Kerry Bishé

Birth Name:

Kerry Bishé

Birth Place:

New Zealand

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Won a Hollywood Film Festival Award, a Palm Springs International Film Festival Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for "Argo" in 2012 and 2013
Graduated from Northwestern University in 2006
Her first role after graduation was in the one-woman play "My Name is Rachel Corrie․"
Started performing Shakespeare at the age of 12 at Montclair Kimberley Academy and participated in summer shows and community theater during high school
Quote: "I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves․ I fall into the second camp․ For me, acting is a great exercise in getting to the truth about myself․"
Best known for her role as Kathy Stafford in "Argo," as Cheyenne in "Red State," and as Lucy Bennett in "Scrubs․"
Has worked on three projects with writer and director Edward Burns: "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas," "Newlyweds," and "Nice Guy Johnny․"
Trained with a mime company at Northwestern University and performed with them in Chicago

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