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Autumn Withers
Withers in 2017
Born (1979-10-16) October 16, 1979 (age 45)
Supply, North Carolina
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, producer, writer, former dancer
Years active1989–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Children1

Autumn Withers (born October 16, 1979) is an American actress, singer and former dancer with the Radio City Rockettes.

Early life and education

Autumn was born in Supply, North Carolina. She attended dance classes from an early age, in the Cecchetti method of ballet. She later studied dance and acting at the North Carolina School of the Arts and went on to attend the University of Georgia, where she would graduate summa cum laude with a degree in journalism.

Personal life

Autumn lives in Los Angeles. In her spare time, she is an avid photographer and Georgia Bulldogs supporter. She also meditates daily. On October 19, 2014, she married her husband, actor Gideon Emery at Santa Barbara, California. In 2017, Withers and her husband revealed that they were expecting their first child together. On April 7, 2018, they welcomed their daughter, Mia Monroe Emery.

Gideon Emery and Autumn Withers attend Tosca at LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on 27 April 2017.

Career

Autumn's first professional acting credit came during her childhood. While still in the Carolinas, she landed a small role in the dance movie, Shag, starring Bridget Fonda and Phoebe Cates. After university, Autumn moved to New York to pursue her dance career. She worked on several off-Broadway productions, before landing a role in Broadway show Yo Alice, from creator Maurice Hines. After a few years, she decided to head to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. While there, the famed Radio City Rockettes were holding auditions for their company. On a whim, she auditioned, and ended up being cast. Given the choice between staying in New York or touring with the show, she opted for the latter, as it would offer a chance to fulfill not only her love for dance, but another passion: travel. For four years, Autumn danced with the Rockettes across the US, as well as Canada but then fate intervened. She was injured during a show, requiring arthroscopic hip surgery, effectively ending her professional dance career.

Returning to Los Angeles to recover, Autumn would focus on her acting, specifically in comedy. She studied improv comedy at both iO West and at The Groundlings. One of her first film roles would be as a dancer in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Other notable on-camera roles include Mrs Ebbert in Modern Family, Jean in the Sundance film festival favorite Catherine alongside Jenny Slate,[1] and multiple roles in sketch comedy news parody series E&N with Ed Neusbit.[2] More recently, Autumn starred in, and co-produced, the dark comedy feature, Avalanche,[3] alongside husband Gideon Emery.

Autumn is also a writer. Together with her writing partner, Ryann Ferguson, they have penned a number of television pilots, from comedy to drama, which center around strong female characters. They are currently actively pitching their shows to studios in Hollywood.

Other works

Autumn is also a country/folk singer-songwriter. In 2011, together with fellow composer and guitarist, Jeff Marshall, she released the album No Romeo under the name Autumn Lee. She followed that up with her second album, Angel Made of Steel, as well as the single, Invisible.

Aside from performing, Autumn has a passion for helping empower other women. In 2015 she founded the Hollywood Women's Collective, a "women's community dedicated to supporting women creatives and engendering a spirit of support, collaboration, and giving back." [4]

During the 2017 US presidential election, Autumn lent her voice in support of her former fellow Radio City Rockettes dancers.[5] At the time, Trump's derogatory comments about women in the leaked Access Hollywood tape were a hot topic and the Rockettes were said to be being pressured to perform at the inauguration event under threat of financial penalty or firing, despite several being upset at what would be a tantamount endorsement of Trump's treatment of women.[6] Despite Trump's more recent questioning of the tape's veracity,[7] Billy Bush, then host of Access Hollywood, declared that it was indeed genuine.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Shag Girl uncredited
2006 Pocahauntus Indian Princess #2
2006 Private Dancer Excited Woman Short film
2007 Almaz Black Box Emily Abbot
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Dancer uncredited
2010 Going Maverick: The Sarah Palin Story Katie Couric / Various Short film; voice role
2010 Brooke Beckman: Haunted MD Rebecca Charlotte Thomas Short film
2011 Clown Wanted Policewoman Short film; voice role
2011 Autumn and George Autumn Short film; also producer and writer
2012 She, Who Excels in Solitude Nurse Janet Short film
2012 Hysteria Reporter Short film
2012 Monarch Simone Short film
2013 Marital Bliss Deb Short film
2013 Catherine Jean Short film
2015 Any Day Diane
2016 Worst-Case Scenario, Inc. Stella Short film
2018 Avalanche Nina also producer
2020 Cabin Fever Teacher Chelsea

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Bold and the Beautiful Nurse Episode: #1.5302; uncredited
2009 The Battery's Down LA Courtney Episode: "Losing My Mind"
2011 How to Pick Up Girls Sue Episode: "In the Lounge"
2012 Army Wives Nurse Sheila Conlin Episode: "General Complications"
2013 Modern Family Mrs. Ebbert Episode: "Career Day"
2013 Catherine Jean Recurring role; 10 episodes
2014 Growing Up Fisher Cynthia Episode: "Secret Lives of Fishers"
2014 Grey's Anatomy Marilyn Episode: "Fear (of the Unknown)"
2014 Masters of Sex Sandra Episode: "Asterion"
2016 E&N with Ed Neusbit: The Awards Special Connie Cloud / Dawn Hudson Television film

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2015 E&N with Ed Neusbit Kimberly Faith / Connie Cloud Recurring role, 5 episodes; also producer

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Radio City Christmas Spectacular 2007 Radio City Rockette

Discography

  • No Romeo (2011)[9]
  • Angel Made of Steel (2012)[10]
  • Invisible (2012)[11]

References

  1. ^ "Catherine". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ "E&N with Ed Nesbit - Season 1 Playlist". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Avalanche Trailer Teases Madness". Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Hollywood Womens Collective". Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Mark (December 23, 2016). "Rockettes' owners say attendance at inauguration is a choice". Boston.com. Associated Press. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Former Rockette Troupe Should Not Perform". Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Trump Once Said the 'Access Hollywood' Tape Was Real. Now He's Not Sure". Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Billy Bush Bites Back at Donald Trump over Infamous Access Hollywood Tapes". Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. ^ "iTunes: No Romeo".
  10. ^ "iTunes: Angel Made Of Steel".
  11. ^ "iTunes: Invisible".
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