Annabeth Gish

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**Anne Elizabeth Gish** (born March 13, 1971), known as **Annabeth Gish**, is an American actress. She has played roles in films *Shag*, *Hiding Out*, *Mystic Pizza*, *SLC Punk!*, *The Last Supper* and *Double Jeopardy*. On television, she played Special Agent Monica Reyes on *The X-Files*, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on *The West Wing*, Diane Gould on *Halt and Catch Fire*, Eileen Caffee on *Brotherhood*, Charlotte Millwright on *The Bridge* and Sheriff Althea Jarry on the seventh and final season of *Sons of Anarchy*.

## Early life and education

Gish was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Judy and Robert Gish. When she was two, her family moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she grew up with her brother Tim and her sister Robin. Her father was an English professor at the University of Northern Iowa; her mother was an elementary school teacher.

Gish went to Northern University High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she graduated in 1989. She attended Duke University, where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and focused her energies on the Drama program, Film Studies and Women's Studies. She received a B.A. in English in July 1993.

## Career

Gish's first starring role was in the 1986 teen film *Desert Bloom*. In 1987, she starred in the film *Hiding Out* with Jon Cryer. She played Kat, the sister of Julia Roberts' character, in 1988's *Mystic Pizza*. In 1989, Gish's first major TV film role was in *When He's Not a Stranger* as rape victim Lyn McKenna. Gish portrayed Anne Hampton, the doomed second wife of Rhett Butler, in 1994 in the TV mini series *Scarlett*.

Gish also had a major part in the 1989 comedy *Shag* starring Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Page Hannah, Jeff Yagher and Scott Coffey. The film's title refers to 1960s Carolina shag dancing and beach life in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

In 1994's *Wyatt Earp*, starring Kevin Costner, she played Urilla Sutherland, Wyatt's childhood sweetheart and eventual wife. The next year, she appeared in Oliver Stone's *Nixon* as Julie Nixon. In 1996, Gish played the girlfriend Tracey in *Beautiful Girls*. In 1997, Gish received her first starring role in a movie, portraying Susan Sparks opposite Shaquille O'Neal in the movie adaptation of DC Comics superhero *Steel*. In 1997, she starred in the TV movie *True Women* as Euphemia Ashby alongside Dana Delany and Angelina Jolie. In 1998, Gish starred in *SLC Punk!* as a head shop owner named Trish.

In 2001, Gish joined the cast of *The X-Files* as Special Agent Monica Reyes after series star David Duchovny announced his intention to leave the show. During the eighth and ninth seasons, Gish and fellow newcomer Robert Patrick became the show's principal characters and it was presumed that the two could carry on the show even after Gillian Anderson left. While it is generally agreed their performances were good, ratings continued to drop with the departure of Duchovny and his dynamic partnership with Gillian Anderson; the ninth season of *The X-Files* became the show's last until 2016.

In 2003, Gish guest-starred on *The West Wing* playing Elizabeth Bartlet Westin, eldest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen). She appeared several times over the following seasons.

In 2006, Gish played the role of Julia in the independent movie *The Celestine Prophecy* and costarred in *Candles on Bay Street* alongside Eion Bailey and Alicia Silverstone.

Also in 2006, Gish began a major role in the Showtime drama *Brotherhood* as Eileen Caffee. She appeared in 29 of the 33 episodes in the series's three-season run.

Gish played Jo Noonan in the A&E TV miniseries *Stephen King's Bag of Bones* in 2011. Also in 2011, she played the role of Anne Sullivan, a mysterious therapist in *Pretty Little Liars*.

In 2012, Gish made a guest appearance in 12th season of the CBS crime drama *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*.

In 2012, Gish co-starred on the ABC drama pilot *Americana* as the mother of Ashley Greene's character. However, the pilot was not picked up.

From 2013 to 2014, Gish was part of the main cast in the FX series *The Bridge*, in which she played Charlotte Millwright, a widow who discovers that her recently deceased husband had secrets on both sides of the US-Mexican border.

In 2014, she had a guest-starring role on *Sons of Anarchy* as Lt. Althea Jarry of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department. In summer 2015, it was announced Gish would return as Monica Reyes in the upcoming *The X Files* revival. She appeared in episode 6 of season 10. She reprised her role as Agent Reyes for the 11th season of the show for the 2017-2018 TV season. She co-starred with Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane and Dash Mihok in the 2016 thriller film *Before I Wake*.

IN 2016, she appeared as drug lord/serial killer Alice Sands in three episodes of the TNT *Rizzoli & Isles* series.

In 2018, Gish had a recurring role as the caretaker Mrs. Dudley in the Netflix series *The Haunting of Hill House*, based loosely off of Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name.

## Humanitarian efforts

Gish is a supporter of CARE International and, more recently, of Students Rebuild and One Million Bones. On behalf of these organizations, she filmed a short public service announcement video in April 2012. She is on the board of non-profit organization The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company.

## Personal life

Gish is not, as has been frequently reported, related to the early silent film actress sisters Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish. When Gish first became interested in acting, she wrote a letter to Lillian Gish, who replied by encouraging Annabeth to stay away from the business. Lillian wrote, "There's too much talent and not enough work in the movies!"

Gish started dating *The X-Files* stunt man Wade Allen in December 2001. They married in October 2003 and have two children.

## References

1. ↑ "Birthdays: March 13", Associated Press, *HoustonChronicle.com* (12 March 2014).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yahoo. "Annabeth Gish- Biography". Yahoo!. https://movies.yahoo.com/person/annabeth-gish/biography.html.
3. ↑ "Annabeth Gish joins 'Pretty Little Liars'" April 8, 2011, Digital Spy
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5. ↑ Nellie andreeva (March 2, 2012). "‘Cougar Town’s Dan Byrd Gets Lead In CBS Comedy Pilot, Two ABC Dramas Add Casts". https://www.deadline.com/2012/03/cougar-towns-dan-byrd-gets-lead-in-cbs-comedy-pilot-two-abc-dramas-add-casts/.
6. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (October 8, 2012). "Demian Bichir, Annabeth Gish, Ted Levine Join FX Drama Pilot 'The Bridge'". *The Hollywood Reporter*. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/demian-bichir-annabeth-gish-ted-levine-fx-bridge-377011.
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8. ↑ "Annabeth Gish Returns To "The X-Files" As Agent Reyes!". https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3356966/annabeth-gish-returns-x-files-agent-reyes/.
9. ↑ "Dozens of 'Before I Wake' Images Flutter In! - Bloody Disgusting". https://bloody-disgusting.com/images/3356191/before-i-wake-images-flutter/.
10. ↑ Students Rebuild. "Annabeth Gish makes a bone". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6\_W\_BHd6h-c.
11. ↑ "Unusual Suspects Theatre Company to Honor MY CRAZY EX-GIRLFIEND's Rachel Bloom & Former Executive Director". http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Unusual-Suspects-Theatre-Company-to-Honor-MY-CRAZY-EX-GIRLFIENDs-Rachel-Bloom-Former-Executive-Director-20160505.
12. ↑ Roger Ebert, "Annabeth Gish plays it smart with 'Mystic' role", *Roger Ebert.com*, October 16, 1998. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
13. ↑ "Instagram post by Annabeth Gish • Dec 10, 2016 at 1:25am UTC" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/BN0W8qAjYI5/.
14. ↑ "Instagram post by Annabeth Gish • Oct 11, 2013 at 4:18pm UTC" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/fVWNO7BXrU/.
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17. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (7 December 2018). "Mykelti Williamson, Ravi Patel, Annabeth Gish, Newcomer Alex Kersting Plus More Join Mira Sorvino In ‘Butter’". Deadline Hollywood. https://deadline.com/2018/12/mykelti-williamson-annabeth-gish-ravi-patel-alex-kersting-mira-sorvino-butter-1202514689/. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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