AU!Michelle Background
Michelle Dessler Randall Cook Almeida was born on July 10, 1977. Her dad died when she was a baby and since her mom loved him, her mom figured that any future marriage would be better done for other reasons. Her mom's future interactions with men made Michelle think they were good for only one thing: money. Her mom re-married, a trophy wife to an aging film star, Andrew Randall, and Michelle was raised by nannies and only saw her mom between parties. When her new husband died, Michelle watched her mom's reaction in public and private. Michelle became used to the finer things in life, and when her mom lost almost everything through bad investments, she was not happy to move into a smaller home away from that world. She would stand in front of the mirror and practice her pout, her hair toss, her smile.
When Michelle was seventeen, her mother died of cancer, and she was left to fend for herself. Geoffrey Cook, a director on her step-father's last movie, was very nice to her and she saw a way to use that to her advantage. Seducing him wasn't difficult and he loved her because she wasn't just trying to get into his movies. Behind the scenes, she was a fierce negotiator and believed strongly in his vision. Michelle Dessler Randall Cook might have worn bikinis and gone out to all the right parties but if anyone tried to screw her husband over, they answered to her.
When Geoffrey Cook had a massive stroke, Michelle had the DNR papers and cried as they pulled the plug. Geoffrey would not have wanted to live that way, she said to the press.
At the time, Cook was in the middle of a picture for Jack Bauer's production company and Anthony Almeida was instrumental in making sure that she wouldn't be sued for breach of contract. They also became fast friends and when Michelle realized that her nest egg wasn't going to last and Tony could offer her much more, she accepted his proposal.
Michelle uses her ditzy appearance to her advantage and may play up the act a little, especially around Anthony and his friends, but she's hiding a calculating mind that is always focused on her goals. Anthony, for his part, doesn't care about her relationships as long as they stay out of the press and Michelle is very good at keeping things quiet. All her close friends call her Chelles and occasionally Michie.
She's an observer to all the on-set tension, but she never expected to fall in love during a negotiation.
When Michelle was seventeen, her mother died of cancer, and she was left to fend for herself. Geoffrey Cook, a director on her step-father's last movie, was very nice to her and she saw a way to use that to her advantage. Seducing him wasn't difficult and he loved her because she wasn't just trying to get into his movies. Behind the scenes, she was a fierce negotiator and believed strongly in his vision. Michelle Dessler Randall Cook might have worn bikinis and gone out to all the right parties but if anyone tried to screw her husband over, they answered to her.
When Geoffrey Cook had a massive stroke, Michelle had the DNR papers and cried as they pulled the plug. Geoffrey would not have wanted to live that way, she said to the press.
At the time, Cook was in the middle of a picture for Jack Bauer's production company and Anthony Almeida was instrumental in making sure that she wouldn't be sued for breach of contract. They also became fast friends and when Michelle realized that her nest egg wasn't going to last and Tony could offer her much more, she accepted his proposal.
Michelle uses her ditzy appearance to her advantage and may play up the act a little, especially around Anthony and his friends, but she's hiding a calculating mind that is always focused on her goals. Anthony, for his part, doesn't care about her relationships as long as they stay out of the press and Michelle is very good at keeping things quiet. All her close friends call her Chelles and occasionally Michie.
She's an observer to all the on-set tension, but she never expected to fall in love during a negotiation.