Actor

Michelle Thomas

September 23, 1968 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Michelle Doris Thomas was an American actress and comedian. She was known for her roles as Justine Phillips on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1988–90), and Myra Monkhouse, Steve Urkel's girlfriend on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters (1993–98). On December 22 or 23, 1998, at age 30, Thomas died surrounded by her family and friends in New York City at Manhattan's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Thomas' boyfriend and longtime friend, was among those at her bedside.

Notable work

6.1
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
as Michelle
7
The Cosby Show (1984)
as Justine Phillips
6.7
Family Matters (1989)
as Myra Monkhouse

Often works with

Earle Hyman
2 titles together
The Cosby Show, A Man Called Hawk

Full filmography · 6

Thea
cast
1993
Family Matters
as Myra Monkhouse
19896.7
A Man Called Hawk
cast
1989
The Cosby Show
as Justine Phillips
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