Meredith Garretson

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Meredith Garretson is an American actress.

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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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]

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

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Friendship BiancaPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Good Fight Reese1 episode
2018 Elementary Lydia Winchell1 episode
2019 Fosse/Verdon BridgetMiniseries, 1 episode
2019–2020 Prodigal Son Kimberley2 episodes
2021–present Resident Alien Kate HawthorneRecurring role, 34 episodes
2022 The Offer Ali MacGraw Miniseries, 7 episodes
2022 Stargirl Delores Winters1 episode
2023 New Amsterdam Tennessee Kay1 episode
2024 Chicago Med Tessa Dunn1 episode

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