1. Michelle Thomas's mother was her first acting coach, and coached her throughout the course of her career.
13 Facts About Michelle Thomas
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Michelle Thomas was crowned Miss Talented Teen New Jersey at the state's Hal Jackson's Talented Teen pageant, and then in July 1984, at the age of 15, she was crowned Miss Talented Teen International in Montego Bay, Jamaica from among 35 state and national representatives.
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From 1988 to 1990, Michelle Thomas portrayed Justine Phillips, the girlfriend of Theo Huxtable, on The Cosby Show.
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Michelle Thomas appeared on various television programs, including A Man Called Hawk in 1989 and Thea in 1994.
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Michelle Thomas had a role in Dream Date in 1989 and had a small role in Hangin' with the Homeboys in 1991.
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Michelle Thomas appeared in music videos for Mint Condition, Chubb Rock, and Dru Hill.
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Michelle Thomas was a guest host of the weekly music series Soul Train in May 1996 and March 1997.
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In October 1998, Michelle Thomas took a medical leave from the series due to her ill health.
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Michelle Thomas had been in the studio recording music before her sudden turn in health.
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Michelle Thomas appeared posthumously in the role of Anne in the film Unbowed in 1999.
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Michelle Thomas never smoked or drank alcohol, and was a vegetarian.
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Michelle Thomas underwent surgery again in October 1998 after a second cancerous growth ruptured.
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On December 23,1998, at the age of 30, Michelle Thomas died as a result of a desmoplastic tumor, in New York City at Manhattan's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.