Anastasia Griffith
| Anastasia Griffith | |
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 Griffith in January 2008 |
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| Born | 23 March 1978 Paris, France |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
Anastasia Griffith (born 23 March 1978) is a British actress known for her roles on the FX legal drama Damages and the NBC series Trauma.
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[edit] Career
Griffith's on-screen acting debut was in a minor role in the 2004 made-for-television movie She's Gone. Also in 2004, she appeared in more prominent roles in the television movie Dirty Filthy Love, the comedy film Alfie and the short film Turn, as well as featuring in The Headsman and guest-starring on the British comedy The Worst Week of My Life in 2005.
Griffith won her role as Katie Connor on the 2007 television series Damages after taking a last-minute audition a month after she moved to New York City. The role saw her with an imitated American accent; she says "[the producers] were a little concerned at first about a Brit playing an American, especially because they already had an Australian (Rose Byrne) playing an American,"[1] and so she addressed them in an American accent from beginning to end of the audition.[2] Griffith returned to the series as a main cast member for the second season, which aired in 2009.
Following her work in Damages, she guest-starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and also in the television series New Amsterdam's second episode, "Golden Boy".[3] She was later cast in the NBC medical drama Trauma, which began airing in September 2009. And 14 May 2010, after just 18 episodes, the show was officially cancelled by NBC. She returned on 17 June 2010, at the end from episode 3 season 2 from Royal Pains, as Dr. Emily Peck. This is again a medical drama, this time from USA Network.
Griffith appeared in the 2011 Lifetime television movie And Baby Will Fall as Ivy Rose.
[edit] Personal life
Born in Paris, France to an Irish mother and an American father, Griffith was brought up in west London with six older brothers, one of whom is actor Jamie Bamber.[2] She said that, growing up, although he had many opportunities, acting grabbed his attention, as it did hers, but it was her father who thought it as more fitting for a daughter to pursue an acting career than a son and did not trust the world of acting.[2]
She completed a degree in the History of Art at the University of Bristol, and later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before moving into acting.[3]
She dated Welsh actor Michael Sheen for a number of months in 2004, after meeting on the set of Dirty Filthy Love.[4]. She has three children Sophie Amelie Rose (born .95), Tristin Frederike (b. 2003), and Alexsander Michael (b. 2008).
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Alfie | Chyna | |
| 2004 | Turn | Short film | |
| 2005 | Shadow of the Sword | Anna | |
| 2009 | Solitary Man | Carol Salomonde |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Disappeared | Hooker | TV movie |
| 2004 | Dirty Filthy Love | Stevie | TV movie |
| 2004 | Nature Unleashed: Fire | Sharon | Video |
| 2005 | The Worst Week of My Life | Cordelia | Episode: "Monday" Episode: "Wednesday" |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Leah Keegan | Episode: "Paternity" |
| 2007-2009 | Damages | Katie Connor | 22 episodes |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Hannah Cleary | Episode: "Golden Boy" |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Kelly Parker | Episode: "Carpe Threesome" |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Kate Gibbons | Episode: "The Eleventh Hour" |
| 2009 | Medium | Samantha Emory | Episode: "The Man in the Mirror" |
| 2009-2010 | Trauma | Nancy Carnahan | 20 episodes |
| 2010-2011 | Royal Pains | Dr. Emily Peck | 9 episodes |
| 2011 | And Baby Will Fall | Ivy Rose | TV movie |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time | Kathryn Nolan | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Copper | Elizabeth Haverford | Main cast |
[edit] References
- ^ "Legal Briefs: Televisionary Chats with Anastasia Griffith of FX's "Damages"". Televisionary. 17 August 2007. http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2007/08/whats-your-damage-televisionary-chats.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b c April MacIntyre (15 August 2007). "A chat with FX 'Damages' Anastasia Griffith". Monsters and Critics. http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/features/article_1343603.php/A_chat_with_FX_Damages_Anastasia_Griffith. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b "LAist Interview: Anastasia Griffith from "Damages"". LAist. 21 August 2007. http://laist.com/2007/08/21/laist_interview_30.php. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122278224.html
