After leaving a career in marketing and promotions in search of something more "honest," Michele Feltman Strider now works as an actor and writer. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband Jim, two cats and bunny rabbit. In addition to her novel "Homecoming," Michele is the author of the blog "The Yummish Faith."
Having appeared in "Hemingway & Gellhorn" featuring Robert Duvall and "West From North Goes South" featuring Larry Linville, Michele has participated in films involving both actors to play Major Frank Burns.
Michele enjoys long-distance motorcycle touring with her husband Jim. They completed an Iron Butt Saddle Sore 1000 ride together in 2006.
Michele Strider is related by marriage to pioneering pop artist Marjorie Strider.
Michele met her husband, musician & theater director Dr. Jim Strider, at the University of South Alabama, where he was her acting professor. In 1999, the two eloped to Las Vegas and were married on Valentines Day.
Michele was classmates with "Poseidon" actress Kelly McNair at the University of South Alabama.
Michele is related by marriage to producer Linda Rattner Kelly.
Michele is the great-granddaughter of vaudeville actress/singer Mary Donovan.
Michele has three tattoos -- a tribal design on her lower back, a Chinese dragon on her abdomen, and the Chinese character for "rabbit" on her left shoulder.
Michele Strider is also a novelist. In 2010, her first book, "Homecoming: A Novella" was published by Bay Beat Media.
Micheles second novel "Hometown" won first place in the 2011 Joanna Catherine Scott Novel Excerpt Prize, part of the National League of American Pen Womens annual Soul-Making Literary Competition.
Michele Strider is a former blogger on the Huffington Post/AOLs micro news website, Albany Patch.
(March 2012) Micheles second novel, "Hometown," was published by Bay Beat Media.
Artists have to love what they create. When the art is effective, it can,inspire that same love in the person experiencing it. The audience and,the artist are then connected by the mutual love of this third thing:,the art. The relationship between artist and audience is less of a love,affair than a well-functioning love triangle. .
