Michelle studies in CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School, Dunman High School, Victoria Junior College and Bates College. Michelle won the Elle Actress Of The Year Award (2008) and the Asian Television Awards' (ATV) Best Comedy Performance (Highly Commended) Award (2008) for her portrayal of Beh Li Choo, a butcher in the popular Peranakan dramedy, Sayang Sayang. She was voted by FHM readers as one of the world's top 30 sexiest women in 2002 and 2003. In 2011, she promoted her own debut as film director and screenwriter of her first own local film, 'Already Famous' which cost S$900 000 to produce. The movie starred herself, Taiwanese singer Alien Huang as well as other local celebrities who were cameos in the film.