Genevieve Angelson

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Genevieve Angelson
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Angelson in 2023
Born
New York City, U.S.
Education Wesleyan University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Website genevieveangelson.com

Genevieve 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 master's 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 as 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 . 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 Christopher Miller. She plays the leading role of Mae on The Chicken Sisters , adapted from the book by KJ Dell'Antonia.

She originated the role of Nina in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike , winner of the Tony Award for Best Play 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 Theatre Club [13] and the world premiere of Joe DiPietro's Babbitt at the La Jolla Playhouse.

She is a published writer. Her work has been featured in Town & Country, Refinery29 and Elle. [14] [ better source needed ]

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 MaeSeries regular

References

  1. ↑ "Jews in the News: Gwyneth Paltrow, Albert Brooks and Genevieve Angelson". January 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Genevieve Angelson". Tisch School of the Arts. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archie Kao Joins 'Chicago PD' As Regular; Genevieve Angelson In 'House Of Lies'". September 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Scoop: House of Lies Actress Is Backstrom's New Female Lead, Replacing Mamie Gummer". February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 22, 2014). "PILOT SEASON 2014: Network Casting Chiefs On This Season's Biggest Challenges, Casting Coups & Fresh Faces". Deadline. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Patten, Dominic (January 27, 2017). "'The Intouchables' Remake Adds Genevieve Angelson To Bryan Cranston & Kevin Hart Pic". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (March 20, 2018). "'Flack': Sophie Okonedo, Genevieve Angelson, More Join Anna Paquin's Pop TV Drama". Deadline. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ Boucher, Geoff (July 29, 2019). "'Good Girls Revolt' Star Genevieve Angelson Joins DC Universe Series". Deadline. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (June 1, 2016). "10 TV Stars to Watch". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Resume - Genevieve Angelson" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ Brantley, Ben (November 13, 2012). "Insecure Namesakes with a Gloomy Worldview". The New York Times.
  12. ↑ Brantley, Ben (November 12, 2012). "'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' at Lincoln Center". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  13. ↑ "The Cake". Manhattan Theatre Club. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Genevieve Angelson". Genevieve Angelson. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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