers writing a show based around her character was probably not the best career move, if she wanted fame and glory.

She probably decided to say no because she did not want to do trek the rest of her life.


True Blood was probably the the only series I heard that she actually was a regular on for more than one season. But she was done after season ended.

I did not watch true blood although I saw a video on youtube of some of her scenes from that and as always she was great looked like an evil and loving it kind of character, whatever the hell she played I did not really get as I did not watch the show, I think it was a demon or something.


The killing also stated that she would be a regular for season 2 but the two hour pilot did not include her for some reason.

Anyway sorry for the long wall of text hope it´s been informative.

She's constantly stated she like doping a variety of roles which allows her to grow as an actor. Which is something that doesn't happen when an actor plays the same role on a series.

Her former co-star Patrick Stewart didn't want to do "Star Trek:TNG" for a 6 year contract and he recently stated that last year on "The Graham Norton Show" he stated he was told by his agent that he could go to California make more money than he had doing stage work and that the series would only last one season, because reviving old series had not worked in the past, so he decided to do the series. His reason for not wanting a 6 year contract was because he wanted to do other roles and projects.

Chris Noth from the original "Law & Order" stated than after he returned to series television to star in "Law & Order:CI" he decided to leave that series after doing it for several years he stated "Law and Order' is completely story-driven and completely characterless, really. If you do that format for five years and you're an actor, you're bound to get bored. It wears on you. And it was really wearing on me. But you need a job, and I felt awfully blessed to be in New York City and to be doing a show that was considered intelligent in the world of TV. But hey, five years is enough time."

It's makes sense to me why actors who play a variety of roles have longer careers and work more than those that do a series for several years, eventually an actor will get typecast.

Tom Welling did "Smallville" for several years and just landed a small role in a film called "Parkland" and he's not even listed in the cast on the IMDb page for that film as of right now. Producers, studios and directors really don't know what an actor can do if all they have to show is one role they've done for several years.

I think in Ms. Forbes case doing a variety of roles has helped her acting IMO.

Doing stage work allows actors to play a variety of characters but it doesn't pay well, if you ever see a play in New York almost all of the older actors have one of the "Law & Order" franchises listed in their resume on the play bill. Which is why so many of them came back and were able to play different characters over the years on the series.

Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.

I agree, I think her strategy has helped her career longevity.

Famke Janssen is another one that turned down a regular role on DS9 (she turned down the role that became Dax) and it was a good choice for her too. She takes a variety of roles, just like Michelle, and it's helped her in the long run.

It's funny I just saw Helen Mirren doing an interview and she's stated in the past actors are like gypsies but she also stated the same thing she's like going between all acting mediums stage, television and film because it allowed her a certain freedom to grow as an actor and she's been very good in everything I've seen her act.

If Ms. Mirren had wanted she stated the producers of "Prime Suspect" would have still done that series if she had chose to stay in role, she stated she loved playing the role but it was time to move on and grow some more.

I was always surprised when Ms. Forbes signed on and took a regular role on "Homicide: LOS", I really liked that series and when she first came on I just thought she would guest star in a few episodes.

The character Ms. Forbes plays on "The Killing" is a lot different from some of her other characters it was quite refreshing to see her play that character.

Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.

Yes. She leaves every damn show she's in. She just skipped out on the entirety of Orphan Black season 3 despite being heavily promoted as a character at the end of Season 2.

She's completely ridiculous.

Well, she's in Powers now. Maybe she thought that was a good career move; maybe she didn't have the time or the energy to do both. She's doing a great job in the new role.