Rebecca Wisocky
Introduction '''Rebecca Wisocky''' (born November 12, 1971) is an American actress. Best known for her role as Evelyn Powell in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'' (2013–16), as of 2021 she is starring as Hetty Woodstone on the CBS sitcom ''Ghosts''.
Early life Wisocky was born in York, Pennsylvania. She began her acting career in York at York Little Theatre, a community theater, where she said she spent most of her childhood. She also attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts. Wisocky later moved to New York City, and graduated from the New York University Experimental Theatre Wing.
Career Wisocky began work in the theatre, appearing on Broadway in 1995 in ''The Play's the Thing''. Wisocky later performed in many stage productions, primarily playing strong women, like Lady Macbeth and Medea. In 2008, she won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her role as Nazi-era German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in Jordan Harrison's ''Amazons and Their Men''. She also acted in several other Off-Broadway plays, including ''Don Juan Comes Back from the War'', ''The Tooth of Crime'', and ''Hot 'N Throbbing''.Wisocky had supporting roles in number of films, including ''Pollock'' (2000), ''Funny Money'' (2006), and ''Atlas Shrugged: Part I'' (2011). She made her television debut in 2000, on an episode of HBO comedy ''Sex and the City''. In later years, she also guest starred on ''Law & Order'', ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''The Sopranos'', ''NCIS'', ''Bones'', Emma Smith in ''Big Love'', and as Queen Mab on ''True Blood''. Wisocky had a recurring roles in the CW series ''90210'' from 2010 to 2011, CBS's ''The Mentalist'' (2010-2013) as Brenda Shettrick, and in the first season of FX series ''American Horror Story'' as Lorraine Harvey.In early 2012, Marc Cherry cast Wisocky in his comedy-drama television pilot ''Devious Maids'' as Evelyn Powell, the main antagonist of the show. Previously, she played Bree's Mother on ''Desperate Housewives'' (episode "Women and Death"). The series was originally in development to air on ABC, but not picked. In June 2012, Lifetime picked up the pilot with a thirteen-episode order to air in early 2013.Wisocky received positive reviews from critics for her performance in the series. In 2014, Wisocky had guest-starring roles in the ABC dramas ''Castle'' and ''Once Upon a Time''. In 2015, she appeared opposite Sally Field in the comedy-drama film, ''Hello, My Name Is Doris'', directed by Michael Showalter. The following years, Wisocky appeared on ''The X-Files'', ''The Sinner'', ''Modern Family'', ''9-1-1'', ''For All Mankind'', and ''Star Trek: Picard''. In 2021, she began starring as Hetty Woodstone, the deceased lady of the manor, on the CBS comedy series, ''Ghosts''.
Personal life On January 5, 2015, Wisocky became engaged to Lap Chi Chu, a theatrical lighting designer, on the Pont de la Tournelle in Paris. They married in Boston on October 10, 2015.
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title Role Notes1996''The Fountain of Death''Ashley2000''It Had to Be You''Waitress''Pollock''Dorothy Seiberling2005''Flightless Birds''DeAnnShort film''Escape Artists''Rachel2006''Funny Money''MM. Virginia2007''The Picture of Dorian Gray''Ursula Wooten2008''Henry May Long''Mary2009''My Two Fans''Patricia2011''Circling the Drain''Elise Fama''Atlas Shrugged: Part I''Lillian Rearden2014''Swallow''Dr. NagleShort film2015''Hello, My Name Is Doris''Anne2018 ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' eBay Elayne Voice2022''Blonde''Yvet''Amsterdam''Mrs. Moran===Television=== Year Title  Role  Notes2000''Sex and the City''StephanieEpisode: "Frenemies"2002, 2005''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''Dede McCannEpisodes: "Crazy" and "Diamond Dogs"2003''Law & Order''LouiseEpisode: "Star Crossed"2003, 2006''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''Dr. Paula Greenfield / Marcy CochranEpisodes: "Serendipity" and "Fault"2004''Third Watch''WandaEpisode: "Obsession"2006''Untitled Patricia Heaton Project''Heike GaertTV pilot2006''The Sopranos''Renee Cabot MoskowitzEpisode: "Moe n' Joe"2006''NCIS''Jody CarvellEpisode: "Dead and Unburied"2006''Without a Trace''Cara NelsonEpisode: "The Thing with Feathers"2007''Medium''JaniceEpisode: "Apocalypse, Push"2007''Cold Case''Alice B. Harris - 1919Episode: "Torn"2007''Ugly Betty''Marsha SteinEpisode: "Grin and Bear It"2009''Bones''Dr. Maura BaileyEpisode: "The Doctor in the Den"2009''Samantha Who? ''LindseyEpisode: "The Amazing Racist"2009''Saving Grace''Millie HolmEpisodes: "Looks Like a Lesbian Attack to Me" and "Am I Gonna Die Today? "2009''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''ShirleyEpisode: "Appendicitement"2010''Ghosts/Aliens''Deb HamburgerTV pilot2010–13''The Mentalist''Brenda ShettrickRecurring role, 9 episodes2010''Miami Medical''Jennifer SeaverEpisode: "Like a Hurricane"2010''Svetlana''Dr. VeronicaEpisode: "Eco-Shlong"2010–11''90210''Principal NowackRecurring role, 4 episodes2011''Big Love''Emma SmithEpisodes: "The Oath" and "Where Men and Mountains Meet"2011''Swallow''Dr. NagleTV pilot2011''True Blood''Queen MabEpisode: "She's Not There"2011''American Horror Story: Murder House''Lorraine HarveyRecurring role, 3 episodes2012''In Plain Sight''Professor Lynn GunterEpisode: "The Anti-Social Network"2012''Desperate Housewives''Bree's MotherEpisode: "Women and Death"2012''Longmire''Rachel ClausenEpisode: "The Dark Road"2012''Criminal Minds''Sheriff ColwinEpisode: "The Good Earth"2013''1600 Penn''BiancaEpisode: "Meet the Parent"2013–16''Devious Maids''Evelyn PowellSeries regular2013''Major Crimes''Madeline MorganEpisode: "All In"2014''Castle''Dr. Elena SarkovEpisode: "Clear and Present Danger"2014''Once Upon a Time''Madam FaustinaEpisode: "Shattered Sight"2015''The Exes''VictoriaEpisodes: "Holly Franklin Goes to Washington" and "A Bride Too Far"2015''Grimm''Lily HinkleyEpisode: "Death Do Us Part"2016''The X-Files''Jackie GoldmanEpisode: "Founder's Mutation"2017''The Sinner''Margaret LaceyEpisodes: "Part II" and "Part III"2017 ''Modern Family''Mrs. Graham Episode: "No Small Feet"2018''Heathers''Martha ChandlerRecurring role2018''NCIS: New Orleans''Bernadine CaldwellEpisode: "Sheepdogs"2019''For All Mankind''Marge SlaytonRecurring role2020''Bull''AUSA LambertEpisode: "Quid Pro Quo"2020''The Resident''Dr. Judith BrownEpisode: "Doll E. Wood"2020''Star Trek: Picard''RamdhaRecurring role2020''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist''Nancy WellingtonEpisode: "Zoey's Extraordinary Confession"2021''Why Women Kill''HarrietEpisode: "They Made Me a Killer"2021''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''Captain LamazarEpisode: "The Good Ones"2021''Dopesick''Cynthia McCormickMiniseries 2021–present''Ghosts''Hetty WoodstoneSeries regularNominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television (2024)Nominated — Astra Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series (2024)===Video games===* ''Star Wars Jedi: Survivor'' – Doma Dendra* ''Star Wars Squadrons'' – Kierah Koovah===Theatre===*''God's Ear'' as Lenora (Vineyard Theatre)*''Amazons and Their Men'' as Leni Riefenstahl (Clubbed Thumb)*''Hot'n'Throbbing'' as VO (Signature)*''Medea in Jerusalem'' as Medea (Rattlestick)*''Tatjana in Color'' as Wally (Culture Project)*''Antigone'' as Creon (Classic Stage Company)*''The Squirrel'' as Jessica (SPF)*''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'' as Petra (Henry Miller Theatre)*''Sueno'' as Estrella (MCC)*''Middle Finger'' as Myrna (Ma-Yi)*''A Tale of Two Cities'' as Madame Defarge (Culture Project)*''Hot Keys'' as Calitha (P.S. 122)*''Tooth of Crime'' as Becky Lou (Second Stage/Signature)*''36 Views'' as Elizabeth (NYSF/The Public)
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