5 Things to Know About the Breakout ‘Landman’ Actress

Rounding out the cast of Paramount+’s Farmer is 27-year-old Michelle Randolph as Ainsley Norris.

Co-created by Yellowstone‘s Taylor Sheridan and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Farmer is based on the Permian Basin oil boom in West Texas and explores its personal and professional consequences (find out about Sheridan’s Farmer Season 2 here’s hoping).

Biography details and facts about Michelle Randolph

Michelle survived the cowboy camp in 1923

While Michelle modeled and had a few acting roles to her name before 1923such as A snow white Christmas and The resortplays Elizabeth Strafford in Yellowstone prequel was the actress’ breakout role.

However, the California girl had a few fences to clear before taking the reins.

Hailing from Huntington Beach, Michelle (via Magazine C) had little experience with horses and had to go through a “Cowboy Camp” to ensure 1923 cast looked “which we had ridden all our lives.”

When talking to Grazia Magazine about her experience, Michelle shared what the cast was like “learned to rope” and “fenced cows all the way across the ranch:”

“We did competitions, we learned how to rope, we did little hikes. There was one day where we herded cows all the way across the ranch from one side to the other. We got a taste of what it was like to be a real cowboy , which was fun.”

Who Michelle Randolph wants to work with next

Although Michelle is still an up-and-coming star, she has already worked with Hollywood acting legends including Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford and now Billy Bob Thornton.

As for who she would love to work with in the future, the actress shared Wonderland Magazine as Helen Mirren had been “right at the top” but there is still “some” on her list, below “Greta Gerwig and Joe Wright:”

“I find myself so attached to certain movies and characters, and there are quite a few people whose work has moved me… Greta Gerwig and Joe Wright… Carey Mulligan, Octavia Spencer, Reece Witherspoon (and everything Hello Sunshine does).Daisy Edgar-Jones and Lily James inspire me, I could go on!

Michelle runs a cat charity

When the cameras aren’t rolling, Michelle Randolph has several other projects occupying her time, including an animal rescue charity called House Cat.

According to Michelle (via Wonderland Magazine), “I’m a Cat Lady” and “I started House Cat to channel some of that passion:”

“I’m a cat lady. I’ve had cats all my life and fostered for many years. Shelters are overflowing with animals that need homes and I believe that when people are looking for a pet, rescue should be their intention. I’m very passionate about this, so I tend to walk around this topic… But basically I started House Cat to channel some of that passion into something productive.”

Michelle went on to explain how House Cat supports various animal rescue organizations, including Milo’s Sanctuary and Shelter Friend in Ukraine, to meet their needs:

“We’ve donated to local rescues as well as places like Milo’s Sanctuary that rescue disabled and terminally ill cats. We’ve also supported organizations internationally like Angels of Life Village for Stray Animals in Adana, Turkey and Shelter Friend in Ukraine.”

She runs a denim line with her famous sister

Michelle is the younger sister of The Bachelor Season 23 winner, Cassie Randolph. While they once ran one YouTube channel together the two launched their own sustainable denim brand in 2022 called LNDN Denim.

When Magazine C asked why denim for the line, Michelle explained, “That’s all people wear in California” and that it took the sisters “three years to perfect it.”

To keep LNDN a true family affair, Michelle told US Magazine that LNDN is actually short for “Landon”, the younger brother of the two sisters.

What Michelle learned playing Landman’s Ainsley Norris

IN FarmerMichelle plays 17-year-old Ainsley Norris, the strong-willed daughter of Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris.

According to Michelle via (LRM online), she “learned so much” played Ainsley and found her character “refreshing:”

“I learned so much playing Ainsley. She’s this wild seventeen-year-old, and stepping into that, it kind of helped me embrace myself more, and I found that really refreshing.”

As for her character of Ainsley, Michelle described her as a “very interesting medium between the two parents” and noted that she has begun to learn that they are “defective people:”

“Ainsley, I think, is such a very interesting medium between the two parents, and she loves them both deeply. But she’s kind of coming to realize that they’re flawed as people. It’s fun to watch her go through this season. on this journey to learn how her parents are flawed people too.”

Does Michelle Randolph have a husband?

Michelle has not shared any information publicly about her personal romantic relationships about her Instagram or other social media platforms.

Michelle started dating Runaways actor Gregg Sulkin in the mid-2010s. Sulkin has been more public about this romance, making a tribute post on Instagram in September 2022 celebrating Randolph’s birthday:

“First birthday in 5 years we’re not celebrating together but that’s because you’re a superstar and killing it on your new show. You deserve the world and I’m so excited to see what the next year brings. Congratulations happy birthday angel.”

But this post, and others related to Randolph made by Sulkin, have since been deleted from his Instagram, leading to speculation that the two have broken up.

Michelle has never made a post about her own wedding or engagement, so it is believed that she is neither married nor engaged.

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Farmer now streaming on Paramount+. New episodes debut on Sundays.