# Mireille Enos

Marie Mireille Enos (/mɪəˈreɪ ˈiːnəs/; born September 22, 1975) is an American actress known for the lead role as homicide detective Sarah Linden in the drama series The Killing.

## Early life

Enos was born on September 22, 1975, in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the daughter of Monique, a French teacher, and Jon Goree Enos. Her father is American, from Texas, and her mother is from France. Enos speaks French fluently.
Enos has two brothers and two sisters. Her older sister, Veronique Enos Kaefer, is the vice president of philanthropy at The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Her family moved to Sugar Land, Texas, when she was five years old. She attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she underwent acting training. Enos studied theater at Brigham Young University (BYU) but left during her third year to pursue acting in New York City. While a BYU student, she won the Irene Ryan Award at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., an award annually presented to the nation's top collegiate actor.

## Career
### 1994–2009

Enos made her screen acting debut in the television film Without Consent (1994). She made her feature film debut with a small role in the romantic comedy Someone Like You (2001) starring Ashley Judd. She has guest-starred in a number of television shows, including Sex and the City, Strong Medicine, Rescue Me, Without a Trace, Crossing Jordan, CSI: Miami, Medium and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Enos also appeared in several stage productions. She played Perdita in the 2002 Shakespeare Theatre Company production of The Winter's Tale at the Lansburgh Theater in Washington, D.C. She appeared in the 2005 Broadway revival production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which starred Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin. For her performance she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
In 2007, Enos joined the cast of the HBO drama series Big Love, about a polygamous family. She played the roles of twin sisters JoDean Marquart and Kathy Marquart. She was a regular cast member in the third and fourth seasons.

### 2010–present

In 2010, Enos was cast in her first lead role in a television series: Detective Sarah Linden in the AMC drama series The Killing, based on the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. She received critical acclaim for that performance, and the first season was praised by most critics. Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter in his review said "It's not until you watch Enos play Sarah for a while that it sinks in—there hasn't been a female American character like her probably ever."
For her role as Linden, Enos received nominations for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and three Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. The series ran for four seasons, ending in 2014.
After her breakout role in The Killing, Enos began her career in feature films. She played Karin Lane, the wife of Brad Pitt's character in World War Z (2013). The film received positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing over $540 million worldwide. Also in 2013, she co-starred as Josh Brolin's character's wife in Gangster Squad, and appeared opposite Reese Witherspoon in the crime drama Devil's Knot, based on a true story, the West Memphis Three. In 2014, she appeared in the crime thriller Sabotage directed by David Ayer and later starred in drama film If I Stay directed by R. J. Cutler, based on the novel of the same name by Gayle Forman.
Enos co-starred later that year alongside Ryan Reynolds in The Captive, directed by Atom Egoyan. Enos was cast as lead actress in the thriller Never Here, which was directed by Camille Thoman.
In March 2015, it was announced that Enos had been cast as the lead character in the ABC legal drama series, The Catch, produced by Shonda Rhimes. She starred as the lead character Alice Vaughan, the head of a high-end private detective agency. The Catch aired its first 10-episode season in spring 2016, and a second 10-episode season in 2017 as part of ABC's "TGIT" Thursday night lineup.
Also in March 2015, it was announced Enos would star alongside Olivia Cooke in Katie Says Goodbye, an independent film. That same year, she starred in Behold My Heart, directed by Joshua Leonard.
In 2019, she appeared as Marissa Wiegler in the action drama streaming television series Hanna on Amazon Prime Video. The series is based on the 2011 film of the same name, with Cate Blanchett originating the role of Wiegler.
In August 2020, it was announced the 2018 film The Lie (her reunion with The Killing's showrunner Veena Sud) would be included in Amazon Prime Video's Welcome to the Blumhouse horror film anthology. It was released in the anthology's first installment on October 6, 2020.

## Awards

In 2012, she earned nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the Golden Globes, and the Primetime Emmys. She has also received a nomination for a Tony Award for her role as Honey in the 2005 Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

## Personal life

Enos married actor Alan Ruck on January 4, 2008. They have two children, and she has two stepchildren from Ruck's previous marriage.
She was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but is no longer a practicing member.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Someone Like You | Yoga Instructor #1 | |
| 2005 | Chasing Leonard | Lucinda | Short film |
| 2006 | Falling Objects | Isobel Walker | Short film |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Connie O'Mara | |
| 2013 | World War Z | Karin Lane | |
| 2013 | Devil's Knot | Vicki Hutcheson | |
| 2013 | Wild Horses | Mills | Short film |
| 2014 | Sabotage | DEA Agent Lizzy Murray | |
| 2014 | The Captive | Tina Lane | |
| 2014 | If I Stay | Kat Hall | |
| 2016 | Katie Says Goodbye | Tracey | |
| 2017 | Never Here | Miranda Fall | |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Maggie Lynch | |
| 2018 | Dark Was the Night | Nancy | |
| 2018 | The Lie | Rebecca Marston | |
| 2023 | Miranda's Victim | Zeola | |
| 2025 | On The End | Freckles | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Without Consent | Naomi | Television film |
| 1996 | Face of Evil | Brianne Dwyer | Television film |
| 1999 | Sex and the City | Jenna | Episode: "Shortcomings" |
| 2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | Carla Byrd | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | Fern | Episode: "Speculum for a Heavyweight" |
| 2004 | Rescue Me | Karen | Episode: "Mom" |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Jessica Lawson | Episode: "911" |
| 2006 | Standoff | Dana | Episode: "Man of Steele" |
| 2006 | Shark | Chloe Gorman | Episode: "Dial M for Monica" |
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Sandy Walsh | Episode: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" |
| 2007–2010 | Big Love | JoDean Marquart / Kathy Marquart | Series regular, 25 episodes |
| 2008 | Numbers | Grace Ferraro | Episode: "End Game" |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Lucy Maddox | Episode: "Down to the Wire" |
| 2008 | Medium | Kelly Winters | Episode: "Drowned World" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Cheryl Ambrose | Episode: "The Better Half" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Julianna Morgan | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
| 2010 | American Experience | Lucia Cutts | Episode: "Dolley Madison" |
| 2011–2014 | The Killing | Sarah Linden | Series lead, 44 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Catch | Alice Vaughan | Series lead, 20 episodes |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Mother | Episode: "Father Thing" |
| 2018 | My Dinner with Hervé | Kathy Self | Television film |
| 2019–2021 | Hanna | Marissa Wiegler | Main role |
| 2019 | Good Omens | War | Main role |
| 2023 | Lucky Hank | Lily Devereaux | Main role |
| 2025 | Task | Susan Brandis | Upcoming miniseries |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | The Invention of Love | Katharine Houseman | Mar. 29 – Jun. 30, 2001 |
| 2002 | The Winter's Tale | Perdita | Aug. 27 – Oct. 20, 2002 |
| 2005 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Honey | Mar. 20 – Sept. 4, 2005 |
| 2005 | Absurd Person Singular | Eva | Oct. 18 – Dec. 4, 2005 |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | NBA 2K21 | Harper Dell | Also motion capture |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Nominated |
| 2011 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Drama Series | The Killing | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | The Killing | Nominated |
| 2011 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Killing | Nominated |
| 2011 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | The Killing | Nominated |
| 2012 | Saturn Awards | Best Actress on Television | The Killing | Nominated |
| 2013 | Saturn Awards | Best Actress on Television | The Killing | Nominated |