Haley Strode

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Haley Strode
Born
Haley Anne Strode

OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Haley Anne Strode is an American actress. In 2012, she acted alongside Giovanni Ribisi in Gangster Squad , playing his character's wife. She has since starred in Nick@Nite's Wendell & Vinnie and in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club , playing the role of Jane Conrad.

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Early life

Strode was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and grew up in the nearby town of Stanley on her family's fourth generation farm. Her mother is a retired teacher, and her father is a farmer. She has two older brothers, Jason and Matthew.[ citation needed ]

Strode graduated from Apollo High School in Owensboro, and went on to attend the University of Mississippi in Oxford, from which she graduated in 2007 with a BFA in Theatre Arts. While at college, Strode appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire as Stella, Noises Off! as Brooke, and The Importance of Being Earnest as Cecily. [1]

Career

Strode played the role of Windy Stevens in the film Las Angeles, directed by Gerardo Flores, which screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Strode's career in television began with a role on Comedy Central's Lewis Black's Root of All Evil .

Strode provided the voice of Jess' Mother in the independent film Jess + Moss, which was screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. [2] The film won Best Feature at the Prague Fresh Film Festival, and Best Narrative at the Dallas International Film Festival. Strode continued 2012 with roles on television series including CSI:NY , Castle , and Whitney , along with the NBC pilot, The New Normal . In 2012, Strode acted in the Nick at Night series Wendell & Vinnie , starring opposite Jerry Trainor. [3]

Strode appeared in the Warner Bros. release Gangster Squad (2012), directed by Ruben Fleischer. She played the role of Marcia Keeler, alongside Giovanni Ribisi as Detective Conway Keeler. In independent film, Strode played the nemesis of Laura Bell Bundy's character in the film Watercolor Postcards . She next starred in the 2013 film Only in L.A..

In 2016, Strode portrayed the role of real-life NASA wife Jane Conrad on ABC's drama series The Astronaut Wives Club . She stars, in flashbacks, as Rita Forrester, the mother of Ed Westwick's character, in ABC's crime drama series Wicked City . [4] She also appeared in CMT's Still the King .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Southern GothicMegan
2010Las AngelesWindy Stevens
2010The MurdererersMiranda WinthropShort film
2011Jess + MossJess' Mother
2012Destinea, Our IslandLeah Bally
2013 Gangster Squad Marcia Keeler
2013 Watercolor Postcards Tammy
2013Only in L.A.Lauren
2016Full Moon ClubFionnaShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Mind of Mencia Pregnant WomanEpisode #4.9
2008 Lewis Black's Root of All Evil Sorority GirlEpisode: "Strip Clubs vs Sororities"
2009 Lost Tapes Tracy MillerEpisode: "Oklahoma Octopus"
2011 CSI: NY Injured WomanEpisode: "Indelible"
2012 Castle Hot Young WomanEpisode: "Til Death Do Us Part"
2012 Whitney Cute GirlEpisode: "Something Old, Something New"
2012Fletcher DriveInterventionistEpisode: "The Intervention"
2012 The New Normal WaitressEpisode: "Pilot"
2012 Vegas RuthEpisode: "Solid Citizens"
2013 Wendell & Vinnie Taryn Kleinberg20 episodes
2013 Mob City Ticket GirlEpisode: "Reason to Kill a Man"
2014Perfect on PaperAvery GoldsteinTelevision film
2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Jane Conrad4 episodes
2015 Wicked City Rita ForresterEpisode: "The Very Thought of You"
2017 Doubt Susan BauerEpisode: "Clean Burn"
2017 iZombie MacyEpisode: "Dirt Nap Time"
2017 Still the King Regina Harper2 episodes
2019 Doom Patrol Dolores Mentallo (young)Episode: "Flex Patrol"
2020 Legends of Tomorrow Virginia Hill Episode: "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Level 26: Dark Revelations LisaEpisode: "Cyber-bridge Five"

References

  1. Barger, T. "Theatre Arts Alum Has Guest Star Role in Season Premiere of 'CSI: NY'". University of Mississippi. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  2. Griffin, Blake (26 January 2011). "Jess + Moss Review (Sundance)". We Got This Covered. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  3. Marechal, AJ (20 June 2012). "Strode lights Nick at Nite pilot". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2 October 2015). "Casting Roundup: 'Impractical Jokers' on 'Bones', 'Wicked City' Finds Ed Westwick's Mom". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2015.