Bridget Flanery | |
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Born | Bridget Christine Flanery Guthrie Center, Iowa, U.S. |
Education | Drake University (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | Brandon Christy (m. 2009) |
Bridget Christine Flanery (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress. [1]
Bridget Christine Flanery was born on March 24 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Flanery has an older sister, Jill, and three brothers, James, Bill and John. She studied Theatre and graduated from Drake University in 1992. [2] [3] After graduation, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. [4]
Flanery played Lila Fowler in the comedy-drama series Sweet Valley High from 1994 until 1996, when she was replaced by Shirlee Elliot. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1997 for the Best Performance in a TV Comedy — Guest Starring Young Performer for the television show Pearl . Between 1996 and 1998, she portrayed Jill on sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch . [1] She appeared in several guest starring television roles, including Love Boat: The Next Wave , Will & Grace , Desperate Housewives , Boy Meets World , Out of Practice , Without a Trace , Hart of Dixie and Two and a Half Men. [1] [5]
She has also appeared in theatre productions, including A Streetcar named Desire at the Yale Repertory Theatre, Loves and Hours at the Old Globe Theatre, and Spring Awakening at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center. [6] [1] Flanery teaches acting at The Studio School in Los Angeles as of May 2019. [1]
She has been married to Brandon Christy since August 8, 2009.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Encounter | Cat | Short film |
1996 | Fatal Expressions | Kathy Kelly | |
2009 | Something Blue | Kathleen O'Connell |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994-1996 | Sweet Valley High | Lila Fowler | 44 episodes |
1996 | Weird Science | Courtney | Episode: "Grumpy Old Genie" |
1996 | Boy Meets World | Lisa | Episode: "Singled Out" |
1996 | 7th Heaven | Susan Barrett | Episode: "Saturday" |
1996 | California Dreams | Girl who makes announcement | Episode: "The Fashion Man" |
1996–1998 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Jill | 9 episodes |
1997 | Pearl | Episode: "Power Play" | |
1997 | Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac | Lisa | TV miniseries |
1997 | Unhappily Ever After | Bunny | Episode: "Sorority Girl" Episode: "Ryan Vampire Slayer" |
1997-1998 | Teen Angel | Jessica Fishman | 4 episodes |
1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Miranda | Episode: "Dead Friday" |
1998 | Babylon 5 | Zoe | Episode: "Day of the Dead" |
1998 | The Outsider | Lita Hayworth | TV movie |
1999 | The Love Boat: The Next Wave | Simone | Episode: "Such Sweet Dreams" |
2005 | Without a Trace | Beth Norwood | Episode: "Lone Star" |
2005 | Will & Grace | Viv Cassidy | Episode: "Kiss and Tell" Episode: "Friends with Benefits" |
2005 | Out of Practice | Mary | Episode: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do. And Do. And..." |
2008 | Two and a Half Men | Katie | Episode: "Damn You, Eggs Benedict" |
2008 | Desperate Housewives | Peggy | Episode: "Back in Business" |
2011 | Hart of Dixie | Becky Hilson | Episode: "The Pirate & the Practice" |
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