Bess Rous

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Bess Rous
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Education Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Bess Rous is an American actress. On television, she was featured as a series regular on the first season of the TNT crime drama Murder in the First (2014) and the Yahoo! Screen science fiction comedy Other Space (2015). She also appeared in the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters.

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Early life and education

Rous was born in Short Hills, New Jersey. In her childhood, she was an ice dancer and trained at the University of Delaware's Ice Skating Science Development Center in Newark, Delaware when she was 15. [1] She graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University with a BFA in Acting and also holds a certificate from the London Academy of Theatre. [2]

Career

Rous' first onscreen role was a guest appearance on the series Third Watch in 2004. This was followed by further guest spots on series such as Law & Order , Mad Men , Gossip Girl , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , The Mentalist , and Blue Bloods . She made her film debut in What Just Happened in 2008. [3]

In 2014, Rous landed her first series regular role in the first season of Murder in the First as an employee and mistress of a Silicon Valley prodigy portrayed by Tom Felton. The following year, she appeared as a series regular on Yahoo! Screen's Other Space as Karen Lipinski, the temperamental first officer of an exploratory spaceship. The series aired for one season before Yahoo! Screen was shut down. [4]

Subsequent roles for Rous have included guest appearances on Castle , Under the Dome , Rosewood , Chicago Med , Grey's Anatomy , Proven Innocent , Deputy , and FBI . She also appeared in the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters , reuniting her with Other Space creator Paul Feig and cast members Neil Casey, Eugene Cordero, Karan Soni, and Milana Vayntrub. [3]

Personal life

Outside of her acting career, Rous is certified by the Alzheimer's Association Speaker's Bureau and serves as a volunteer helping to educate and assist patients and their families who are affected by the disease. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 What Just Happened Actor's Assistant
2009 The Hungry Ghosts Lisette
2013DarkroomMelanie
2015 Welcome to Happiness Leah
2016 Ghostbusters Gertrude Aldridge Ghost
2018Dead Women WalkingRuth
2023 Renfield Caitlyn

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Third Watch Girl OneEpisode: "Family Ties: Part 1"
2004 Law & Order Carolyn MarelloEpisode: "Coming Down Hard"
2005 Damage Control Bessie2 episodes
2007 Mad Men Marjorie2 episodes
2008 New Amsterdam Gina WarnerEpisode: "Legacy"
2009 Loving Leah RifkaTelevision film
2009 Gossip Girl Fiona2 episodes
2009 Army Wives JulieEpisode: "Post and Prejudice"
2009 Law & Order LeslieEpisode: "Doped"
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Camille WaltersEpisode: "Branded"
2012 Emily Owens, M.D. MargoEpisode: "Emily and... The Alan Zolman Incident"
2013 Southland ChristieEpisode: "Under the Big Top"
2013 The Mentalist Emma CordryEpisode: "Red Velvet Cupcakes"
2014 Blue Bloods Jill GallagherEpisode: "Insult to Injury"
2014 Murder in the First Ivana WestMain role (season 1)
2014 Castle Natalie BarnesEpisode: "Child's Play"
2015 Other Space Karen LipinskiMain role
2015 Under the Dome Abby DeWitt3 episodes
2016 Rosewood LaraEpisode: "Tree Toxins & Three Stories"
2018 Chicago Med Lisa HarrisEpisode: "Heavy Is the Head"
2018 Grey's Anatomy Nina SullivanEpisode: "Everyday Angel"
2019 Proven Innocent Rachel ClarkeEpisode: "SEAL Team Deep Six"
2020 Deputy Janet DurbinEpisode: "10-8 Search and Rescue"
2021 FBI Lydia RyanEpisode: "Hacktivist"

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