Michele Carey was born on 26 February 1943, in Annapolis, Maryland USA, and is an actress, best known for appearing in films from 1966 to 1987, with such big stars as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and John Wayne, but all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Michele Carey? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting, including making guest appearances in several hit television shows; some of her projects are such as “Mission Impossible” and “The Man from UNCLE”. She’s also done modelling work, but all of these achievements have ensured the position of her wealth.
Michele Carey Net Worth $5 million
Michele and her family moved to Rochester, Minnesota because her father was pursuing medical studies – he eventually became a physician At a young age, she showed talent in piano playing, and at age 13 would win the Chicago Music Festival national contest, which would lead her to perform with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. The family then moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, where she attended Fort Collins High School, and after matriculating pursued a modelling career, signing with the Powers Agency.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1964, and her work as a model would prove successful and increase her net worth. However, she started to get interested more in acting, and soon caught the attention of Hollywood producers which would lead her to support roles in television appearances from 1964. More television work would come for her and she had a small role in “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini”. Her first major film came in 1966’s “El Dorado” which starred John Wayne and Robert Mitchum; the movie was a commercial success and opened up more doors for Carey. She then co-starred with Elvis Presley in “Live a Little, Love a Little” and “The Sweet Ride”, and also appeared in Frank Sinatra’s “Dirty Dingus Magee” released in 1970.
Michele also continued to have popular television show roles, which further benefitted her net worth. She was a guest star in “The Man form UNCLE”, “It Takes a Thief”, “The Wild Wild West”, and “Mission Impossible”, then in 1972 she played the titular role in an episode of “Gunsmoke”, before guesting in “Starsky and Hutch”. She also lent her voice to the show “A Man Called Sloane” which aired from 1979 to 1980. Her popularity started to wane though she had a few projects in the 1980s including “In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro”, and she also appeared in an episode of the series “The Fall Guy”.
For her personal life, it is reported that during high school, Michele got married and had a son though the marriage eventually ended, although her son went with her during her pursuit of a modelling career. Carey married businessman Fred G. Strebel in 1999, and they stayed together until his death in 2011, residing in Hillsborough and Rancho Mirage. Carey was also Fred’s second spouse. She now resides in Newport Beach, California.
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