Rebecca Wisocky

**Rebecca Wisocky** is an American film, television and stage actress. She is best known for her role as Evelyn Powell in the Lifetime comedy-drama series *Devious Maids*.

## Early life

Wisocky was born in York, Pennsylvania. She began her acting career in York at York Little Theatre, a community theater, where she said she spent most of her childhood. She also attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts. Wisocky later moved to New York City, and graduated from the New York University Experimental Theatre Wing.

## Career

Wisocky began work in the theatre, appearing on Broadway in 1995 in *The Play's the Thing*. Wisocky later performed in many stage productions, primarily playing strong women, like Lady Macbeth and Medea. In 2008, she won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her role as Nazi-era German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in Jordan Harrison's *Amazons and Their Men*. She also acted in several other Off-Broadway plays, including *Don Juan Comes Back from the War*, *The Tooth of Crime*, and *Hot 'N Throbbing*.

Wisocky had supporting roles in number of films, including *Pollock* (2000), *Funny Money* (2006), and *Atlas Shrugged: Part I* (2011). She made her television debut in 2000, on an episode of HBO comedy *Sex and the City*. In later years, she also guest starred on *Law & Order*, *Law & Order: Criminal Intent*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *The Sopranos*, *NCIS*, *Bones*, Emma Smith in *Big Love*, and as Queen Mab on *True Blood*. Wisocky had a recurring roles in the CW series *90210* from 2010 to 2011, CBS's *The Mentalist* (2010-2013) as Brenda Shettrick, and in the first season of FX series *American Horror Story* as Lorraine Harvey.

In early 2012, Marc Cherry cast Wisocky in his comedy-drama television pilot *Devious Maids* as Evelyn Powell, the main antagonist of the show. Previously, she played Bree's Mother on *Desperate Housewives* (episode "Women and Death"). The series was originally in development to air on ABC, but not picked. In June 2012, Lifetime picked up the pilot with a thirteen-episode order to air in early 2013. Wisocky received positive reviews from critics for her performance in the series. In 2014, Wisocky had guest-starring roles in the ABC dramas *Castle* and *Once Upon a Time*. In 2015, she appeared opposite Sally Field in the comedy-drama film, *Hello, My Name Is Doris*, directed by Michael Showalter.

## Personal life

On January 5, 2015, Wisocky became engaged to Lap Chi Chu, a theatrical lighting designer, on the Pont de la Tournelle in Paris. They married in Boston on October 10, 2015.

## Trivia

* Resides in New York and Los Angeles.
* She began acting in community theater productions in Pennsylvania during her childhood and attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts before studying theater at New York University.
* She first appeared on Broadway in a 1995 production of The Play's the Thing. A decade later, she received an Obie Award for her portrayal of filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in the stage production of Amazons and Their Men.
* She appeared in a 2000 episode of Sex and the City, a popular television series that starred Sarah Jessica Parker.