Virginia Williams

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Virginia Williams
Born (1978-03-19) March 19, 1978 (age 46)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active1995–present
SpouseBradford Bricken (m. 2007)
Children2

Virginia Williams (born March 19, 1978 [1] ) is an American actress known for playing C.J Hargenberger in the Netflix sitcom Fuller House.

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Early life

Williams first began her acting education in New York, earning a B.A. in Theatre Performance from Fordham University and later studying Shakespeare at Oxford University and at the British American Drama Academy in London.[ citation needed ]

Career

Williams made her professional acting debut in the ABC daytime soap One Life to Live as Lorna Van Skyver, a role she played from 1995 to 1996. She also played Brandy Taylor on the CBS daytime soap As the World Turns from 2001 to 2002. With that experience in daytime soaps, she parlayed her talents into several primetime roles, including the leading role of Bianca on Lifetime's Monarch Cove , Claudia on five episodes of the hit series How I Met Your Mother , Shelley Long's daughter, who was snubbed at the altar, in the film Honeymoon with Mom, and two seasons on Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy . She also played the role of Caitlin McNabb, who is a gold digger, in the 2010 ABC Family TV movie Revenge of the Bridesmaids .

Williams has performed guest starring roles and recurring characters on more than two dozen shows, including The Mentalist , Rules of Engagement , Better Off Ted , Lie to Me , In Plain Sight , Two and a Half Men , My Wife and Kids , Jack & Bobby , As the World Turns , Veronica Mars and Drop Dead Diva . She has also held lead roles on numerous television pilots for every major network. [2] In 2011, she began portraying the role of Lauren Reed on the USA Network series Fairly Legal . [3]

In 2016, Williams was featured in Mogul's #IAmAMogul campaign for "Inspiring women to rise higher, shine brighter, and give back", as part of Women's History Month in March. She also had a guest spot on the NCIS episode "Charade" as Leah Ramsey as well as playing C.J. of the Netflix sitcom Fuller House . From 2018 to 2019, she had a recurring role in the CW Reboot of Charmed as Charity Callahan, a powerful Elder and a friend to Harry Greenwood and the late Marisol Vera. She occasionally helps the Charmed Ones and Harry on their missions to help save those in need of protection.

Personal life

Williams married her husband, Bradford Bricken, a talent and literary manager, on December 31, 2007. They had their first child, a son named Bradford Powell, on November 19, 2015. [4] Her second child, Beau Rush, was born on July 4, 2017. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Honeymoon with MomShannon Bates
2006The Last RequestNancy Dalton
2009 The Lodger Rachel Madison
2013 10 Rules for Sleeping Around Cameron Johnson
2015 The Culling Val
2015 Woodlawn Debbie
2016Marriage of LiesJessica

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–1996 One Life to Live Lorna Van SkyverRegular role
2000 Strangers with Candy Trudy, Susie, Wilma, GingerEpisodes: "The Virgin Jerri", "The Blank Page", "Blank Relay", "The Last Temptation of Blank"
2001–2002 As the World Turns Brandy TaylorRecurring role
2004 Cold Case Brandi BeaudryEpisode: "The Sleepover"
2004 My Wife and Kids BambiEpisode: "Fantasy Camp: Part 1"
2005 My Wife and Kids SalesgirlEpisode: “Sweetheart’s Day”
2005 Strong Medicine Tina MorganEpisode: "Implants, Transplants and Cuban Aunts"
2005 Jack & Bobby Natalie SchultzEpisode: "Running Scared"
2005 Half & Half SashaEpisode: "The Big Doormat No More Episode"
2005 The Inside Sandra FacklerEpisode: "New Girl in Town"
2006 Veronica Mars Heidi KuhneEpisode: "The Quick and the Wed"
2006Mindy and BrendaBrendaTV film
2006 Monarch Cove Bianca FosterMain role
2006-2013 How I Met Your Mother Claudia5 episodes
2007 Journeyman Charlotte SkillenEpisode: "Game Three"
2007Traveling in PacksCarolTV film
2007 Cavemen TracyEpisode: "Cave Kid"
2008 Two and a Half Men TriciaEpisode: "Waiting for the Right Snapper"
2008 In Plain Sight Kay Sweeny / Kay SwensonEpisode: "Who Shot Jay Arnstein?"
2008ErnestoJasleen CutlerTV film
2009Eva AdamsDr. Christa CaldwellTV film
2009 Lie to Me Nadia DawsonEpisode: "Life Is Priceless"
2009 Better Off Ted Danielle SargentEpisode: "Love Blurts"
2010 Rules of Engagement SashaEpisode: "Flirting"
2010 The Mentalist Heather EvansEpisode: "Red All Over"
2010 Revenge of the Bridesmaids Caitlin McNabbTV film
2011–2012 Fairly Legal Lauren ReedMain role
2012 Emily Owens, M.D. EllenEpisode: "Emily and... the Predator"
2013Reading Writing & RomanceAmyTV film
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Carla ShearEpisode: "Iron Curtain Rising"
2014 Drop Dead Diva Belinda ScottoEpisodes: "Truth & Consequences", "Soulmates?", "First Date"
2014 Young & Hungry BeverlyEpisode: "Young & Younger"
2014 Bad Teacher PoppyEpisodes: "Divorced Dudes", "Found Money", "What's Old Is New"
2014 Major Crimes Gina HuntEpisode: "Down the Drain"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Claudia MasonEpisode: "Angle of Attack"
2015 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Courtney BeechEpisodes: "Rule #17", "Rule #32"
2016 NCIS Leah RamseyEpisodes: "After Hours", "Charade"
2016–2020 Fuller House CJ HarbenbergerRecurring role (seasons 2–3), guest (seasons 4–5)
2018–2019 Charmed Charity CallahanRecurring role (season 1)
2019 Modern Family AshleyEpisode: "Commencement"
2020 Teenage Bounty Hunters Debbie Wesley and Dana [6] Main role
2020High & TightVeronica MooreTV film, completed
2021 Mixed-ish GeorgiaEpisode: "Tainted Love"
2021 Why Women Kill GraceRecurring role
2022 Leverage Redemption Debra ProsperEpisode: "Pyramid Job"

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References

  1. ↑ "Almanac: Today's birthdays". Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. March 19, 2024. p. A3. ProQuest   2968588530. Actor Glenn Close is 77. Actor Bruce Willis is 69. [...] Actor Virginia Williams is 46. Actor Abby Brammell is 45. MLB pitcher Clayton Kershaw is 36. See also:
    • "Today in History:Today's Birthdays". Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. March 19, 2019. p. A2. ProQuest   2194407771. Actress Glenn Close is 72. Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is 67. Actor Bruce Willis is 64. [...] Actress Virginia Williams is 41. Actress Abby Brammell is 40. MLB pitcher Clayton Kershaw is 31.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Williams". USA Network . Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "'Fairly Legal' star Sarah Shahi talks hooking female viewers (Men: she thinks you're easy)". Entertainment Weekly . January 20, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Williams Welcomes Son Bradford Powell". People . November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Williams Welcomes Son Beau Rush". People . July 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (June 28, 2019). "'Slutty Teenage Bounty Hunters': Maddie Phillips & Anjelica Bette Fellini To Headline Jenji Kohan's Netflix Comedy". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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