Fiona Gubelmann
Fiona Gubelmann | |
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![]() Gubelmann in July 2012 | |
Born | Fiona Victoria Gubelmann March 30, 1980 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | UCLA |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse | Alex Weed[1] |
Fiona Victoria Gubelmann (born March 30, 1980)[2][better source needed] is an American actress. A native of California, she has appeared in a number of single-episode roles in television, including CSI: NY, My Name Is Earl and Knight Rider, as well as a handful of films including Employee of the Month and Downstream. She starred as Jenna in the 2011–2014 FX comedy series Wilfred. Gubelmann stars as Dr. Morgan Reznick in the ABC medical drama The Good Doctor.
Early life
Fiona Gubelmann was born in Santa Monica, California.[1] She began acting and dancing in preschool, and her mother enrolled her in dance classes.[3] Her first play was at the age of four in a ballet version of The Cabbage Patch Kids.[1] She attended drama camps in the summer, acted in local community theater, and became involved in the drama department at her school,[3] Torrey Pines High School in Del Mar, California.[4] She enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was a pre-medical major.[3] She successfully auditioned for a play during her freshman year.[3] She found she enjoyed acting so much that she switched her major to theater.[5] During her time as an undergraduate, she volunteered with ArtsBridge, a program for at-risk youth in the Los Angeles area.[1]
She graduated from UCLA in 2002,[3][6] and went on to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse (performing in plays with the organization's Katselas Theater Company).[1][4]
Career
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Gubelmann made her television acting debut in 2003 on the UPN sitcom The Mullets, and made her film debut the following year in the comedy Employee of the Month.[1] She appeared as a guest star in a number of television series and in a few films over the next several years.[1] She also continued stage work, appearing in Peter Lefcourt's play La Ronde de Lunch in Los Angeles in 2009.[7]
When Gubelmann's agent sent her the script for Wilfred, she said that she "absolutely fell in love with it", although "didn't quite get the whole guy in the dog suit thing".[5] She watched some of the original Australian version online, and described her reaction as "Oh my God, this is amazing!"[5] After auditioning, she was called back several more times over the course of three and half weeks. She also auditioned with Elijah Wood and Jason Gann so producers could see if she had on-screen chemistry with her potential co-stars, and was tested a final time before winning the role.[5]
In 2014, she and her husband, Alex, were featured in an episode of the House Hunters spin-off House Hunters Renovation where they were shown buying and renovating their new home.[8]
Gubelmann has appeared in two Lifetime movies and four Hallmark movies.
Gubelmann started appearing on The Good Doctor as Dr. Morgan Reznick in a recurring role in the first season and was promoted to a series regular in the second season.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Employee of the Month | Amber | |
2004 | Blue Demon | Alice | Direct-to-video |
2005 | Horror High | Daphne | Direct-to-video |
2007 | Blades of Glory | Woodland Fairie | |
2010 | Downstream | Tabitha | |
2010 | Sex Tax: Based on a True Story | Tina | [9] |
2013 | Super Buddies | Princess Jorala | Voice role; direct-to-video |
2014 | Don't Blink | Ella | |
2017 | Rice on White | Julie | |
2017 | Surprise Me! | Genie Burns | |
2019 | The Way We Weren't | Charlotte |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | The Mullets | Valley girl | Episode: "Airway to Heaven" |
2004 | Cold Case | Bobbi Jean Banks 1968 | Episode: "The House" |
2004 | The Mountain | Darlene Toth | Episode: "The Letter" |
2005 | Joey | Anna | Episode: "Joey and the Premiere" |
2007 | CSI: NY | Isabella Cooksey | Episode: "What Schemes May Come" |
2007 | My Name Is Earl | Lucy | Episode: "Frank's Girl" |
2008 | Knight Rider | Courtney Flynn | Episode: "Knight of the Zodiac" |
2009 | The Closer | Lisa Price | Episode: "Waivers of Extradition" |
2009 | Californication | Young wife | Episode: "Zoso" |
2011–2014 | Wilfred | Jenna Mueller | Main role |
2011 | Parenthood | Sandy | 2 episodes |
2012 | Criminal Minds | Erika | Episode: "A Family Affair" |
2012 | How to Be a Gentleman | Amy | 2 episodes (1 uncredited) |
2012 | Family Guy | N/A | Voice role; episode: "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell" |
2012 | Wedding Band | Violet | Episode: "Time of My Life" |
2013 | Guys with Kids | Sage | 2 episodes |
2013 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Stephanie | Episode: "Mean Girls..." |
2013 | Animal Practice | Tinsley French | Episode: "Wingmen" |
2013 | We Are Men | Sara | Episode: "Pilot" |
2014 | Friends with Better Lives | Kelly | Episode: "The Imposter" |
2014 | Modern Family | Lisa | Episode: "Won't You Be Our Neighbor" |
2014 | Key & Peele | Sex addict #1 | Episode: "Sex Addict Wendell" |
2015 | New Girl | Val | Episode: "The Right Thing" |
2015 | Melissa & Joey | Noelle Devereaux | Episode: "The Book Club" |
2015 | Mad Men | Eve | Episode: "Person to Person" |
2015 | The League | Berkley | Episode: "The Block" |
2015 | iZombie | Houdina | Episode: "Abra Cadaver" |
2016 | Dispatch | Christine McCullers | Television film (Lifetime); also known as 911 Emergency |
2016 | Telenovela | Kelly | Episode: "Caught in the Act" |
2016 | Mommy's Little Girl | Theresa | Television film (Lifetime) |
2016 | Tulips in Spring | Rose Newell | Television film (Hallmark) |
2017 | One Day at a Time | Lori | 4 episodes |
2017 | Daytime Divas | Heather Flynn-Kellog | Main role |
2017 | Christmas Next Door | April Stewart | Television film (Hallmark) |
2017 | American Housewife | Courtney | Episode: "The Couple" |
2018–present | The Good Doctor | Dr. Morgan Reznick | Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2–present) |
2018 | Lucifer | Kay / Maddie | Episode: "The Last Heartbreak" |
2018 | Royally Ever After | Sarah | Television film (Hallmark) |
2019 | Easter Under Wraps | Erin | Television film (Hallmark) |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Comedy Gumbo | The Future Mrs. Chambers | Episode: "Top-R-Off" |
2008 | Comedy Gumbo | ShmappleBapp's hostess | 3 episodes |
2012 | Save the Supers | Rascal | 2 episodes |
2012 | The Screen Junkies Show | Snow White | Episode: "Disney's Star Wars Auditions" |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Fiona Gubelmann: Biography." TVGuide.com. No date. Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Fiona Victoria Gubelmann was born on March 30, 1980 in Los Angeles County, California". California Birth Index. California Office of Health Information and Research. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Curtis, Amy. "Interview With Fiona Gubelmann on Wilfred." WeGotThisCovered.com. July 12, 2011. Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-08-19.
- ^ a b "Fiona Gubelmann". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ a b c d Radish, Christina (2011-07-16). "Fiona Gubelmann Interview WILFRED". Collider.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ Wallach, Leo. "Job Opportunities Still Abound for This Year's Grads." Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine Daily Bruin. June 10, 2001.
- ^ "Theater Reviews." LA Weekly. November 26, 2009.
- ^ "House Hunters Renovation". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ Bentley, Rick (2010-07-15). "'Sex Tax' opening in Fresno first is no favor". The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-17.