Emily Swallow

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**Emily Swallow** (born December 18, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Kim Fischer on *The Mentalist* and as Amara / The Darkness in the eleventh season of *Supernatural*. She appears in the live-action *Star Wars* series *The Mandalorian* on Disney+ as The Armorer.

## Career

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Swallow starred in world premieres of Donald Margulies' play *The Country House* at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse, opposite Mark Rylance in Louis Jenkins' play *Nice Fish* at the Guthrie Theatre,Template:Citation needed and in John Patrick Shanley's musical *Romantic Poetry* at Manhattan Theater Club.Template:Citation needed She won the Falstaff Award for best Female Performer in 2010 for her performance as Kate in *The Taming of the Shrew*.

In 2012, Swallow and fellow singer/comedian Jac Huberman created a stage show called *Jac N Swallow*, which they performed in New York at the Laurie Beeckman Theater and Joe's Pub. The show centers on the comic misadventures of the duo as they navigate very different life challenges with varying degrees of sanity and dignity. They are developing a series based on the characters.Template:Citation needed

## Biography

Swallow was raised in Jacksonville, Florida. While at Stanton College Preparatory School she began acting in various college, amateur and professional theatre productions. She graduated in 2001 with a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Virginia, and then studied for an MFA in Acting from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Swallow started her career in Broadway theatre, where she performed in various productions, including *High Fidelity*, *King Lear*, *The Taming of the Shrew*, *A Midsummer Night's Dream*, *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* at the Guthrie Theater, *Much Ado About Nothing* for Shakespeare in the Park, and the world-premiere of off-Broadway shows *Romantic Poetry* and *Measure for Pleasure*. In 2013 she collaborated with Mark Rylance and poet Louis Jenkins on the world premiere of *Nice Fish* at the Guthrie Theater. In 2016 she was cast in the Center Theatre Group's production of Ayad Akhtar's *Disgraced*.

Swallow's first television role was in *Guiding Light*, and she later played parts in *Southland*, *Ringer*, *The Good Wife*, *NCIS*, *Flight of the Conchords*, *Medium*, as series regular Dr. Michelle Robidaux on TNT's medical drama *Monday Mornings* and *Rizzoli & Isles*. She had a starring role in *The Mentalist* as FBI agent Kim Fischer. In 2015 she was cast in the eleventh season of *Supernatural* as the new character Amara, "the Darkness".

In 2008, Swallow made her film debut in the military drama *The Lucky Ones*.

## Personal life

Swallow has been married to actor Chad Kimball since 26 August 2018.

## References

1. ↑ "Falstaff Awards 2010". https://www.playshakespeare.com/falstaff-awards/falstaff-awards-2010. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
2. ↑ "JAC ‘N SWALLOW". http://www.metamobilix.com/portfolio/jac-n-swallow-2/. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Emily Swallow". CBS. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305014918/http://www.cbs.com/shows/the\_mentalist/cast/214832/?pg=2. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Patton, Charlie (June 27, 2013). "Decorated cast will read 'Steel Magnolias' at Theatre Jax on Saturday". http://members.jacksonville.com/entertainment/arts/2013-06-27/story/decorated-cast-will-read-steel-magnolias-theatre-jax-saturday. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
5. ↑ McAlister, Nancy (April 19, 2001). "Careers for Jacksonville hopefuls at a healthy stage". http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041901/ent\_5946551.html. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
6. ↑ Devore, Kim (May 26, 2016). "Malibu Seen: Curtain Call", *Malibu Times*. Retrieved on May 27, 2016.
7. ↑ Richenthall, Matt (November 15, 2013). "Emily Swallow Upped to Series Regular on The Mentalist". http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/11/emily-swallow-upped-to-series-regular-on-the-mentalist/. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
8. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (July 20, 2015). "Supernatural Season 11: The Mentalist's Emily Swallow Joins Cast as 'Sinister' and 'Seductive' Femme Fatale", *TVLine*.
9. ↑ "Come From Away Star Chad Kimball & Stage Alum Emily Swallow Announce Marriage", Broadway.com.

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