. ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁Y ale ▁she ▁major ed ▁in ▁English ▁literature ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁" Ar ts ▁and ▁Let ters " ▁Man us cript ▁Society . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ly ons ▁then ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁acting , ▁receiving ▁her ▁first ▁speaking ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Neil ▁Simon ▁play ▁Rum ors . ▁She ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁produ ctions ▁The ▁Ma ids ▁and ▁Heart break ▁House . ▁She ▁received ▁additional ▁acting ▁training ▁at ▁The ▁Gr ound lings ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ly ons ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁American ▁Dream s , ▁That ' s ▁So ▁R aven , ▁The ▁St arter ▁W ife , ▁and ▁Des perate ▁House w ives , ▁and ▁has ▁had ▁rec urr ing ▁roles ▁in ▁ 2 ▁Bro ke ▁Girls , ▁The ▁Aff air , ▁and ▁Jane ▁by ▁Design . ▁ ▁In ▁film , ▁her ▁most ▁notable ▁acting ▁role ▁to ▁date ▁was ▁as ▁Amy ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁film ▁Welcome ▁Home ▁Ros co e ▁Jenkins . ▁She ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁The ▁T rap ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁Prote ct ing ▁the ▁King ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁and ▁Dark ▁Re el ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ly ons ▁married ▁film ▁producer ▁Max ▁O ss wald . ▁She ▁and ▁O ss wald ▁have ▁a ▁son , ▁born ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Ly ons ▁co -