<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress, model, classically trained dancer, artist </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 5' 7 </Td> </Tr> <P> Stephanie "Tatiana" Yvonne Thumbtzen (born April 22, 1960) is an American actress, model and dancer . She is best known for her role as the love interest of pop star Michael Jackson in the music video for his song "The Way You Make Me Feel" from his seventh studio album, Bad . </P> <P> Born in Clearwater, Florida, Thumbtzen is of black - Cherokee Indian, Anglo - Cuban heritage . The Irish heritage comes from her adopted father Thumbtzen . Tatiana's family name is of German origin . She began to train in ballet at the age of eight, and moved to New York when she was thirteen on a ballet scholarship, where she studied at Juilliard in the school of American Ballet, a training camp for choreographer George Balanchine of the New York City Ballet Company . </P>

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