# Lauren Stamile

Lauren Stamile (born September 12, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Nurse Rose on the ABC series Grey's Anatomy, Michelle Slater on the NBC series Community, and CIA Agent Dani Pearce on the USA Network series Burn Notice.

## Early life

Stamile was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the third of five siblings. She is of Italian descent. During her teenage years, she worked in restaurants. She graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School. Her father is a physician and her mother is a nurse. She majored in theater at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and then moved to New York City, New York to pursue an acting career.

## Career

Stamile has appeared in commercials for Old Spice, JC Penney, Summer's Eve, Tassimo, and Volkswagen. She appeared in a 2000 episode of The Drew Carey Show, then co-starred in the WB sitcom Off Centre. After that show's cancellation, she had a series of guest roles in television shows such as Drop Dead Diva, Without a Trace, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, Boston Legal, Community, Grey's Anatomy, The Good Guys, Crossing Jordan, Tru Calling, The West Wing, Summerland, and Scrubs. She also starred in the 2009 film Midnight Bayou. Stamile joined the cast of Burn Notice for the fifth and sixth seasons. Her stage credits include The Miser, Murder on the Nile, Lion in Winter, and Lounge Act.

## Personal life

Stamile married writer Randy Zamcheck in April 2009.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2000 | Something Sweet | Mel |
| 2000 | Follow Me Outside | Georgette |
| 2004 | The Last Letter | Ms. Paige |
| 2008 | Kissing Cousins | Liza |
| 2009 | The Blue Tooth Virgin | Rebecca |
| 2011 | Low Fidelity | Ann |
| 2012 | Overnight | Abby |
| 2015 | Tooken | Lenore Millers |
| 2019 | Bit | Jenni |
| 2021 | Let Us In | Michelle |
| 2022 | The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry | Leonora |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sarah | Episode: "Sophomore Jinx" |
| 2001 | The Drew Carey Show | Julie Baker | Episode: "Drew and the Motorcycle" |
| 2001–2002 | Off Centre | Liz Limbardi | Main role; 29 episodes |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Jessica | Episode: "There Goes the Bride" |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Marie Heitzenrader | Episode: "Spring Break" |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | Marcie | Episode: "Skin" |
| 2003 | The West Wing | C.J.'s Aide | Episode: "Disaster Relief" |
| 2004 | Married to the Kellys | Jill | Episode: "Double Dating" |
| 2004 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels | Kate Jackson | Television movie |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Abbey Lake (1992) | Episode: "Late Returns" |
| 2004 | Tru Calling | Emma | Episode: "Two Weddings and a Funeral" |
| 2004 | Summerland | Lauren Cooper | Episode: "Into My Life" |
| 2004 | Girlfriends | Anya | Episode: "L.A. Bound" |
| 2005 | Committed | Natalie | Episode: "The Perfect Person: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Sarah Soble | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
| 2005 | Close to Home | Karla Miller | Episode: "Parents on Trial" |
| 2005 | Kitchen Confidential | Julia | Episode: "Rabbit Test" |
| 2006 | That Guy | Cassidy | Television movie |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Audrey Puiezzy | Episode: "Ivan the Incorrigible" |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Kelly Johnston | Episode: "Hardball" |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | DEA Agt. Bonnie Ryan | Episode: "Lessons Learned" |
| 2007 | Rules of Engagement | Karen | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Heroes | Ms. Gerber | Episode: "Four Months Later..." |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Amber Stanton | Episode: "Commuted Sentences" |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Shannon | Episode: "My Number One Doctor" |
| 2007–2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Nurse Rose | Recurring role; 12 episodes |
| 2009 | Midnight Bayou | Lena Simone | Television movie |
| 2009 | Alligator Point | Emma Lawson, M.D. | Television movie |
| 2009–2010 | Community | Prof. Michelle Slater | Recurring (season 1); 5 episodes |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Kiersten | Episode: "Bait & Switch" |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Charlotte Perkins | Episode: "Last Year's Model" |
| 2010 | The Event | Molly Dixon | Episode: "I Haven't Told You Everything" |
| 2011 | Untitled Allan Loeb Project | Amy Cheever | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2011–2012 | Burn Notice | Agent Pearce | Recurring role; 14 episodes |
| 2012 | The Secret Circle | Lucy Gibbons | Episode: "Medallion" |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Madison Yardley | Episode: "The Desert Rose" |
| 2013–2014 | Scandal | Carla | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Heather Lanning | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Lydia | Episode: "TAC in the Day" |
| 2015 | Complications | Bridget O'Neill | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2015 | CSI: Cyber | Dr. Colleen Marks | Episode: "Hack E.R." |
| 2015 | Major Crimes | Molly Pace | Episode: "Four of a Kind" |
| 2016 | Chicago Fire | Susan Weller | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | NCIS | Michelle Lane | Episode: "Exit Strategy" |
| 2018 | Blindspot | Millicent Van Der Waal | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Wife | Episode: "Traitor" |
| 2019 | The Rookie | Agent Phoenix Danvers | Episode: "Redwood" |
| 2019 | Good Girls | Gretchen Zorada | Season 2, Episode: 3 |
| 2019 | 9-1-1 | Ellie Costas | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Veronica Mars | Renee | Episode: "Chino and the Man" |
| 2020 | Rita | Anya | Television movie |
| 2022 | S.W.A.T. | Inspector Gen. Mary Jones | Episode: "Maniak" |
| 2023 | Gotham Knights | Dr. Rebekah Leviticus / Rebecca March | Recurring role |