Charlene Amoia - wikipedia Charlene Amoia This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article is an autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject. It may need editing to conform to Wikipedia 's neutral point of view policy. There may be relevant discussion on the talk page. ( August 2013 ) This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation, footnoting, or external linking. ( August 2013 ) Charlene Amoia is an American actress best known for her role as Wendy the waitress in the TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Some of her other television credits include Glee and Diana Coto on Switched at Birth, and her film credits include Kevin 's ( Thomas Ian Nicholas ) wife Elllie in American Reunion ( 2012 ) from the American Pie series. Contents 1 Childhood and early career 2 Career 2.1 How I Met Your Mother 2.2 American Reunion 2.3 Other TV and film work 3 References 4 External links Childhood and early career Charlene was born in Buffalo New York. She got her start in modeling before making the transition to acting in 2001 with a role on the soap opera, Port Charles. That part on the daytime drama led to guest appearances in several other series, including Joey, Girlfriends, 90210, and as Anna Schick in The Young and the Restless. Career How I Met Your Mother From 2005 to 2011, she played Wendy, a waitress that works at the bar, the main setting of the American TV hit How I Met Your Mother. Although at times on the series she was rumored to be Ted 's future wife, Amoia herself did n't believe Wendy would turn out to be `` the one ''. `` Wendy had sex with Barney behind the bar on the show and also made out with Ted 's dad, so the likelihood of this character being the mom, I thought, was pretty small anyway, but the fact that fans were rooting for me was awesome ! '' the actress has said. On playing Wendy, she has said, `` I love playing flawed characters. Wendy is so genuinely sweet and guileless to a point that she does n't realize she 's being taken advantage of. Being able to take on these characteristics in a way that is funny and harmless is always so much fun ! '' American Reunion Amoia played Ellie, Kevin ( Thomas Ian Nicholas ) 's wife, in the fourth American Pie film, released in 2012. She originally auditioned for a different role before landing this role. Other TV and film work Amoia also played Nurse Katie on daytime soap Days of Our Lives, Bailey on Glee and Diana Cotto on Switched at Birth. Additionally she appeared in the TV series 90210 as teacher Miss Wells in Season 1, Episode 7. She has appeared in such films as Seven Pounds, with Will Smith, and American Reunion. In 2013, she plays Jill in Fat, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. She recently guest starred on the show NCIS : New Orleans as Carly Dawson in the episode `` Breaking Brig '' and Kelly Press on Major Crimes. She played : Janet Conrad, a pushy NATO Photographer who was seeking a career changing `` Front Line Photo '' in the 2016 movie ; Sniper : Special Ops. In 2017 she appeared on American Horror Story on the episode `` Great Again ''. In season 14 of Grey 's Anatomy she appeared as Dr. Kate Lachman. References Jump up ^ Walsh, D. `` Interview : American Pie Reunion 's Charlene Amoia ''. Rising star Charlene Amoia, best known for her role as Wendy in How I Met Your Mother, ''. Fit Celeb. Archived from the original on 2013 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ Gallagher, Michael Aaron. `` Charlene Amoia connects with former cast members in ' American Reunion ' ''. She began modeling locally, at first filling in for a Nine West shoe model, and then eventually auditioning for a television commercial. StayFamous.Net. Jump up ^ `` Charlene Amoia Exclusive Interview : `` How I Met Your Mother '' scoop and more ! ``. The Star Scoop. Retrieved 23 August 2013. `` How I Met Your Mother '' has been a great blessing in my life for the last six years. Jump up ^ Stevens, Samantha. `` Charlene Amoia talks How I Met Your Mother, role on ' Glee ' ''. `` It 's nice to have that support, '' she added of fans who wanted Wendy to be the show 's mystery mother. The Republican. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Jump up ^ Bernard, Adam. `` Charlene Amoia - Wendy the Waitress Takes Our Order ''. Adam Bernard. Jump up ^ Stacy, Hannah. `` An Interview with Charlene Amoia, Actress and Former Model ''. Cliche Mag. Archived from the original on 2013 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ Walsh, D. `` Interview : American Pie Reunion 's Charlene Amoia ''. In April 2012 the much - anticipated movie, American Reunion, will feature Amoia as Ellie, the wife of Kevin Myers ( Thomas Ian Nicholas. ). Fit Celeb. Archived from the original on 2013 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ DiCarlo, Steve. `` Meet & Greet : ' American Reunion ' Star Charlene Amoia Talks Nudity & First Loves ''. Celebuzz. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` TIFF listing for `` Fat '' ``. Toronto International Film Festival. External links This section is too long. Consider splitting it into new pages, adding subheadings, or condensing it. ( November 2013 ) Charlene Amoia on IMDb StayFamous.net Interview for `` American Reunion '' MassLive.com Interview for `` How I Met Your Mother '' FitCeleb.com Interview for `` American Reunion '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlene_Amoia&oldid=815090943 '' Categories : 21st - century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people Hidden categories : Autobiographical articles from August 2013 Wikipedia references cleanup from August 2013 All articles needing references cleanup Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from August 2013 All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles that may be too long from November 2013 Articles using small message boxes Year of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 December 2017, at 18 : 35. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays wendy the waitress in how i met your mother
Answer: Charlene Amoia