Ryan Michelle Bathe
Ryan Michelle Bathé (born July 27, 1976) is an American actress.
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Born | |
Education | Stanford University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Personal life
Bathe grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. She graduated from Stanford University, and she received a Master of Fine Arts from New York University.[1] She is a member of the sorority Delta Sigma Theta. In June 2007, Bathe married fellow actor and Stanford alum Sterling K. Brown. They have two sons.[2][3]
Career
Bathe has had guest starring roles in a number of television shows, including ER, Half & Half, Girlfriends, Brothers & Sisters, and How I Met Your Mother. She was regular cast member during the second season of the ABC legal drama series Boston Legal playing attorney Sara Holt.[4] From 2009 to 2010, she had a recurring role on the short-lived NBC medical drama Trauma, and in 2011 had starring role in the TV Land sitcom Retired at 35.[5] She had main roles in the independent films All About Us and April Moon.
In 2012, Bathe co-starred opposite Katherine Heigl in the crime comedy film One for the Money. Later that year, she had a recurring role opposite her real life husband Sterling K. Brown in the Lifetime drama series Army Wives.[6] In 2014, she was a female lead opposite Kevin Hart in the ABC comedy pilot Keep It Together.[7] In 2016, Bathe was cast in a recurring role in the NBC drama series, This Is Us, also starring Brown.[8]
In 2018, Bathe was cast as one of leads in the BET+ comedy-drama series First Wives Club based on the film of the same name written by Robert Harling.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | Sarai | Episode: "Who Is Breckenridge Long?" |
2003 | Good Fences | Stormy (age 17) | |
2003 | ER | Miss Evelyn | Episode: "Dear Abby" |
2004 | Brother to Brother | Classroom Girl | |
2004 | Half & Half | Aurora | Episode: "The Big I Haven't the Vegas Idea Episode" |
2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Nancy's Birthday Party Guest | |
2005-2006 | Boston Legal | Sara Holt | Series regular, 16 episodes Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Noreen | Episodes: "Sexual Politics" and "Love Is Difficult" |
2007 | Medium | Claire Williams | Episode: "We Had a Dream" |
2007 | Girlfriends | Traci Blackwell | Episodes: "Church Lady" and "A House Divided" |
2007 | All About Us | Stacey Brown | |
2007 | April Moon | Michelle | |
2008 | How I Met Your Mother | Michelle | Episode: "Sandcastles in the Sand" |
2008 | Leaving Barstow | Jenny | |
2009 | Bones | Erin Miller | Episode: "The Double Death of the Dearly Departed" |
2009 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Woman Office Worker | Episode: "A Very Sunny Christmas" |
2009 | Brothers | Kathleen | Episode: "Snoop Returns" |
2010 | Private Practice | Robin | Episode: "Pulling the Plug" |
2009-2010 | Trauma | Sela Boone | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
2010 | Retired at 35 | Jessica Sanders | Series regular, 10 episodes |
2011 | Harry's Law | Mrs. Thomas | Episode: "American Girl" |
2012 | One for the Money | Jackie | |
2012 | Army Wives | Charlie | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
2014 | Franklin & Bash | Denise Parker | Episode: "Spirits in the Material World" |
2015 | Romantically Speaking | Krista | |
2016 | Dr. Ken | Miss Flanagan | Episode: "Ken's Apology" |
2016-2018 | This Is Us | Yvette | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
2018 | Empire | Celeste | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
2018 | The Rookie | Det. Paige | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
2019–present | First Wives Club | Ari Montgomery | Series regular |
2020 | Sylvie's Love | Kate |
References
- "Ryan Michelle Bathe Biography". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Porter, Lauren (September 19, 2016). "6 Things To Know About Sterling K. Brown And His Wife Ryan Michelle Bathe Love Story". Essence. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- Barney, Chuck (March 9, 2017). "'This Is Us': Former Bay Area resident Sterling K. Brown feels 'blessed beyond words'". The Mercury News. Digital First Media. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- "Breaking News - Three New Cast Members Join ABC's "Boston Legal" - TheFutonCritic.com". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- "TV Land greenlights George Segal sitcom". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Ausiello, Michael (21 October 2011). "Exclusive: Army Wives Enlists Stars of ER, Rescue Me and Boston Legal For Season 6". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Andreeva, Nellie (1 April 2014). "Ryan Michelle Bathe Cast In ABC's Kevin Hart Comedy Pilot As Role Gets Reworked". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Andreeva, Nellie (23 August 2016). "'This Is Us' Adds Ryan Michelle Bathe As Recurring". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise (6 September 2018). "'First Wives Club': Ryan Michelle Bathe To Star In Paramount Network's Series". Retrieved 25 November 2018.