Genevieve Angelson

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Genevieve Angelson
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Angelson attends A Year of Action Committee Launch in Los Angeles. Photo by Presley Ann.
Born
Genevieve Rose Angelson

New York City, U.S.
Education Wesleyan University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Genevieve Rose Angelson is an American actress, best known for playing Alanis Wheeler on The Handmaid's Tale, Indigo on The Afterparty , Patti Robinson on Good Girls Revolt , and Ruth on Flack .

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Early life and education

Angelson was born in New York City to lawyer and businessman Mark Angelson and his wife, Lynn. Angelson has two elder sisters, Jessica and Meredith. [1] She attended The Brearley School in Manhattan, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wesleyan University and holds a Masters Degree from the Tisch School of the Arts's Graduate Acting Program. [2]

Career

In September 2013, Angelson was added to the cast of the Showtime series House of Lies as Caitlin Hobart. [3] In 2014, Angelson replaced Mamie Gummer to play the role of Det. Nicole Gravely in Backstrom [4] for which Deadline Hollywood named Angelson one of the best casting discoveries of the year. [5] In 2016, she starred in the Amazon Video original series, Good Girls Revolt ; however, the series was cancelled by Amazon after one season. She co-starred in The Upside , the American remake of the French film The Intouchables . [6] In 2019, Angelson was cast in Flack , starring alongside Anna Paquin, [7] as well as the second season of the DC Comics show Titans. [8] Variety named Angelson one of the Top Ten TV Stars to Watch. [9] In December 2021, Angelson appeared back to back on primetime NBC in This Is Us and New Amsterdam, recurring on both shows. She is a main cast member of The Afterparty on Apple TV+ created by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

She originated the role of Nina in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike , winner of the Tony Award for Best Play winner at the 67th Tony Awards, [10] in which Ben Brantley called her "exquisite." [11] [12] She has appeared in multiple other plays off-Broadway, including The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter at Manhattan Theater Club [13] and the world premiere of Joe DiPietro's Babbitt at the La Jolla Playhouse.

She is a published writer, according to her own website. [14]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Army Wives HeatherEpisode: "About Face"
2010Open FiveRose
2013 The Good Wife Tara BachEpisode: "A Precious Commodity"
2013NiagraGenevieveShort film
2014 Top Five Columbia Student
2014 House of Lies Caitlin Hobart
2015 Backstrom Det. Nicole GravelyMain cast
2015 True Story Tina Alvis
2015–2016 Good Girls Revolt Patricia "Patti" RobinsonMain role
2017Odd Girl OutEmilyShort film
2017 The Upside Jenny Lacasse
2017Relatively HappyHeather PepperTelevision film
2018 Blue Bloods Whitney SimmonsEpisode: "Erasing History"
2018 Instinct KatieEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"
2018–2021 Robot Chicken Crawlers Vendor / Dating Game Contestant / Susie Derkins /
Teenager / Barbie Kid / Hatchimals Kid (voice)
4 episodes
2018Spare RoomMaggie
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Kayla MorganEpisode: "Hell's Kitchen"
2019–2020 Flack RuthMain cast
2019 Titans Dr. Eve Watson2 episodes
2021–2022 This Is Us Sally2 episodes
2022 The Afterparty IndigoMain cast
2022 New Amsterdam Dr. Mia Castries7 episodes
2022 The Handmaid's Tale Alanis Wheeler5 episodes
2024 Which Brings Me to You Eve
2024 The Chicken Sisters Series regular

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