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Annabeth Gish
Gish in 2019
Born
Anne Elizabeth Gish

(1971-03-13) March 13, 1971 (age 53)[1]
EducationDuke University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Children2

Anne Elizabeth "Annabeth" Gish (born March 13, 1971) is an American actress. She has played roles in films Shag, Hiding Out, Mystic Pizza, SLC Punk!, The Last Supper and Double Jeopardy. On television, she played Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing, Diane Gould on Halt and Catch Fire, Eileen Caffee on Brotherhood, Charlotte Millwright on The Bridge and Sheriff Althea Jarry on the seventh and final season of Sons of Anarchy.

Early life and education

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Gish was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Judy and Robert Gish.[2] When she was two, her family moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she grew up with her brother, Tim, and her sister, Robin. Her father was an English professor at the University of Northern Iowa; her mother was an elementary school teacher.[2]

Gish went to Northern University High School in Cedar Falls, where she graduated in 1989. She attended Duke University, where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and focused her energies on the drama program, film studies and women's studies. She graduated in 1993, earning a B.A. in English.[citation needed]

Career

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Gish's first starring role was in the 1986 teen film Desert Bloom. In 1987, she starred in the film Hiding Out with Jon Cryer. She played Kat, the sister of Julia Roberts' character, in 1988's Mystic Pizza. In 1989, Gish's first major TV film role was in When He's Not a Stranger as rape victim Lyn McKenna. Gish portrayed Anne Hampton, the doomed second wife of Rhett Butler, in 1994 in the TV mini series Scarlett. She starred in the 1989 comedy Shag, starring Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Page Hannah, Jeff Yagher and Scott Coffey.

In 1994's Wyatt Earp, starring Kevin Costner, she played Urilla Sutherland, Wyatt's childhood sweetheart and eventual wife. The next year, she appeared in Oliver Stone's Nixon as Julie Nixon. In 1996, Gish played the girlfriend Tracey in Beautiful Girls. In 1997, Gish received her first starring role in a movie, portraying Susan Sparks opposite Shaquille O'Neal in the movie adaptation of DC Comics superhero Steel. In 1997, she starred in the TV movie True Women as Euphemia Ashby alongside Dana Delany and Angelina Jolie. In 1998, Gish starred in SLC Punk! as a head shop owner named Trish.

In 2001, Gish joined the cast of The X-Files as Special Agent Monica Reyes after series star David Duchovny announced his intention to leave the show. During the eighth and ninth seasons, Gish and fellow newcomer Robert Patrick became the show's principal characters and it was presumed that the two could carry on the show even after Gillian Anderson left. While it is generally agreed their performances were good,[citation needed] ratings continued to drop with the departure of Duchovny and his dynamic partnership with Anderson; the ninth season of The X-Files became the show's last until 2016.

She guest-starred on The West Wing playing Elizabeth Bartlet Westin, eldest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen), first appearing in 2003. In 2006, Gish played the role of Julia in the independent movie The Celestine Prophecy and co-starred in Candles on Bay Street alongside Eion Bailey and Alicia Silverstone. The same year she landed a lead role in the Showtime drama Brotherhood as Eileen Caffee, and appeared in 29 of the 33 episodes in the series' three-season run.

Gish played Jo Noonan in the A&E TV miniseries Stephen King's Bag of Bones in 2011. Also in 2011, she played the role of Anne Sullivan, a mysterious therapist in Pretty Little Liars.[3] In 2012, she made a guest appearance in twelfth season of the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[4] The same year she co-starred on the ABC drama pilot Americana as the mother of Ashley Greene's character. However, the pilot was not picked up.[5]

From 2013 to 2014, Gish was part of the main cast in the FX series The Bridge, in which she played Charlotte Millwright, a widow who discovers that her recently deceased husband had secrets on both sides of the US–Mexican border.[6] She had a guest-starring role on Sons of Anarchy as Lt. Althea Jarry of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department, in 2014. The following summer, it was announced Gish would return as Monica Reyes in the upcoming The X-Files revival, appearing in episode 6 of season 10, and reprising her role in the eleventh season.[7] She co-starred with Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane and Dash Mihok in the 2016 thriller film Before I Wake.[8]

Gish appeared as drug lord Alice Sands in three episodes of the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles, in 2016. Two years later she had a recurring role as the caretaker Mrs. Dudley in the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, based loosely off of Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name. In 2021 she again teamed up with Mike Flanagan in the Netflix horror series, Midnight Mass.[9]

Humanitarian efforts

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Gish is a supporter of CARE International and, more recently, of Students Rebuild and One Million Bones. On behalf of these organizations, she filmed a short public service announcement video in April 2012. She is on the board of non-profit organization The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company.[10]

Personal life

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Despite persistent reports, Gish is not related to the early silent film actress sisters Lillian and Dorothy Gish. When Gish first became interested in acting, she wrote a letter to Lillian Gish, who replied by encouraging Annabeth to stay away from the business. Lillian wrote, "There's too much talent and not enough work in the movies!"[11]

Gish started dating The X-Files stunt man Wade Allen in December 2001.[12] They married in October 2003 and have two children.[13][14][15]

Filmography

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Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Hero in the Family Jessie
Desert Bloom Rose Chismore
1987 Hiding Out Ryan Campbell
1988 Mystic Pizza Kat Araujo Nominated: Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
1989 Shag Caroline "Pudge" Carmichael
When He's Not a Stranger Lyn McKenna Television film
Nominated: Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
1990 Coupe de Ville Tammy
1991 The Last to Go Lydia Television film
1992 Lady Against the Odds Sylvia Raffray Television film
1993 Silent Cries Hazel Hampton
1994 Wyatt Earp Urilla Sutherland
1995 The Last Supper Paulie
Nixon Julie Nixon Eisenhower Nominated: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1996 Beautiful Girls Tracy Stover
Don't Look Back Michelle Television film
What Love Sees Jean Treadway Holly Television film
1997 True Women Euphemia Ashby Television film
Mayday—Flug in den Tod Maria Philips
Steel Susan Sparks
1998 SLC Punk! Trish
To Live Again Karen Holmes Television film
1999 Double Jeopardy Angie Green/Angie Ryder
God's New Plan Claire Hutton Television film
Different Hope Goodell
Sealed with a Kiss Robbie
No Higher Love Claire Hutton/Young
2001 The Way She Moves Amie Television film
Pursuit of Happiness Marissa Slamdunk Film Festival for Best Actress
Morning Lily
Race to Space Dr. Donni McGuinness
2002 Buying the Cow Nicole
A Death in the Family Mary Follet Television film
2004 Knots Greta Siegel
Life on Liberty Street Denise Di Fiori Television film
2005 Detective Cynthia Ernst Television film
2006 Gillery's Little Secret Gillery Short film
The Celestine Prophecy Julia
Mojave Phone Booth Beth
Desperation Mary Jackson
Candles on Bay Street Lydia Television film
2008 Of Murder and Memory Sally Linden Television film
2009 An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong Meg Maxwell
2010 At Risk Det. Delma Sykes Television film
The Letter Beth Short film
2011 The Chaperone Lynne
Commerce Beth Short film
Texas Killing Fields Gwen Heigh
Home Run Showdown Michelle
2012 A Mother's Nightmare Maddie Television film
2016 Before I Wake Natalie
Term Life Lucy
2017 All Summers End Mrs. Turner
2018 Nightmare Cinema Charity
A Father's Nightmare Maddie Stewart Television film
Charlie Says Virginian Carlson
2019 Rim of the World Grace
2020 Butter Doctor Jennice
2023 All Fun and Games Kathy Fletcher
Little Dixie Billie Riggs
2024 Ride Monica Hawkins

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Swiss Valley Farms Waterloo Iowa Lead (Commercials series)
1994 Scarlett Anne Hampton 4 episodes
1995 Courthouse Lenore Laderman 11 episodes
1996 Chicago Hope Amy Peletier Episode: "Three Men and a Lady"
2001–2018 The X-Files Monica Reyes 27 episodes
Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television
2003–2006 The West Wing Elizabeth Bartlet Westin 6 episodes
2004 CSI: Miami Wendy Decker Episode: "Not Landing"
2006–2008 Brotherhood Eileen Caffee 29 episodes
2008 The Cleaner Barbara Hoffler Episode: "Meet the Joneses"
2010 Criminal Minds Rebecca Hodges Episode: "Parasite"
FlashForward Lita 3 episodes
2011 Lie to Me Ilene Episode: "Saved"
Against the Wall Chief Julie Carmen Episode: "A Good Cop "
Bag of Bones Jo Noonan 2 episodes
2011–2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Laura Gabriel 3 episodes
2011–2015 Pretty Little Liars Dr. Anne Sullivan 9 episodes
2012 Americana Rachel Clarke Unsold TV pilot
Once Upon a Time Anita Episode: "Child of the Moon"
2013 Parks and Recreation Stephanie Wyatt Episode: "Partridge"
2013–2014 The Bridge Charlotte Millwright 18 episodes
2014 Parenthood Ms. York Episode: "The Pontiac"
Betrayal Violet Episode: "...The Karsten Way"
Sons of Anarchy Sheriff Althea Jarry 10 episodes
2016 Scandal Lillian Forrester 3 episodes
Rizzoli & Isles Alice Sands 3 episodes
Flaked Alicia Wiener Episode: "7th"
2016–2017 Halt and Catch Fire Diane Gould 17 episodes
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Carolyn Rivers Episode: "Contrapasso"
2018 The Haunting of Hill House Clara Dudley 6 episodes
2021 Gone Mom: The Jennifer Dulos Story Jennifer Dulos Television movie
Midnight Mass Dr. Sarah Gunning 7 episodes
2022 FreeRayshawn Detective Lincoln 7 episodes
Barry Julie 2 episodes
2023 Mayfair Witches Deirdre Mayfair 5 episodes
Succession Joy 1 episode
The Fall of the House of Usher Eliza Usher 1 episode
2024 Pretty Little Liars Dr. Anne Sullivan

References

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  1. ^ "Birthdays: March 13". HoustonChronicle.com. Associated Press. March 12, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Yahoo. "Annabeth Gish- Biography". Yahoo!. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "Annabeth Gish joins 'Pretty Little Liars'" April 8, 2011, Digital Spy
  4. ^ "CASTING: Annabeth Gish Guest Stars" Archived October 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine October 18, 2011, CSI blog
  5. ^ Nellie andreeva (March 2, 2012). "'Cougar Town's Dan Byrd Gets Lead In CBSS Comedy Pilot, Two ABC Dramas Add Casts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (October 8, 2012). "Demian Bichir, Annabeth Gish, Ted Levine Join FX Drama Pilot 'The Bridge'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  7. ^ "Annabeth Gish Returns To "The X-Files" As Agent Reyes!". bloody-disgusting.com. August 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "Dozens of 'Before I Wake' Images Flutter In! - Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. August 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "Mike Flanagan's Netflix Series Getting an Official Companion Book With "Midnight Mass: The Art of Horror" [Exclusive] - Bloody Disgusting". May 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Unusual Suspects Theatre Company to Honor MY CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND's Rachel Bloom & Former Executive Director". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. ^ Roger Ebert, "Annabeth Gish plays it smart with 'Mystic' role", Roger Ebert.com, October 16, 1998. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Instagram post by Annabeth Gish • Dec 10, 2016 at 1:25am UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  13. ^ "Instagram post by Annabeth Gish • Oct 11, 2013 at 4:18pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  14. ^ "Annabeth Gish and Husband Have a Son". People. January 13, 2007. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Brotherhood star Annabeth Gish Has a Boy". People. October 27, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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