Emily Bergl
Bergl in Men in Trees
Born	April 25, 1975 (1975-04-25) (age 34) Milton Keynes, England

Emily Bergl (born 25 April 1975) is an English-American actress.

[edit] Early life

Bergl was born in Milton Keynes, England to an Irish mother and an English architect father.^[1] She moved to Chicago with her family when she was a child and attended Glenbrook South High School and Grinnell College, where she was the lead in several school productions. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1997 with a B.A. in English and Theater.

[edit] Career

Bergl's big break came with the lead role of Rachel Lang in the 1999 film, The Rage: Carrie 2, the sequel to the 1976 supernatural thriller Carrie. Much of her acting also takes place on television. Bergl has appeared in episodes of the TV shows Gilmore Girls, CSI: Miami, Medium, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NYPD Blue, and Star Trek: Enterprise. She also appeared in the psychological thriller Chasing Sleep, opposite star Jeff Daniels.

Bergl had a major role in the Steven Spielberg 2002 miniseries Taken.

Bergl had a significant co-starring role in the ABC series Men in Trees as Annie, an enthusiastic fan of the series' main character, relationship expert Marin Frist (Anne Heche). Annie travels to every event Marin appears at, and ends up in Elmo, Alaska with Marin. Annie stays in Elmo (as does Marin after she decides to re-evaluate her life), when she meets Patrick Bachelor (Derek Richardson), a local hotel desk clerk and radio DJ she knew through online chats about Marin's books.

Recently, Bergl played in Becky Shaw at Second Stage Theatre in New York. The critically acclaimed play was scheduled to run through March 15, 2009.

[edit] Awards and nominations

She was nominated in 2000 and 2003 for a Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress for The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) and for Best Actress in a Television Series for Taken (2002), respectively.

[edit] Filmography

• Wasteland (1 episode, "Indian Summer", 1999) .... Corie
• The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) .... Rachel Lang
• NYPD Blue (1 episode, "Welcome to New York", 2000) .... Anya Weiss
• ER (1 episode, "May Day", 2000) .... Gloria Milton
• Chasing Sleep (2000) .... Sadie
• Happy Campers (2001) .... Talia
• Providence (3 episodes, "Meet Joe Connelly", "Trial & Error" and "Rule Number One", 2001) ....
• Taken (5 episodes, "Charlie and Lisa", "God's Equation", "Dropping the Dishes", "John" and "Taken", 2002) .... Lisa Clarke - Adult
• Final Draft (2003) .... Helga
• Gilmore Girls (4 episodes, "Like Mother, Like Daughter", "Haunted Leg", "That'll Do, Pig" and "I Solemnly Swear", 2001-2003) .... Francie Jarvis
• Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "North Star", 2003) .... Bethany
• CSI: Miami (1 episode, "Blood Moon", 2004) .... Melanie Hines
• The Hard Easy (2005) .... Natalie
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode, "Vacancy", 2006) .... Alice
• Fur (2006) .... Allan's New Assistant
• Men in Trees (36 episodes, 2006-2008) .... Annie O'Donnell
• The Governor's Wife (2008) (TV) .... Dr. Heather McManus (completed)
• Southland (2009).... Tammy Bryant
• Medium 2009 Episode "Things to do in Phoenix when you're dead".

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Emily Bergl at the Internet Movie Database
• Emily Bergl at Allmovie
• Emily Bergl - Official Website
• Emily Bergl Interview by Beth Stevens on Broadway.com
• Emily's Men in Trees blog on TVGuide.com