Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt, born Charlene Hyatt, is a British-born American actress. Before her work in film and television, she enjoyed memorable performances on stages throughout the country, particularly in Ragtime on Broadway. 2Early life Hyatt was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, to Vera Hyatt, an art historian, museologist, and former Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Jamaica, and Charles Hyatt a well known Jamaican actor, broadcaster, and comedian. Her parents are both from Jamaica. As a child Hyatt was exposed to art and theater from the work of both of her parents during the 1970s in Jamaica. Hyatt emigrated to the United States with her mother and two siblings when she was ten years old. The family lived in Maryland and then Washington, D.C. Hyatt has BFA from Howard University and received her MFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. During college she did a theater practicum and worked at Arena Stage. During grad school she worked for Spike Lee as an assistant. 2Career Hyatt has worked extensively in theater, television, and fil