She played for the Canada women's national basketball team at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
She is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall.Michelle graduated from Harry Ainlay Composite High School located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
She is the daughter of Laurie and Daryl Plouffe.
She has four siblings; her twin sister, Katherine, played basketball at Marquette University located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and her older sister, Andrea, played basketball at the University of Washington located in Seattle, Washington.