Abby Brammell

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Abby Brammell
Born (1979-03-19) March 19, 1979 (age 45)
Kentucky, U.S.
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Spouses
(m. 2006;div. 2008)
Stefan Bishop
(m. 2010)

Abby Brammell (born March 19, 1979) is an American television and stage actress.

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Early life and education

Brammell was born in Kentucky and raised in San Antonio, Texas, where she graduated from Churchill High School in 1997. She graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University drama school in 2001.

Career

Brammell has had recurring roles on Six Feet Under , The Shield , Push, Nevada , and Star Trek: Enterprise . In 2004, she received good reviews for her performance as Sabina Spielrein in the North American premier of Christopher Hampton's play, The Talking Cure, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. [1] [2]

From 2006 to 2009, she appeared in The Unit as army wife Tiffy Gerhardt. She also appeared in NCIS season 8 episode three, "Short Fuse", as Marine Sergeant Heather Dempsey.

She played Tamara Moor in the thriller Playdate (2012), a made-for-television film produced in the United States. She recently guest-starred on Medium , The Mentalist , Lie to Me , Criminal Minds and Castle .

She appeared as the wife of Steve Jobs, played by Ashton Kutcher, in the film Jobs (2013).

On October 11, 2015, it was announced Brammell would voice the female protagonist in Call of Duty: Black Ops III for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Personal life

On May 27, 2006, Brammell married screen actor Jake La Botz. They divorced in early 2008.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Films

List of performances in film
TitleYearRoleNotes
Sawtooth2004Bunny
The Last Run2004Bar-Back Chick
Like Dandelion Dust 2009Beth Norton
No Place, CA2010SueShort film
In the Black2011AriadneCredited as Abby Brammel
Life Happens 2011Shiva the Yoga Teacher
Jobs 2013 Laurene Powell Jobs
North Blvd2018Elaine

Television

List of performances in television
TitleYearRoleNotes
Glory Days 2002Veronica Roberts"Everybody Loves Rudy" (Season 1, Episode 6)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2002Jane Gallagher"Primum Non Nocere" (Season 2, Episode 16)
Fastlane 2002Jade"Girls Own Juice" (Season 1, Episode 2)
Push, Nevada 2002Darlene Prufrock4 episodes
Birds of Prey 2003ClaireGladiatrix (Season 1, Episode 10)
Star Trek: Enterprise 2004Persis3 episodes
The Shield 2005Sara Frazier4 episodes
Six Feet Under 2005Kirsten4 episodes
Crossing Jordan 2005Marcie Holloman"Judgment Day" (Season 5, Episode 4)
The Unit 2006–2009Tiffy Gerhardt
The Mentalist 2009Constance 'Diamond' Hoyt"Red Menace" (Season 2, Episode 4)
Medium 2009Dana Carlow"Baby Fever" (Season 6, Episode 5)
Lie to Me 2009Poppy Wells"Fold Equity" (Season 2, Episode 9)
Castle 2010Carol Thornton"Den of Thieves" (Season 2, Episode 21)
NCIS 2010Marine Sergeant Heather Dempsey"Short Fuse" (Season 8, Episode 3)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2011Debra"Unleashed" (Season 11, Episode 19)
Chase 2011"Seven Years" (Season 1, Episode 15)
Criminal Minds 2011Pam"The Bittersweet Science" (Season 7, Episode 10)
Playdate2012Tamara MoorTelevision film
NCIS: Los Angeles 2012Megan Hendley"Out of the Past: Part 1" (Season 4, Episode 5)
Blind Justice 3D2012Donna, The X-Wife
The Night Shift 2014Ginger Brown"Hog Wild" (Season 1, Episode 3)
Longmire 2014Susan Taylor"In the Pines" (Season 3, Episode 4)
Rizzoli & Isles 2015Linda Hendrickson"Bassholes" (Season 6, Episode 2)
J.L. Family Ranch 2016Regan LandsburgTelevision film
9-1-1 2018, 2022Eva Mathis6 episodes
S.W.A.T 2019Lara Thomas"Trigger Creep" (Season 2, Episode 22)
Bosch 2020Heather Strout9 episodes

Video game

List of voiced performances in video games
TitleYearRoleNotes
Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015Player (Female)

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