American actress
Gretchen Egolf
Born Education
Juilliard School (
BFA ) Occupation Actress Years active 1994–present Spouse(s)
Mason Phillips
(
m. 1999;
div. 2002)
Gretchen Egolf is an American theater, film and television actress.
Early life and education
Egolf was born and raised in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania . She is the daughter of artist Paula Egolf and stepfather Gary Egolf. Her brother was the writer
Tristan Egolf . Her younger half-brother is British-American musician Siegfried Faith. Egolf earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the
Juilliard School and also took acting classes at The Actors Center.[
citation needed ]
Career
Television and film
Gretchen Egolf is most known for her various television roles, including
Journeyman (NBC, 2007),
Roswell (WB, 2000), and
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC, 2009–2012), among others, and the TV movies
The Two Mr. Kissels (Lifetime 2008) and Gleason (CBS, 2002).
Her film roles include
The Talented Mr. Ripley ,
The Namesake ,
[1] and
Quiz Show .
[2]
Theatre
After winning the Michel St. Denis Award for an Exceptional Graduating Drama Student from the
Juilliard School ,
[3] Egolf went on to perform on Broadway in Jackie, An American Life by Gip Hoppe
[4] (also in London's West End)
[5] and
Jean Anouilh ’s
Ring Round the Moon with
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on Broadway, directed by
Gerald Gutierrez .
[6]
Off-Broadway, Egolf has appeared in
Davey Holmes ’
More Lies About Jerzy at The Vineyard Theater and a number of new plays with
Second Stage Theatre ,
[7]
The Flea Theater (in
Polly Draper ’s Getting Into Heaven ),
[8] The Women's Project Theatre,
[9] and Dodger Stages (now
New World Stages ) (in Modern Orthodox , directed by
James Lapine ).
[10]
Egolf has also worked in many American regional theaters. She received critical acclaim
[11] for her
Blanche DuBois in
A Streetcar Named Desire at
The Guthrie Theater (directed by John Miller-Stephany), Emma in
Betrayal at the
Huntington Theatre Company (directed by
Maria Aitken ),
[12] Helena in
A Midsummer Night's Dream at
The Old Globe Theatre ,
[13] Candida in
Candida
[14] and
Rosalind (As You Like It) at
Pittsburgh Public Theater ,
[15] Emily in Arthur Miller's
Resurrection Blues at
Wilma Theater (Philadelphia)
[16] and other plays with Berkshire Theater Festival (including
Hay Fever with
Joanne Woodward )
[17] and
Barrington Stage Company , with whom she is an Artistic Associate
[18]
Other projects
Egolf has been involved in a number of artist films and videos, including
Beth Campbell ’s Some Things Change (2005),
[19] and
Adam Chodzko ’s video installation Knots at
Tate Britain (2013)
[20] as well as Chodzko's radio
[21] and performance piece, Rising (2013),
[22] for solo actor, which she performed live in Newcastle, UK at the
Great North Run /British Science Festival,
[23] and at
Manchester University , UK at the Ways of Seeing Climate Change
[24] conference (October 2013).
[25]
Egolf has also created written works, such as her invited guest contribution to the online experimental art curatorial project Out of Focus .
[26] She also wrote a blog
[27] of her rehearsal experience playing
Blanche DuBois in
A Streetcar Named Desire at
The Guthrie Theater .
As a director and producer; Egolf created and directed the short film Sonnet 147
[28] for the New York Shakespeare Exchange’s Sonnet Project and co-produced and starred in the short film Speck’s Last and the web series Selectmen .
[29]
Teaching
Egolf is a teacher of the
Michael Chekhov acting technique. She has taught in the US at
The Guthrie Theater and
Barrington Stage Company , as well as independent classes in New York City, and in London at the
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama ,
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , and independent classes.[
citation needed ]
Personal life
Egolf was married to actor Mason Phillips in 1999. The couple divorced a few years later. She married British artist
Adam Chodzko in 2013 and now lives and works in both the US and UK.[
citation needed ]
Filmography
Television
Cracker – "Nina", 1 episode, 1997
Martial Law - "Amy Dylan", 1999–2000
Roswell - "Vanessa Whitaker", 4 episodes, 2000
A Nero Wolfe Mystery – "Marian Hinckley", "
The Doorbell Rang ", 2001
Corsairs , 2002
Law & Order – "Sherri Rosatti", 1 episode, 2002
Without a Trace – 1 episode, 2003
Journeyman - "Katie Vasser", 2007
Knight Rider – "Tess Landafly", 1 episode, 2008
Medium - "Mary Stacey", 2 episodes, 2008
NCIS – "Detective Andrea Sparr", 1 episode, 2008
Ghost Whisperer – "Deborah Marks", 1 episode, 2009
Criminal Minds - "Sarah Murphy", 1 episode, 2009
Lie To Me - "Catherine", 1 episode, 2009
CSI: Miami – "Ellen Sheffield", 1 episode, 2009
Eden - 2011
Blue Bloods - "Ann Cleary", 1 episode, 2011
The Good Wife - "Mia Lambros", 1 episode, 2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – "ADA
Kendra Gill ", 4 episodes, 2009–2012
Doctor Who – "
The Zygon Invasion ", 2015
Movies
Theater credits
Broadway
Off-Broadway
More Lies About Jerzy – "Georgia".
Vineyard Theatre , New York, 2001, directed by
Darko Tresnjak .
[32]
[33]
All This Intimacy
[34] – "Jen".
Second Stage Theatre , New York, 2006.
[7]
Modern Orthodox
[35] – "Hannah". Dodger Stages (now
New World Stages ), New York, 2005, directed by
James Lapine .
Getting into Heaven – "Rose".
[36]
[8]
The Flea Theater , New York, 2003.
Crocodiles in the Potomac .
[37] Women's Project Theater,
[9] New York, 1995, directed by Suzanne Bennett.
Speed-the-Plow – "Karen". The Alchemy Theatre Company at Arclight Theatre, New York, 1995.
[38]
[10]
Speck's Last – "Greta".
Atlantic Theater Company , New York, 2004, directed by Michael Dowling.
[39]
Regional theater
Candida – "Candida." Directed by Ted Pappas,
Pittsburgh Public Theater ,
Pittsburgh , 2014.
[14]
[40]
Arcadia – "Hannah." Directed by
Carey Perloff ,
American Conservatory Theater ,
San Francisco , 2013.
[41]
[42]
Much Ado about Nothing – "Beatrice." Directed by
Julianne Boyd ,
Barrington Stage Company ,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts , 2013.
[43]
Betrayal – "Emma." Directed by
Maria Aitken ,
Huntington Theatre Company ,
Boston , 2012.
[44]
As You Like It –
Rosalind . Directed by Ted Pappas,
Pittsburgh Public Theater ,
Pittsburgh , 2012.
[45]
A Streetcar Named Desire – "
Blanche DuBois ". Directed by John Miller-Stephany,
The Guthrie Theatre ,
Minneapolis , 2010.
[46]
Private Lives – "Amanda." Directed by
Julianne Boyd ,
Barrington Stage Company ,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts , 2008.
[47]
A Picasso – "Ms Fischer". Directed by Tyler Marchant,
Barrington Stage Company ,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts , 2007.
[17]
Going to St. Ives – "Dr Cora Gage." Directed by Tyler Marchant,
Barrington Stage Company ,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts , 2001.
[48]
Design for Living – "Gilda." Directed by
Michael Kahn ,
Shakespeare Theatre Company ,
Washington, D.C. , 2009.
[49]
The Secret Letters of Jackie and Marilyn – "Jackie." Directed by
Leonard Foglia ,
Pittsburgh Public Theater ,
Pittsburgh , 2006.
[50]
Boston Marriage – "Claire". Directed by Michael Dowling, Chester Theater, Massachusetts 2005.
[51]
Resurrection Blues – "Emily Shapiro" Directed by Jiri Ziska,
Wilma Theater (Philadelphia) ,
[16]
A Midsummer Night's Dream – "Helena." Directed by Kyle Donnelly,
Old Globe Theatre ,
San Diego , 2001.
[13]
[52]
Indiscretions – "Madeleine.",
[53]
Coconut Grove Playhouse ,
Florida , 1995.
[54]
Hay Fever – "Sorel Bliss." (with
Joanne Woodward ), Berkshire Theater Festival,
Stockbridge, Massachusetts , 1996.
[17]
Keely and Du
[55] – "Keely", Berkshire Theater Festival,
Stockbridge, Massachusetts , 1995.
Four Dogs and a Bone , Berkshire Theater Festival,
Stockbridge, Massachusetts , 1995.
The Illusion , Berkshire Theater Festival,
Stockbridge, Massachusetts . 1995.
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