Ryan Michelle Bathe - wikipedia Ryan Michelle Bathe Ryan Michelle Bathe ( 1976 - 07 - 27 ) July 27, 1976 ( age 41 ) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Alma mater Stanford University ( B.A. ) New York University ( M.F.A. ) Occupation Actress Years active 2001 -- present Spouse ( s ) Sterling K. Brown ( m. 2007 ) Children Ryan Michelle Bathe ( pronounced ba - THAY, born July 27, 1976 ) is an American actress, known for her roles on television. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External links Personal life Bathe grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. She graduated from Stanford University, and she received a Master of Fine Arts from New York University. In June 2007, Ryan Michelle Bathe married fellow actor ( and Stanford alum ) Sterling K. Brown. They have two sons. Career Bathe has had guest starring roles in a number of television shows, include ER, Half & Half, Girlfriends, Brothers & Sisters, and How I Met Your Mother. She was regular cast member during the second season of the ABC legal drama series Boston Legal playing attorney Sara Holt. From 2009 to 2010, she had a recurring role on the short - lived NBC medical drama Trauma, and in 2011 had starring role in the TV Land sitcom Retired at 35. She had main roles in the independent films All About Us and April Moon. In 2012, Bathe co-starred opposite Katherine Heigl in the crime comedy film One for the Money. Later that year, she had a recurring role opposite her real life husband Sterling K. Brown in the Lifetime drama series Army Wives. In 2014, she was a female lead opposite Kevin Hart in the ABC comedy pilot Keep It Together. In 2016, Bathe was cast in a recurring role in the NBC drama series, This Is Us, also starring Brown. Selected filmography This Is Us as Yvette ( Season 1 ) ( 2016 ) Army Wives as Charlie ( Season 6 recurring character ) ( 2012 ) One for the Money as Jackie ( hooker ) ( 2011 ) Retired at 35 as Jessica ( Season 1 main cast member ) ( 2011 ) Private Practice ( 2010 ) Trauma ( 2009 ) Leaving Barstow ( 2008 ) How I Met Your Mother ( April 2008 ) as Lily 's friend Michelle Boston Legal as Sara Holt ( 2005 -- 2006 ) Good Fences ( 2003 ) Bones ( 2009 ) References Jump up ^ `` Ryan Michelle Bathe Biography ''. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Lauren ( September 19, 2016 ). `` 6 Things To Know About Sterling K. Brown And His Wife Ryan Michelle Bathe Love Story ''. Essence. Retrieved February 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Barney, Chuck ( March 9, 2017 ). `` ' This Is Us ' : Former Bay Area resident Sterling K. Brown feels ' blessed beyond words ' ''. The Mercury News. Digital First Media. Retrieved September 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Breaking News - Three New Cast Members Join ABC 's `` Boston Legal '' - TheFutonCritic.com ``. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` TV Land greenlights George Segal sitcom ''. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ; Ausiello, Michael ( 21 October 2011 ). `` Exclusive : Army Wives Enlists Stars of ER, Rescue Me and Boston Legal For Season 6 ''. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 1 April 2014 ). `` Ryan Michelle Bathe Cast In ABC 's Kevin Hart Comedy Pilot As Role Gets Reworked ''. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 23 August 2016 ). `` ' This Is Us ' Adds Ryan Michelle Bathe As Recurring ''. Retrieved 18 January 2017. External links Ryan Michelle Bathe on IMDb Ryan Michelle Bathe at AllMovie Ryan Michelle Bathe on tvland.com African American portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ryan_Michelle_Bathe&oldid=832394459 '' Categories : 1976 births Living people Stanford University alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni Actresses from St. Louis Actresses from Stamford, Connecticut 21st - century American actresses African - American actresses American actresses American television actresses American film actresses Hidden categories : Articles with hCards No local image but image on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 25 March 2018, at 18 : 58. 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 did ryan michelle bathe play on this is us
Answer: Yvette