Annabeth Gish Biography
As a juvenile actress, Gish gave a fine performance as a young girl caught between bomb testings and family feuds in the 1986 “sleeper” hit, “Desert Bloom”. She then played Julia Roberts’ sister in “Mystic Pizza” (1988) before taking time to earn a BA from Duke University. When she returned to Hollywood, she was a young leading lady with a porcelain complexion and winning smile.
Gish made “Desert Bloom” when she was 13, and, while still a teen, she portrayed the high school girl whom Jon Cryer, on the run from mobsters, romances in “Hiding Out” (1987). Since returning to films, Gish played the first wife of the young “Wyatt Earp” (1994), Julie Nixon in Oliver Stone’s “Nixon” (1995) and was in the ensemble casts of “Beautiful Girls” and “The Last Supper” (both 1996). In the former, she was Timothy Hutton’s girlfriend, a high-powered Manhattan attorney, while in the latter she was an idealistic left-wing student who joins others in killing right-wingers.
Her TV debut was in the 1986 ABC TV-movie “Hero in the Family”. Gish had her first lead in “When He’s Not a Stranger” (CBS, 1989) as a college freshman victimized by acquaintance rape and a college administration that wishes to make the incident disappear. In “Silent Cries” (NBC, 1993), she delivered a gritty portrayal of a young woman interned by the Japanese during World War II, while in the miniseries “Scarlett” (CBS, 1994) she was Anne Hampton, the wife Rhett Butler takes after his divorce from Scarlett O’Hara in the sequel to “Gone With the Wind”. Gish made her TV series debut in the 1995 CBS effort “Courthouse” as a young lawyer assigned to the sex crimes unit despite her discomfort with the area. Six years later, she joined the cast of Fox’s long-running “The X-Files” playing Agent Reyes.
- Born:
on 03/13/1971 in Albuquerque, New Mexico - Job Titles:
Actor
Significant Others
- Companion: Wade Allen. engaged as of September 2003; married on October 11, 2003
Education
- Duke University, North Carolina, English and theater, BA, 1993 (date approximate)
Milestones
- 1986 Feature debut, “Desert Bloom”
- 1986 TV-movie debut, “Hero in the Family”
- 1987 Starred in the teenage action comedy, “Hiding Out”
- 1988 Co-starred with Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor in the breakout hit “Mystic Pizza”
- 1994 Appeared in first miniseries, “Scarlett”
- 1995 TV series debut, “Courthouse”
- 1996 Appeared in two ensemble cast feature films, “Beautiful Girls” and “The Last Supper”
- 2000 Joined cast of Fox’s “The X-Files” in the recurring role of FBI agent Monica Reyes; made regular as of 2001-2002 season
- 2001 Featured opposite Frank Whaley in “Pursuit of Happiness”
- 2001 Had a recurring role as Special Agent Monica Reyes on the Fox drama, “The X Files”
- 2001 Starred in the VH-1 orginal film “The Way She Moves”
- 2003 Had a recurring role on NBC’s White House drama, “The West Wing”
- Started acting at age 8, appearing in several TV commericials
Holly Marie Combs Biography
A cute, kittenish brunette who played Sheriff Brock’s teenage daughter in the cultish CBS dramatic series “Picket Fences” (1992-96), Holly Marie Combs returned to series work as one of three sisters who discover they are witches in the surprise hit “Charmed” (The WB, 1998- ). On “Picket Fences”, Combs’ character Kimberly frequently found herself at odds with her parents as she navigated the growing pains of adolescence in the slightly wacky world of the series’ fictional setting of Rome, Wisconsin. On “Charmed”, the more mature actress portrayed the middle daughter with aspirations to be a chef who learns she possesses the ability to stop time. Combs began her career as a child actor having small roles in several features including Oliver Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989), the Francis Ford Coppola-directed segment of “New York Stories” (1989) and Hal Hartley’s “Simple Men” (1992). She segued to more grown-up parts as the killer teen in the based-on-fact 1997 NBC drama “Love’s Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder”.
- Also Credited As:
Holly Marie Combs - Born:
on 12/03/73 in San Diego, California - Job Titles:
Actor
Family
- Mother: Laralei Combs. was 14 years old when she became pregnant with Combs; divorced from Combs’ father
Significant Others
- Husband: Bryan Smith. married in Las Vegas c. 1992; divorced in 1996
Education
- Professional Children’s School, New York, New York
Milestones
- 1981 Moved to New York with her mother
- 1988 Feature film debut, “Sweet Hearts Dance”
- 1992 TV series debut in recurring role, “Picket Fences”
- 1994 TV-movie debut, “Danielle Steel’s ‘A Perfect Stranger’” (NBC)
- 1997 Portrayed real-life convicted killer Diane Zamora in the NBC TV-movie “Love’s Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder”
- 1998 Returned to series TV as co-star of “Charmed” (The WB)
Jacinda Barrett Biography
Although Jacinda Barrett was born in Australia, her all-American good looks and convincing accent have paved the way for numerous acting roles in the USA. Tall and slim, with long honey blonde hair and a freckled, fresh-faced appearance that belied her sophisticated poise, Barrett left her home of Brisbane, Queensland at age 17 to pursue a modeling career on an international level. She hit the big time several years later in 1995 when she was chosen to be one of the seven strangers making up the cast of the fourth installment of MTV’s “The Real World”, set in London. This proved a major coup, offering the up and comer enviable exposure while the series showcased the ups and downs of her career and personal life. She was named one of People’s “The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World” list, and her visibility led to acting work beginning in 1998 when she had a guest role as sorceress Medea on the syndicated series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”.
Barrett was subsequently cast in a regular role on NBC’s “Wind on Water”, marking her network series debut. While the surf-loving actress proved a natural for this beach-set series, low ratings led to its early demise. Later that same year, she had a guest role on the UPN series “Guys Like Us”, starring her boyfriend and fellow MTV series vet, former “Singled Out” host Chris Hardwick. In 1999 the actress guest starred on an episode of Fox’s acclaimed sci-fi series “Millennium” and had a recurring role as the fetching older woman who takes a liking to awkward Duncan (David Moscow) after seeing through the facade of womanizer Jack (David Rosenbaum) on The WB’s teen sitcom “Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane” (1999). When the series returned from hiatus in 2000, revamped as the college-age sitcom “Zoe…”, Barrett had been dropped from the cast, but soon reemerged on the network as a regular on the midseason drama “D.C.” (2000) playing the impulsive and ambitious Finley Scott, a young woman who ditches graduate school and heads to the nation’s capital to pursue her dreams. She added another short-lived political-minded drama to her resume, appearing as one of James Cromwell’s three daughters in “Citizen Baines” (CBS, 2001).
In addition to her modeling and television credits, Barrett began an entry into film with a featured role in the independent horror thriller “Campfire Tales” (1998). She honed her craft in indie fare while occasionally landing higher-profile gigs in films such as “Urban Legend: Final Cut” (2000) and the Sam Shepherd-penned telepic “See You In My Dreams” (2000). Barrett’s film career took a quantum leap forward when she was cast by director Robert Benton in his adaptation of Phillip Roth’s bestseller “The Human Stain” (2003). In a flashback sequence, Barrett delivered a touching performance as Steena Paulsson, the unsuspecting blonde, Midwestern girlfriend of young Coleman Silk, a man of mixed race passing as white, whose revelation to Steena is both surprising, cowardly and cruel. With her star on the rise, Barrett next garnered starring roles in high visibility projects, including the firefighting drama “Ladder 49″ (2004) as Joaquin Phoenix’s love interest, and the comedy seequel “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” (lensed 2003).
- Born:
on 08/02/72 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Job Titles:
Actor, Model
Significant Others
- Companion: Chris Hardwick. hosted MTV’s “Singled Out” at the same time that Barrett was featured on “The Real World”
Milestones
- — Cast opposite Barry Pepper, Willem Dafoe and Tom Wilkinson in “Mr. Ripley Return” directed by Roger Spottiswoode from the novel by Patricia Highsmith (lensed 2004)
- — Will star in the dramedy “The Last Kiss” an American remake of Italy’s 2001 film “L’Ultimo Bacio,” co-starring Zach Braff (lensed 2005)
- 1989 At age 17, left Brisbane to work as an international model (date approximate)
- 1995 Was cast in the London installment of MTV’s “The Real World”
- 1997 Featured in People’s “The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World” issue
- 1998 Made a guest appearance on an episode of UPN’s “Guys Like Us”, playing opposite series star and real-life boyfriend Chris Hardwick
- 1998 Made film debut in the anthology horror thriller “Campfire Tales”
- 1998 Played Medea in an episode of the syndicated fantasy series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”
- 1998 Starred on the short-lived NBC drama “Wind on Water”
- 1999 Appeared on an episode of “Millennium” (Fox)
- 1999 Had a recurring role on The WB’s “Zoe…” (then titled “Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane”) as the beautiful senior dating unlikely suitor Duncan
- 2000 Cast in regular starring role in The WB’s ensemble drama “D.C.”
- 2001 Co-starred in CBS drama series “Citizen Baines”
- 2003 Co-starred with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in “The Human Stain”
- 2004 Cast in the comedy “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” starring Renée Zellweger
- 2004 Portrayed the wife of Joaquin Phoenix’s character in “Ladder 49″ which centers around Baltimore firefighters
- Cast in the remake of the disaster film “The Poseidon Adventure,” directed by Wolfgang Petersen (lensed 2005)
- Raised in Brisbane, Australia
Madchen Amich Biography
This lithe, pale, dark-haired ingenue may be best known as the placid, abused waitress Shelly Johnson in David Lynch’s hallucinatory TV series “Twin Peaks” (ABC, 1990-92). Amick reprised the part in the feature prequel “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” (1992). Her other feature credits include the likably lowbrow thriller, “Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers” (1992), in which she starred as a virgin who falls for a handsome high school student who’s secretly a soul-eating mutant, and the lackluster comedy “Don’t Tell Her It’s Me” (1990). Amick received a somewhat more respectable star turn in the erotic thriller “Dream Lover” (1994), as an ambitious femme fatale with dark designs on her lover James Spader. She received praise for her delightfully spirited portrayal of bad girl Carrie Fairchild in the CBS nighttime soap “Central Park West/CPW” (1995-96) and for her turn as the shape-shifting Ariel, assistant to Mr. Rourke, in the updated “Fantasy Island” (ABC, 1998).
- Born:
on 12/12/70 in Reno, Nevada - Job Titles:
Actor
Family
- Children: has two; father, David Alexis
- Father:
- Mother:
Significant Others
- Husband: David Alexis.
Education
- McQueen High School
Milestones
- 1987 Moved to Los Angeles at age 16 (date approximate)
- 1990 Feature acting debut, “Don’t Tell Her It’s Me”
- 1990 TV series debut as a regular, playing Shelly Johnson in the cult-soap “Twin Peaks” (ABC)
- 1990 TV-movie acting debut, “Jury Duty”
- 1992 First feature lead, “Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers”
- 1992 Reprised role of Shelly in David Lynch’s feature “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me”
- 1994 Starred opposite James Spader in “Dream Lover”
- 1995 Played bad girl Carrie Fairchild in CBS nighttime soap, “Central Park West/CPW”
- 1998 Returned to series TV as co-star of the short-lived ABC series “Fantasy Island”
- 1999 Had a recurring role as Nicole Kennedy in the WB drama “Dawson’s Creek”
- 1999 Signed to play Mrs. Freed in the NBC biopic “Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Alan Freed Story” opposite Judd Nelson
- 2002 Cast in a recurring role on the WB’s “Gilmore Girls”
- 2004 Cast as Wendall Meade, a social worker and love interest to Dr. John Carter (Noah Wyle) on the medical drama “ER” (NBC)
- 2005 Joined the cast of “Joey” (NBC) as a photographer and romantic interest of Matt LeBlanc’s character
- Acted in commercials and music videos by Julio Iglesias, Dweezil Zappa, Herb Alpert, and Rick Astley