Anne Dudek

Anne Dudek
Anne Dudek with Christopher Gorham
Born	March 22, 1975 (1975-03-22) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Matthew Heller

Anne Louise Dudek (born March 22, 1975; Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actress, known for her role as Dr. Amber Volakis on the television show House and her leading role on UK television series The Book Group as well as playing Francine Hanson in the series Mad Men. In 2010, she joined the cast of Covert Affairs.

Career

From the mid-1990s (while at Northwestern University) through 2001, Dudek appeared in various theater productions and on Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in Wrong Mountain in 2000, and won the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for outstanding performance in The Glass Menagerie.

After success on Broadway, she made the jump to television, with her first starring role coming on the British comedy drama The Book Group. She has since guest starred on other TV shows, including Desperate Housewives (as Karl Mayer's girlfriend in Season 1), How I Met Your Mother (as Ted's Krav Maga-trained ex-girlfriend), Friends (as 'Precious', Mike Hanigan's girlfriend), Charmed, Bones (as Seeley Booth's lawyer girlfriend), Numb3rs and Six Feet Under. She also played Lucinda Barry in the pilot episode of Psych, and a teacher who has a sexual relationship with one of her students (based on the case of Debra Lafave) on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Dudek had a recurring role on House beginning in season 4, as Amber Volakis, one of forty physicians under consideration by Dr. House for permanent positions on his team. Her character continued to the end of season but was killed in the season 4 finale, "Wilson's Heart". She would later reappear as an hallucination by House in the season 5 episode "Saviors" and appear as such for the remainder of the season. Dudek later appeared in Mad Men as next-door neighbor Francine Hanson, and on Big Love as one of antagonist Alby Grant's wives, both recurring roles.

In 2010, Dudek joined the cast of Covert Affairs, portraying Danielle Brooks, the sister of the central character.

On film, she played the role of cruise line heir Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 comedy film White Chicks. She also played Anthony Hopkins' daughter in The Human Stain.

Personal life

Dudek was born and raised in Greater Boston in the suburb Newton, and attended Northwestern University. She is married to artist Matthew Heller, with whom she has a son, Akiva, born on December 14, 2008. She is currently expecting her second child.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	The Human Stain	Lisa Silk	Minor role
2004	White Chicks	Tiffany Wilson	Supporting role
	The Naughty Lady	Sara	Lead role
2005	A Coat of Snow	Anna Marie	Supporting role
2007	Park	Meredith	Supporting role
	10 Items or Less	Lorraine	Supporting role
	Speed Dating	Amy	Supporting role
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	ER	Paula Gamble, Teddy's Mom	1 episode
2002	For the People	Jennifer Carter	1 episode
2002–2003	The Book Group	Clare Pettengill	Main role; 12 episodes
2003	Judging Amy	Candace Hurley	1 episode
	Six Feet Under	Allison Williman	1 episode
	Friends	Precious	1 episode
2004	Desperate Housewives	Brandi	1 episode
	Less Than Perfect	Annie	2 episodes
2005	Charmed	Denise	1 episode
	The Inside	Ellen Olsen	1 episode
	Invasion	Katie Paxton	1 episode
	Bones	Tessa Jankow	2 episodes
2005, 2010	How I Met Your Mother	Natalie	2 episodes
2006	Psych	Lucinda	1 episode
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Danielle McCaskin	1 episode
2006–2007	Big Day	Brittany	3 episodes
2007	Numb3rs	Emmanueline Kirtland	1 episode
2007–2010	Mad Men	Francine Hanson	15 episodes
2007, 2009	Big Love	Lura Grant	9 episodes
2007–2009	House	Amber Volakis	18 episodes
2009	Castle	Emma Carnes	1 episode
2010–present	Covert Affairs	Danielle Brooks	Main role

External links

• Anne Dudek at the Internet Movie Database