Virginia Williams - Wikipedia Virginia Williams Virginia Williams ( 1978 - 03 - 18 ) March 18, 1978 ( age 39 ) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1995 -- present Spouse ( s ) Bradford Bricken ( m. 2007 ) Virginia Williams ( born March 18, 1978 ) is an American actress. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links Early Life Williams first began her acting education in New York, earning a B.A. in Theatre Performance from Fordham University and later studying Shakespeare at Oxford University and at the British American Drama Academy in London. Career Williams made her professional acting debut in the ABC daytime soap One Life to Live as Lorna Van Skyver, a role she played from 1995 to 1996. She also played Brandy Taylor on the CBS daytime soap As the World Turns from 2001 to 2002. With those experience in daytime soaps, she parlayed her talents into several primetime roles, including the leading role of Bianca on Lifetime 's Monarch Cove, Claudia on five episodes of the hit series How I Met Your Mother, Shelley Long 's daughter who was snubbed at the altar in the film Honeymoon with Mom, and two seasons on Comedy Central 's Strangers with Candy. She also played the role of Caitlin McNabb who is a gold digger in the 2010 ABC Family TV movie Revenge of the Bridesmaids. Williams has performed guest starring roles and recurring characters on more than two dozen shows, including The Mentalist, Rules of Engagement, Better Off Ted, Lie to Me, In Plain Sight, Two and a Half Men, My Wife and Kids, Jack & Bobby, As the World Turns, Veronica Mars and Drop Dead Diva. She has also held lead roles on numerous television pilots for every major network. In 2011, she began portraying the role of Lauren Reed on the USA Network series Fairly Legal. In 2016, Williams was featured in Mogul 's # IAmAMogul campaign for `` Inspiring women to rise higher, shine brighter, and give back '', as part of Women 's History Month in March. She also had a guest spot on the NCIS episode `` Charade '' as Leah Ramsey as well as playing C.J., Steve 's love interest in season two of the Netflix family sitcom Fuller House. Personal Life Williams lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Bradford Bricken. References ^ Jump up to : `` Virginia Williams ''. USA Network. Retrieved June 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` ' Fairly Legal ' star Sarah Shahi talks hooking female viewers ( Men : she thinks you 're easy ) ''. Entertainment Weekly. January 20, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011. External links Virginia Williams on IMDb Virginia Williams at TV Guide Virginia Williams at TV.com VIAF : 259728402 LCCN : no2013068100 BNF : cb166216904 ( data ) This article about a United States film and television actor or actress born in the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Williams&oldid=806574030 '' Categories : 1978 births American film actresses American television actresses Living people Fordham University alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Memphis, Tennessee American screen actor, 1970s birth stubs Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from August 2016 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Italiano 日本 語 Português Русский Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 22 October 2017, at 22 : 10. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played claudia in how i met your mother
Answer: Williams