# Virginia Kull

Virginia Kull is an American actress who has appeared in Big Little Lies, NOS4A2, The Looming Tower, and others. In addition to her roles in film and television, she has appeared in various Broadway productions. Most recently, she played Sally Jackson in the Disney+ adaption of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

## Career

She got her on-stage start in 2005, portraying Judy Battle in the Keen Company's revival of The Bread Winner.
She's made a variety of guest appearances on television shows, such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Good Wife, Shameless, Boardwalk Empire, Twin Peaks: The Return and This Is Us.
Kull appeared in the 2012 stage adaption of Henry James' novel Washington Square, titled The Heiress. The play was directed by Moisés Kaufman and starred Jessica Chastain, Dan Steven, and David Strathairn.
She starred in the 2014 crime television show Gracepoint as Beth Solano.
In 2017, she made a recurring appearance in HBO's black comedy drama series Big Little Lies. From 2017 to 2018 she appeared in the Amazon drama series Sneaky Pete as Katie Boyd.
In 2018, Kull appeared in a recurring role as Sadie, a nurse in the neurology ward, in the second season of Mr. Mercedes. The same year, she appeared as Kathy Shaughnessy in the drama miniseries The Looming Tower.
From 2019 to 2020, Kull starred as Linda McQueen in the American supernaturalhorror drama television series NOS4A2.
In 2020, she starred in the German political satire drama Curveball as Leslie.
In 2022, Kull was cast as Sally Jackson, mother of the titular character in the Disney+ fantasy show Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.

## Personal life

Kull married Ryan Howard Young on May 2, 2009, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, New York.
They have twin children, Wilhelmina and Lloyd.

## Acting credits
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2018 | Nancy | Deb Loden |
| 2018 | Imperfections | Cassidy |
| 2020 | The Empty Man | Ruthie |
| 2020 | Curveball | Leslie |
| 2021 | The Big Bend | Melanie Price |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | A NY Thing | Film Girl 2 | Television film |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Nan Britton | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Nurse Jackie | Mia | Episode: "When the Saints Go" |
| 2011; 2022 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Catherine Harrison / Claire Lee | Episode: "Reparations," "Do You Believe in Miracles?" |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Ashley | Episode: "Matsya Nyaya" |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Elizabeth Sun | Episode: "Two Girls, One Code" |
| 2013 | The Following | Maggie Kester | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Beth Solano | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | The Affair | Dr. D'Amato | Episode #2.9 |
| 2016 | Stitchers | Christine | Episode: "Pretty Little Lawyers" |
| 2017 | This Is Us | Samantha | Episode: "The Big Day" |
| 2017 | Big Little Lies | Emily Barnes | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks: The Return | Szymon Waitress | Episode: "Part 13" |
| 2017 | Get Shorty | Brynlee | Episode: "Sins of a Chambermaid" |
| 2017–2018 | Sneaky Pete | Katie Boyd | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower | Kathy Shaughnessy | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Mr. Mercedes | Sadie | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | NOS4A2 | Linda McQueen | 20 episodes |
| 2021 | Shameless | Nancy Lamper | Episode: "Father Frank, Full of Grace" |
| 2022 | Super Pumped | Jill Hazelbaker | 4 episodes |
| 2023 - present | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Sally Jackson | Recurring role |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue | Notes |
| 2005 | Breadwinner | Judy Battle | Carl Forsman | Merrimack Repertory Theatre | |
| 2006 | Theophilus North | Eloise Fenwick | Carl Forsman | Harold Clurman Theatre | |
| 2007 | Old Acquaintance | Deirdre Drake / Karina / Susan | Michael Wilson | American Airlines Theatre | Understudy |
| 2008 | The Tempest | Miranda | Marc Masterson | Arena Stage | |
| 2008 | Death of a Salesman | Miss Forsythe | Timothy Bond | Arena Stage | |
| 2008 | Dividing the Estate | Irene Ratliff | Michael Wilson | Booth Theatre | Original cast |
| 2009 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Mayella Ewell | Michael Wilson | Hartford Stage | |
| 2010 | Orphans' Home Cycle | Bessie Stillman / Minnie Robedaux Curits | Michael Wilson | Peter Norton Space | |
| 2011 | Sex Lives of Our Parents | Virginia | David McCallum | McGinn Cazale Theatre | |
| 2011 | Man and Boy | Carol Penn | Maria Aitken | American Airlines Theatre | Original cast |
| 2012 | Assistance | Nora | Trip Cullman | Playwrights Horizons | |
| 2012 | The Heiress | Maria | Moisés Kaufman | Jujamcyn Theatre | Original cast |
| 2013 | Rapture, Blister, Burn | Avery | Peter Dubois | Playwrights Horizons | |
| 2024 | Cult of Love | Evie Dahl | Trip Cullman | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | |