 Michaels was now a free agent and had uncredited roles in "The Marrying Kind" and "No Holds Barred", both 1952 releases.She returned to film noir projects with a lead role in "Wicked Woman" (1953), which today is perhaps her mostly widely seen movie.Michaels later guest-starred on television shows, such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Cheyenne" and also supported an ensemble cast in the noir film "Crashout".