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Michelle Stafford (born September 14, 1968) is an American actress, writer and producer, best known for her role as Phyllis Summers in the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', for which she has won two Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2013, Stafford created her own web comedy series, ''The Stafford Project''. She currently portrays the character of Nina Clay on the ABC soap opera, ''General Hospital''. ==Career== In 1990 Stafford was cast in Fox soap opera ''Tribes''. The show was canceled after 3-month airing on Fox. She later appeared in two plays directed by Charles Durning in Los Angeles stage, and co-starred in several small films. In October 1994, Stafford began what was supposed to be a short term role of Phyllis Summers on the American CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''; however, her work impressed the producers and she was placed on contract.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Michelle )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michelle Stafford Bio )〕 In 1997, Stafford left the series to pursue other career opportunities, and she was replaced by Sandra Nelson. In 1997 she was cast in Aaron Spelling primetime soap opera ''Pacific Palisades'' as lead character, but show was canceled after 13 episodes. She later guest-starred in ''Two Guys and a Girl'', ''Diagnosis: Murder'', and ''JAG''. In film, Stafford appeared in 1999 thriller ''Double Jeopardy'' opposite Ashley Judd. In July 2000, Stafford was brought back to the soap opera by former head writer Kay Alden.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''The Young and the Restless'' recap (July 14, 2000) )〕 From December 2006 to February 2007, Stafford played dual roles on ''Y&R'', portraying Sheila Carter, formerly played by Kimberlin Brown (Sheila had plastic surgery to look like Phyllis). In May 2013, it was announced that Stafford would be exiting the soap opera after sixteen years in the role. Stafford later confirmed that her final scenes would air sometime that August. Stafford exited the series on August 2, 2013. In 2004, Stafford was a hockey correspondent for ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period''. Stafford starred in Lifetime movie ''Like Mother, Like Daughter'' in 2007. In 2007, Stafford appeared on Tyra Banks' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school." In 2012 she appeared as Lauren on the web series ''The Grove'', created by Crystal Chappell. She also guest-starred in ''Frasier'', ''Charmed'', and ''Ringer''. She subsequently launched her web series, ''The Stafford Project'', based on her personal life and struggles, with the first episode premiering on her YouTube Channel on August 5, 2013. The series received positive reviews from critics. Michael Logan of ''TV Guide'' appreciated the web series, calling it "terrific and audacious" and saying that "there's never a dull moment in the life of Michelle Stafford". Jamey Giddens of the entertainment website Zap2it said that Stafford is "as viable and fiery as ever", calling ''The Stafford Project'' "insanely-funny". In 2014, Stafford returned to daytime television with the role of Nina Clay, the wife of Dr. Silas Clay (Michael Easton) on the ABC soap opera, ''General Hospital''. Stafford’s long-rumored addition to the cast was made official when her character Nina, the presumed-dead wife of Silas, suddenly appeared at the very end of the episode on May 1, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michelle Stafford Joins General Hospital. - General Hospital News - Soaps.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michelle Stafford joins General Hospital )〕 In 2015, she co-starred alongside Tom Sizemore in the independent film ''Durant's Never Closes''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michelle Stafford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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