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Annabeth Gish

A versatile actress, Annabeth Gish weathered the transition from child actor to adult, with a variety of dramatic and comedic roles on film and television.

Anne Elizabeth Gish was born on March 13, 1971 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and moved with her family to Cedar Falls, at the age of two. Her parents were both teachers; her father, Robert Gish, was an English professor at the University of Northern Iowa, her mother, Judy, taught at Malcolm Price Laboratory School. Performing in community theater productions throughout her childhood, Gish began her professional acting career, at the age of eight, by appearing in a number of commercials. She made her screen debut, at the age of 13, in the teen film, Desert Bloom (1986), opposite Jon Voight, and, in following years, has found success in film and television. Gish starred in the films, Hiding Out (1987), with Jon Cryer, Mystic Pizza (1988), with Julia Roberts, and on Shag (1989), opposite Phoebe Cates and Bridget Fonda. She also played the lead role, as rape victim "Lyn McKenna", in the TV movie, When He's Not a Stranger (1989). Gish went on to graduate from Cedar Falls' Northern University High School in 1989. In addition to acting, Gish took time to focus on her academic career and attended Duke University. Studying English as well as theater, she graduated with honors, in 1993, with a BA in English.

Gish returned to screens in the mid-1990s, with appearances in supporting roles, in films Wyatt Earp (1994), The Last Supper (1995) and critical praise biopic, Nixon (1995). The next year, Gish appeared in the ensemble cast movie, Beautiful Girls (1996). On television, Gish played the younger sister of Dana Delany's character in True Women (1997), a epic miniseries, based on the best seller novel by Janice Woods Windle. Her other credits include the miniseries, Scarlett (1994), the short-lived Patricia Wettig's drama series Courthouse (1995), the box office bomb superhero film, Steel (1997), a supporting role on Ashley Judd's success thriller, Double Jeopardy (1999), and several other independent films.

Most recently, Gish played "Special Agent Monica Reyes" on the cult series, The X-Files (1993) (2001-2002), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television. She also starred in the Showtime drama, Brotherhood (2006) (2006-2008) and appeared in recurring roles on The West Wing (1999) (2003-2006), Flashforward (2009) (2010), Pretty Little Liars (2010) (2011-2012) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) (2011-2012). In 2012, she starred on the ABC drama series, Americana (2012), as Ashley Greene's character's mother.

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The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
Guest starring as Eliza (2 episodes)
Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches (2023)
Guest starring as Deirdre Mayfair (5 episodes)
Midnight Mass (2021)
Starring as Dr. Sarah Gunning (7 episodes)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Annabeth Gish
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Guest starring as Mrs. Dudley (6 episodes)
Succession (2018)
Guest starring as Joy Palmer
  • Episode 4x06: Living+ (Apr 30, 2023)
Barry (2018)
Guest starring as Julie (2 episodes)
Flaked (2016)
Guest starring as Alicia Wiener
  • Episode 1x07: 7th (Mar 11, 2016)
Code Black (2015)
Guest starring as Geraldine Lithwick
Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
Guest starring as Diane Gould (17 episodes)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Annabeth Gish
The Bridge (2013)
Starring as Charlotte Millwright (14 episodes)
Scandal (2012)
Guest starring as Lillian Forrester (3 episodes)
Bag of Bones (2011)
Starring as Jo Noonan
Once Upon a Time (2011)
Guest starring as Anita
Against the Wall (2011)
Guest starring as Chief Julie Carmen
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Guest starring as Alice Sands (4 episodes)
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Guest starring as Dr. Anne Sullivan (9 episodes)
Patricia Cornwell's Win Garano (2010)
Guest starring as Delma Sykes
  • Episode 1x01: At Risk (Apr 10, 2010)
Parenthood (2010)
Guest starring as Mrs. York
FlashForward (2009)
Guest starring as Lita (3 episodes)
Parks and Recreation (2009)
Guest starring as Stephanie Wyatt
Lie to Me (2009)
Guest starring as Ilene Clark
  • Episode 3x11: Saved (Jan 17, 2011)
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Guest starring as Althea Jarry (9 episodes)
Guest starring as Sheriff Jarry
  • Episode 7x13: Papa's Goods (Dec 9, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
Brotherhood (2006)
Starring as Eileen Caffee
Criminal Minds (2005)
Guest starring as Rebecca
CSI: Miami (2002)
Guest starring as Wendy Decker
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Laura Gabriel (3 episodes)
The West Wing (1999)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Bartlet Westin (6 episodes)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Carolyn Rivers
True Women (1997)
Starring as Euphemia Ashby
The X-Files (1993)
Starring as Special Agent Monica Reyes (20 episodes)
Guest starring as Special Agent Monica Reyes (7 episodes)
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