Rebecca Wisocky

Rebecca Wisocky
Wisocky in Country Living (2024)
Born	(1971-11-12) November 12, 1971 (age 53) York, Pennsylvania, U.S
Education	New York University (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Lap Chi Chu ​ (m. 2015)​

Rebecca Wisocky (born November 12, 1971 ^[1] ) is an American actress. ^[2] Best known for her role as Hetty Woodstone on the CBS sitcom Ghosts, and Evelyn Powell on Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids . She had guest star roles in many popular shows such as Desperate Housewives , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , American Horror Story , Once Upon a Time , Modern Family , and had a recurring role as Ramdha on Star Trek: Picard .

Early life

Wisocky was born in York, Pennsylvania. ^[3] She began her acting career in York at York Little Theatre, a community theater, where she said she spent most of her childhood. ^[3] She also attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts. ^[4] Wisocky later moved to New York City, and graduated from the New York University Experimental Theatre Wing. ^[5]

Career

Wisocky began work in the theatre, appearing on Broadway in 1995 in The Play's the Thing. Wisocky later performed in many stage productions, primarily playing strong women, like Lady Macbeth and Medea. ^[3] In 2008, she won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her role as Nazi-era German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in Jordan Harrison's Amazons and Their Men. ^{[5] [6] [7]} She also acted in several other Off-Broadway plays, including Don Juan Comes Back from the War , The Tooth of Crime , and Hot 'N Throbbing . ^[8]

Wisocky had supporting roles in number of films, including Pollock (2000), Funny Money (2006), and Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011). She made her television debut in 2000, on an episode of HBO comedy Sex and the City . In later years, she also guest starred on Law & Order , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , The Sopranos , NCIS , Bones , Emma Smith in Big Love , and as Queen Mab on True Blood . ^{[9] [10]} Wisocky had a recurring roles in the CW series 90210 from 2010 to 2011, CBS's The Mentalist (2010-2013) as Brenda Shettrick, and in the first season of FX series American Horror Story as Lorraine Harvey. ^[11]

In early 2012, Marc Cherry cast Wisocky in his comedy-drama television pilot Devious Maids as Evelyn Powell, the main antagonist of the show. ^{[11] [12]} Previously, she played Bree's Mother on Desperate Housewives (episode "Women and Death"). The series was originally in development to air on ABC, but not picked. In June 2012, Lifetime picked up the pilot with a thirteen-episode order to air in early 2013. ^[13] Wisocky received positive reviews from critics for her performance in the series. ^{[14] [15]} In 2014, Wisocky had guest-starring roles in the ABC dramas Castle and Once Upon a Time . ^{[16] [17]} In 2015, she appeared opposite Sally Field in the comedy-drama film, Hello, My Name Is Doris , directed by Michael Showalter. ^[18] The following years, Wisocky appeared on The X-Files , The Sinner , Modern Family , 9-1-1 , For All Mankind , and Star Trek: Picard . In 2021, she began starring as Hetty Woodstone, the deceased lady of the manor, on the CBS comedy series, Ghosts . ^[19]

Personal life

On January 5, 2015, Wisocky became engaged to Lap Chi Chu, a theatrical lighting designer, on the Pont de la Tournelle in Paris. ^[20] They married in Boston on October 10, 2015. ^[21]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	The Fountain of Death	Ashley
2000	It Had to Be You	Waitress
	Pollock	Dorothy Seiberling
2005	Flightless Birds	DeAnn	Short film
	Escape Artists	Rachel
2006	Funny Money	MM. Virginia
2007	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Ursula Wooten
2008	Henry May Long	Mary Sterling
2009	My Two Fans	Patricia
2011	Atlas Shrugged: Part I	Lillian Rearden
2014	Swallow	Dr. Nagle	Short film
2015	Hello, My Name Is Doris	Anne Patterson
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet	eBay Elayne	Voice
2022	Blonde	Yvet
	Amsterdam	Mrs. Moran
2025	The Twits	Dee Dumdie-Dungle	Voice, in production [22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Sex and the City	Stephanie	Episode: "Frenemies"
2002, 2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	CSU Tech / Dede McCann	2 episodes: "Crazy" and "Diamond Dogs"
2003	Law & Order	Louise	Episode: "Star Crossed"
2003, 2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Marcy Cochran / Dr. Paula Greenfield	2 episodes: "Serendipity" and "Fault"
2004	Third Watch	Wanda	Episode: "Obsession"
2006	Untitled Patricia Heaton Project	Heike Gaert	TV movie
	The Sopranos	Rene Cabot Moskowitz	Episode: "Moe n' Joe"
	NCIS	Jody Carvell	Episode: "Dead and Unburied"
	Without a Trace	Cara Nelson	Episode: "The Thing with Feathers"
2007	Medium	Janice - Red Haired Woman	Episode: "Apocalypse, Push"
	Cold Case	Alice B. Harris - 1919	Episode: "Torn"
	Ugly Betty	Marsha Stein	Episode: "Grin and Bear It"
2009	Bones	Dr. Maura Bailey	Episode: "The Doctor in the Den"
	Samantha Who?	Lindsey	Episode: "The Amazing Racist"
	Saving Grace	Millie Holm	2 episodes: "Looks Like a Lesbian Attack to Me" and "Am I Gonna Die Today?"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Shirley	Episode: "Appendicitement"
2010	Ghosts/Aliens	Deb Hamburger	TV movie
	Miami Medical	Jennifer Seaver	Episode: "Like a Hurricane"
	Svetlana	Dr. Veronica	Episode: "Eco-Shlong"
2010–2011	90210	Principal Nowack	Recurring role, 4 episodes
2010–2013	The Mentalist	Brenda Shettrick	Recurring role, 9 episodes
2011	Big Love	Emma Smith	2 episodes: "The Oath" and "Where Men and Mountains Meet"
	Swallow	Dr. Nagle	TV movie
	True Blood	Queen Mab	Episode: "She's Not There"
	The Young and the Restless	Judge Click	3 episodes
	American Horror Story: Murder House	Lorraine Harvey	Recurring role, 3 episodes
	Circling the Drain	Elise Fama	TV movie
2012	In Plain Sight	Professor Lynn Gunter	Episode: "The Anti-Social Network"
	Desperate Housewives	Bree's Mother	Episode: "Women and Death"
	Longmire	Rachel Clausen	Episode: "The Dark Road"
	Criminal Minds	Sheriff Olivia Corwin	Episode: "The Good Earth"
2013	1600 Penn	Bianca	Episode: "Meet the Parent"
	Major Crimes	Madeline Morgan	Episode: "All In"
2013–2016	Devious Maids	Evelyn Powell	Series regular, 46 episodes
2014	Castle	Dr. Elena Sarkov	Episode: "Clear & Present Danger"
	Once Upon a Time	Madam Faustina	Episode: "Shattered Sight"
2015	The Exes	Victoria	2 episodes: "Holly Franklin Goes to Washington" and "A Bride Too Far"
	Grimm	Lily Hinkley	Episode: "Death Do Us Part"
2016	The X-Files	Jackie Goldman	Episode: "Founder's Mutation"
2016–2017	Graves	Dr. Sandra Schwartz	2 episodes: "A Tincture of Madness" and "Cradle to the Graves"
2017	Rebel	Elsa Folster	3 episodes
	The Sinner	Margaret Lacey	2 episodes: "Part II" and "Part III"
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Sasha Livingston	Episode: "Plain Sight"
	Modern Family	Mrs. Graham	Episode: "No Small Feet"
2018	9-1-1	Marjorie Daniels	Episode: "Trapped"
	Lethal Weapon	Commissioner Debra	Episode: "Family Ties"
	Heathers	Martha Chandler	Recurring role, 4 episodes
	NCIS: New Orleans	Bernadine Caldwell	Episode: "Sheepdogs"
2019	S.W.A.T.	Ruth Pearson	Episode: "Bad Faith"
	All Rise	Margot Baxter	Episode: "Devotees in the Courthouse of Love"
	The Purge	Deb Parker	Episode: "House of Mirrors"
	For All Mankind	Marge Slayton	Recurring role, 4 episodes
2020	Bull	AUSA Lambert	Episode: "Quid Pro Quo"
	The Resident	Dr. Judith Brown	Episode: "Doll E. Wood"
	Star Trek: Picard	Ramdha	Recurring role, 3 episodes
	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist	Nancy Wellington	Episode: "Zoey's Extraordinary Confession"
2021	United States of Al	Lisa Patterson	Episode: "Fundraiser/Baspana Towlawal"
	Why Women Kill	Harriet	Episode: "They Made Me a Killer"
	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Captain Lamazar	Episode: "The Good Ones"
	Dopesick	Cynthia McCormick	Mini-series, 3 episodes
2021–present	Ghosts	Hetty Woodstone	Series regular Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television (2024) Nominated — Astra Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series (2024) Nominated — Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy (2024)
2024–2025	The Sex Lives of College Girls	Professor Dorfmann	Recurring role, 4 episodes

Video games

• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017) – Cultists
• Star Wars Squadrons (2020) – Kierah 'Gunny' Koovah
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023) – Doma Dendra

Theatre

• God's Ear as Lenora (Vineyard Theatre)
• Amazons and Their Men as Leni Riefenstahl (Clubbed Thumb)
• Hot'n'Throbbing as VO (Signature)
• Medea in Jerusalem as Medea (Rattlestick)
• Tatjana in Color as Wally (Culture Project)
• Antigone as Creon (Classic Stage Company)
• The Squirrel as Jessica (SPF)
• The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant as Petra (Henry Miller Theatre)
• Sueno as Estrella (MCC)
• Middle Finger as Myrna (Ma-Yi)
• A Tale of Two Cities as Madame Defarge (Culture Project)
• Hot Keys as Calitha (P.S. 122)
• Tooth of Crime as Becky Lou (Second Stage/Signature)
• 36 Views as Elizabeth (NYSF/The Public)

References

1. "1990 yearbook from Dallastown Area High School from Dallastown, Pennsylvania". Classmates.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
2. Reviews, New York Times Theater (2001-12-21). The New York Times Theatre Reviews 1999-2000. Taylor & Francis. pp. 183–. ISBN   9780415936972 . Retrieved 7 April 2012.
3. Central PA (2013-08-11). "York actress Rebecca Wisocky brings experience as a villain to Lifetime's 'Devious Maids'". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
4. "Rebecca Wisocky Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
5. "Rebecca Wisocky as Evelyn Powell". Lifetime. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
6. Andrew Gans (May 18, 2008). "Foote, Hwang, Cromer, Hamilton, Mulgrew and Stew Among 2008 Obie Award Winners". Playbill. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
7. BWW News Desk. "2008 Obie Awards Winners Announced". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
8. "Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database". Lortel.org. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
9. *HS* (December 15, 2010). "Dane DeHaan and Rebecca Wisocky Join Cast of True Blood". TV Fanatic. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
10. "Dane DeHaan, Rebecca Wisocky for 'Blood' - True Blood News - Cult". Digital Spy. 2010-12-16. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
11. "Rebecca Wisocky joins 'Devious Maids' pilot". Digital Spy. 23 February 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
12. ""Devious Maids" star Rebecca Wisocky born to play bad | The Highlighter". Wsnhighlighter.com. 2013-06-27. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
13. "Official: Marc Cherry's 'Devious Maids' going to Lifetime". EW.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
14. Stanley, Alessandra (June 21, 2013). "The Women Who Really Run the House". The New York Times.
15. Lori Acken (June 25, 2014). "We talk Devious Maids with the show's own Evelyn Powell, Rebecca Wisocky". ChannelGuideMag. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
16. "'Once Upon a Time' Season 4 — Rebecca Wisocky Cast as Charlatan - TVLine". TVLine. 16 October 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
17. "Once Upon a Time casts Devious Maids star Rebecca Wisocky". Digital Spy. 17 October 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
18. Daniel Falconer (August 5, 2014). "Rebecca Wisocky exclusive interview - Devious Maids, cookery shows and more". Femalefirst. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
19. Rinaldi, Peter (November 30, 2021). "Back to One, Episode 180: Rebecca Wisocky | Filmmaker Magazine".
20. Rebecca Wisocky (4 February 2015). "I'm a very lucky lady". Twitter. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
21. Emily Strohm (October 10, 2015). "Inside Devious Maids Star Rebecca Wisocky's Wedding at a Turn-of-the-Century Mansion". People.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
22. Goodfellow, Melanie (2025-08-05). "'The Twits': Netflix Unveils David Byrne & Hayley Williams Original Songs; Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Voice Cast Addition & October 17 Release". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

External links

• Rebecca Wisocky at IMDb  
• Rebecca Wisocky at the Internet Broadway Database
• Rebecca Wisocky at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
• Rebecca Wisocky on Twitter