Riley Voelkel Biography

Fast Facts

• Grew up in Calgary and California, playing quarterback in powder-puff football, as well as nine years of competitive softball
• Turned down by New York modeling agencies before finding acting success in Los Angeles
• Reluctantly acted in a commercial for a feminine product company to help launch her career
• Landed on writer Aaron Sorkin's film The Social Network in an uncredited role, paving the way for her regular role on his HBO series, The Newsroom