Brooke Bloom

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Brooke Bloom
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Brooke Bloom is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Ronah in the drama film She's Lost Control (2014). [1]

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Career

Her first on-screen appearance was a role as Grunge Girl in the episode "Team Play" of CBS's medical drama television series Chicago Hope . [2] In 1999, she appeared in several guest starring television roles, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer , ER , Felicity , Popular and Wasteland. She portrayed Teenage Usher in the romantic comedy film Forever Lulu (2000). She has also appeared in films All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006), Over Her Dead Body (2008), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Gabi on the Roof in July (2010) and Ceremony (2010). She portrayed Ronah in the dark drama film She's Lost Control (2014), written and directed by Anja Marquardt. [3] [4] Bloom won the Best Actress award at the 2014 Thessaloniki International Film Festival for her performance in the film. [5] Marc Adams of Screen International said that he found "much to admire in Marquardt’s control and precision as well as a well sustained lead performance by lead actress Brooke Bloom (...) Brooke Bloom is impressive..." [6]

She portrayed Cynthia Wells in 16 episodes of the police procedural drama television series CSI: Miami . She also had roles in television series Jack & Bobby , Everwood , JAG , In Justice , Good Wife , In Plain Sight , Law & Order , Carpoolers , Person of Interest and The New Normal . In 2017, she played Rebecca Rogers in the Netflix series Gypsy . [7]

In 2015, Bloom won an Obie Award, presented by the American Theatre Wing, for her performance in the off-Broadway play You Got Older, written by Clare Barron. [8]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Forever Lulu Teenage Usher
2005The Search for the Golden BirdTrudy
2006 All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Cousin Jen
2007Jake's ClosetJules
2007 The Brothers Solomon Grocery Shopper
2007 Terra Technician QuinnVoice
2008 Over Her Dead Body Margaret's Owner
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Paige
2009Five FingersGirlShort film
2009Handjobs for the FutureSarahShort film
2010 Gabi on the Roof in July Madeline
2010 Ceremony Margaret Cornish
2010Five Days GoneCamden
2011 The Key Man Cheryl
2011PerspectiveWomanShort film
2011Lily Look HereLilyShort film
2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Astrid Black
2012 The Normals Nurse Longley
2013 Swim Little Fish Swim Mary
2014 She's Lost Control Ronah
2015 Devil Town Georgia Newton
2019 Marriage Story Mary Ann
2020 Minyan Rachel
2020 The Dark End of the Street Marney
2020 The Surrogate Bridget
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Chicago Hope Grunge GirlEpisode: "Team Play"
1999 Popular Teen Girl #1Episode: "The Phantom Menace"
1999 ER QuinnEpisode: "Truth & Consequences"
1999 Felicity BrentEpisode: "The Love Bug"
1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer NicoleEpisode: "Hush"
1999 Wasteland N/AEpisode: "Death Becomes Her"
2000 City of Angels Traci Scott / KellyEpisodes: "Leg Erie", "A Farewell to Arm"
2001 Any Day Now N/AEpisode: "What If?"
2003 Cold Case TaniaEpisode: "Our Boy Is Back"
2003 JAG Petty Officer Third Class Anna FarrierEpisode: "Pulse Rate"
2004 NYPD Blue Katie DriscollEpisode: "You Da Bomb"
2004 Jack & Bobby BridgetEpisode: "Better Days"
2004 Everwood College GuideEpisode: "Shoot the Moon"
2004–2009 CSI: Miami Cynthia Wells16 episodes
2005 Without a Trace Claire WallaceEpisode: "Safe"
2006 In Justice RachelEpisode: "Lovers"
2007'Til DeathLucyEpisode: "The Colleague"
2007 Derek and Simon JennyEpisode: "Escape!"
2008 Carpoolers OolaEpisode: "The Handsomest Man"
2008 Law & Order Molly LaskyEpisode: "Pledge"
2009 Outnumbered Jenna Embry
2010 Good Wife Kate WilloughbyEpisode: "Heart"
2010 In Plain Sight Lois TurnerEpisode: "No Clemency for Old Men"
2013 Person of Interest Emily MortonEpisode: "One Percent"
2013 The New Normal DebraEpisode: "Blood, Sweat and Fears"
2013–2014 Alpha House Julie Carrell18 episodes
2014 Louie Young JanetEpisode: "Elevator: Part 4"
2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dana FarhidiEpisode: "Parents' Nightmare"
2016 BrainDead Abby Summers2 episodes
2016 Falling Water Sabine9 episodes
2017 Gypsy Rebecca Rogers10 episodes
2018 New Amsterdam MillieEpisode: "Rituals"
2018 Homecoming Pam4 episodes
2019–2022 Evil Emily LeRoux3 episodes
2020 Bull Dr. Natalie ReznickEpisode: "The Invisible Woman"
2021 I Know What You Did Last Summer ClaraMain role
2022 Atlanta Lisa MahnEpisode: "The Homeliest Little Horse"

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References

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  2. "Brooke Bloom | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. Filmwax Radio (July 17, 2018), BRIC TV / BK Live Interview: Anja Marquardt & Brooke Bloom (SHE'S LOST CONTROL) , retrieved May 28, 2019
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  8. Obie Awards, 2015 Winners.