A winsome ingenue with an impressive stage pedigree, Bergl was understudying a part in a Broadway revival of
Ah, Wilderness! when she landed the fiery lead role in
The Rage: Carrie 2. Although she was subsequently offered a number of horror projects, she turned them down in favor of an illustrious theater career, which allowed her to showcase her range and her knack for accents, a talent she attributed to her English mother and Irish dad. After a number of TV appearances, including a high-profile part as a human-alien hybrid in the sci-fi miniseries
Taken, Bergl signed on to
Men in Trees in 2006, her first series-regular role.
Emily Bergl Fast Facts:
- Graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Grinnell.
- Was the 1993 National Forensic League Champion in Poetry.
- Nominated for two Saturn Awards (presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films) for her turn in 1999's The Rage: Carrie 2 and her role in the 2002 miniseries Taken.
- Emily Bergl Relationships:
- Richard Bergl - Brother
- Sam Rockwell - Ex-significant Other
- College:
- Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA (BA in English and Theater, 1997); attended the Eugene O'Neill National Theater Institute, Waterford, CT
