Meredith Garretson

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Meredith Garretson
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Meredith Garretson is an American actress.

Early life

Raised in Alexandria, Virginia, Garretson attended James Madison University, where she studied photojournalism in addition to taking pre-med, anthropology and Spanish classes before she began focusing on becoming an actress. [1] Upon graduating, she would relocate to New York City, where she studied the Meisner technique at Maggie Flanigan Studio, [2] attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts, from where she graduated with an MFA in 2017. [1] [3]

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Career

Garretson would take on guest roles in episodes of The Good Fight , Fosse/Verdon and Prodigal Son before beginning a recurring role in the Syfy series Resident Alien . [1] [4] In July 2021, Garretson was cast to portray Ali MacGraw in the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer . [5] [6] In 2022, she guest starred in Stargirl . [7]

Personal life

In theatre, Garretson is a co-founder of Society Theatre. [2] [8]

Garretson resides in Brooklyn. She is a vegan. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Friendship BiancaPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Good Fight Reese1 episode
Elementary Lydia Winchell1 episode
2019 Fosse/Verdon BridgetMiniseries, 1 episode
2019–2020 Prodigal Son Kimberley2 episodes
2021–2024 Resident Alien Kate HawthorneRecurring role, 34 episodes
2022 The Offer Ali MacGraw Miniseries, 7 episodes
Stargirl Delores Winters 1 episode
New Amsterdam Tennessee Kay1 episode
2024 Chicago Med Tessa Dunn1 episode

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