Deborah Ann Woll
Deborah Ann Woll | |
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Woll at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con panel for The Defenders | |
Born |
New York City, U.S. | February 7, 1985
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Deborah Ann Woll (born February 7, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as the vampire Jessica Hamby on the HBO drama series True Blood and Karen Page in the Netflix shows Daredevil, The Defenders, and The Punisher. She has starred in the films Mother's Day (2010), Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2011), Catch .44 (2011), Ruby Sparks (2012), Meet Me in Montenegro (2014), and The Automatic Hate (2015).
Early life
Deborah Ann Woll was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 7, 1985. Her father is an architect and her mother, Cathy Woll, is a teacher at the Berkeley Carroll School.[1][2] She is of German and Irish descent. She attended the Packer Collegiate Institute for high school,[3] and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from USC School of Dramatic Arts at the University of Southern California, graduating in 2007.[4] She also trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.[5]
Career
Woll began her career with guest starring roles in several television series, including Life (2007), ER (2008), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008), My Name Is Earl (2008), and The Mentalist (2008), and had a supporting role in the Western action-adventure television film Aces 'N' Eights (2008).
In 2008, Woll landed her breakout role as Bill Compton's vampire progeny, Jessica Hamby, in the HBO fantasy drama series True Blood. She originally joined as a recurring character in the first season, but was promoted to a regular cast member for the second season onwards.[6] In 2009, she and her True Blood co-stars won the Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series at the 14th annual ceremony. Woll maintained the role of Jessica until the series' ending in 2014.[7] In 2009, she made a guest appearance in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portraying a young woman who is found alive after being reported missing by her boyfriend.[8]
In 2010, Woll made her feature film debut in the psychological horror Mother's Day.[9] In 2011, she starred in the supernatural thriller Little Murder,[10][11] the sports drama Seven Days in Utopia,[12] the action film Catch .44,[13] and the comedy-drama Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You.[14] The following year, she co-starred in the romantic comedy-drama film Ruby Sparks. In 2013, she performed at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in the play Parfumerie.[15][16] That same year, she joined the cast of the drama film The Automatic Hate.[17]
In 2015, she starred in the independent romantic drama film Forever.[18] Since 2015, Woll has portrayed Karen Page in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series for Netflix,[19][20] as the female lead and main love interest of Matt Murdock in Daredevil, and as a recurring character in The Punisher and The Defenders.[21][22]
Woll has been cast in the upcoming comedy film Silver Lake.[23] She will also appear in the action thriller film The Maze.[24]
Personal life
Deborah's boyfriend EJ Scott has choroideremia, a condition that ultimately results in blindness; Woll uses her celebrity status to help raise awareness of the disease.[25] She has said that Scott's bravery in fighting his disability has inspired courage in her own battle with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder caused by an intolerance to gluten.[26][27]
Deborah plays Dungeons & Dragons, appearing online in the series Force Grey (2017) and appearing on the Stream of Many Eyes where she was the Dungeon Master for celebrity players (2018).
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | La Cachette | Sarah | Short Film |
2010 | Mother's Day | Lydia Koffin | |
2011 | Little Murder | Molly | |
Seven Days in Utopia | Sarah | ||
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Gillian Sveck | ||
Catch .44 | Dawn | ||
2012 | Ruby Sparks | Lila | |
2013 | Highland Park | Lilly | |
2014 | Meet Me in Montenegro | Wendy | |
2015 | The Automatic Hate | Cassie | |
Forever | Alice | ||
2018 | Silver Lake | Mary | |
2019 | Escape Room | Post-production | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Life | Nancy Wiscinski | Episode: "Powerless" |
2008 | Aces 'N' Eights | Terrified Woman | Television film |
ER | Aurora Quill | Episode: "Owner of a Broken Heart" | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Waitress Stephane | Episode: "For Gedda" | |
My Name Is Earl | Greta | 2 episodes | |
The Mentalist | Kerry Sheehan | Episode: "Red Brick and Ivy" | |
2008–2014 | True Blood | Jessica Hamby | 70 episodes |
2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lily Milton | Episode: "Solitary" |
2013 | Axe Cop | Best Fairy Ever | Episode: "The Dumb List" |
2015–present | Daredevil | Karen Page | 26 episodes |
2017 | The Defenders | 4 episodes | |
2017–present | The Punisher | 4 episodes | |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Location |
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2013 | Parfumerie | Amalia Balash | Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts |
Awards and nominations
Satellite Awards
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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2009 | True Blood | Best Cast – Television Series | Won |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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2010 | True Blood | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
Scream Awards
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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2010 | True Blood | Breakout Performance – Female | Nominated |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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2015 | True Blood | Best TV Supporting Actress | Nominated |
See also
References
- ↑ "HBO: True Blood's Deborah Ann Woll Bio". HBO. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ↑ ""True Blood" Actor Shares True Insights". Berkeley Carroll School. September 23, 2010.
- ↑ Salamone, Gina (June 11, 2010). "A New York minute with 'True Blood' star Deborah Ann Woll". New York Daily News.
- ↑ "Alumna Deborah Ann Woll on True Blood". USC School of Dramatic Arts. June 20, 2014.
- ↑ MacIntyre, Ian (April 16, 2015). "Daredevil: Deborah Ann Woll Interview". Dork Shelf.
- ↑ Brown, Emma (June 7, 2012). "Deborah Ann Woll, Forever Young". Interview.
- ↑ Siegemund-Broka, Austin (August 24, 2014). "'True Blood's' Deborah Ann Woll on Series Finale: "It Was Not What I Expected"". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Remington, Delia (October 6, 2009). "Deborah Ann Woll Guest Stars on Law & Order SVU". TrueBlood.net.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (August 5, 2009). "Deborah Ann Woll celebrates 'Mother's Day'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Fernandez, Jay A. (August 27, 2009). "Four get away with 'Little Murder'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Clark, Krystal (August 27, 2009). "Deborah Ann Woll, Bokeem Woodbine Join Little Murder". ScreenCrave. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (July 28, 2010). "Robert Duvall, Lucas Black Reunite for Indie Golf Drama". TheWrap.
- ↑ Fischer, Russ (July 1, 2010). "Nikki Reed and Deborah Ann Woll Cast in Catch .44". /Film.
- ↑ "Deborah Ann Woll Aboard Someday This Pain". ComingSoon.net. August 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ayre Gross, Richard Schiff, Deborah Ann Woll to Star in Parfumerie; Mark Brokaw Directs". Playbill. November 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Romance in the Air: Eddie Kaye Thomas, Deborah Ann Woll and Richard Schiff Star in Parfumerie". Playbill. December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Joseph Cross, Adelaide Clemens & Deborah Ann Woll Join 'The Automatic Hate'". Deadline Hollywood. September 18, 2013.
- ↑ Garrahan, Rachel (March 21, 2014). "'First Kiss' Director Debuts Trailer for 'Forever'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Friedlander, Whitney (July 17, 2014). "'True Blood's' Deborah Ann Woll Joins 'Daredevil'". Variety.
- ↑ "'True Blood' actress to star in Marvel's 'Daredevil'". Entertainment Weekly. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014.
- ↑ Damore, Meagan (October 8, 2016). "NYCC: Iron Fist Cast Makes First-Ever Live Appearance". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ↑ Perry, Spencer (October 31, 2016). "Deborah Ann Woll Confirmed to Appear in Marvel's The Defenders". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ Ford, Rebecca (August 1, 2017). "Martin Starr, Deborah Ann Woll to Star in 'Silver Lake' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (August 9, 2017). "Deborah Ann Woll, Logan Miller and Taylor Russell to Star in 'The Maze'". Variety.
- ↑ Spencer, Amy (June 13, 2013). "True Blood Star Deborah Ann Woll's Story of Her Boyfriend's Fight Against Blindness". Glamour.
- ↑ "What Is Celiac's Disease". Celiac Disease Foundation.
- ↑ "True Blood Star's Beau Is Blinded By Disease". Contactmusic.com. August 14, 2009.
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