Annabeth Gish

A versatile actress, 'Annabeth Gish' (qv) weathered the transition from child actor to adult, with a variety of dramatic and comedic roles on film and television.Anne Elizabeth Gish was born on March 13, 1971 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and moved with her family to Cedar Falls, at the age of two. Her parents were both teachers; her father, Robert Gish, was an English professor at the University of Northern Iowa, her mother, Judy, taught at Malcolm Price Laboratory School. Performing in community theater productions throughout her childhood, Gish began her professional acting career, at the age of eight, by appearing in a number of commercials. She made her screen debut, at the age of 13, in the teen film, _Desert Bloom (1986)_ (qv), opposite 'Jon Voight' (qv), and, in following years, has found success in film and television. Gish starred in the films, _Hiding Out (1987)_ (qv), with 'Jon Cryer' (qv), _Mystic Pizza (1988)_ (qv), with 'Julia Roberts' (qv), and on _Shag (1989)_ (qv), opposite 'Phoebe Cates' (qv) and 'Bridget Fonda' (qv). She also played the lead role, as rape victim "Lyn McKenna", in the TV movie, _When He's Not a Stranger (1989)_ (qv). Gish went on to graduate from Cedar Falls' Northern University High School in 1989. In addition to acting, Gish took time to focus on her academic career and attended Duke University. Studying English as well as theater, she graduated with honors, in 1993, with a BA in English.Gish returned to screens in the mid-1990s, with appearances in supporting roles, in films _Wyatt Earp (1994)_ (qv), _The Last Supper (1995)_ (qv) and critical praise biopic, _Nixon (1995)_ (qv). The next year, Gish appeared in the ensemble cast movie, _Beautiful Girls (1996)_ (qv). On television, Gish played the younger sister of 'Dana Delany' (qv)'s character in _True Women (1997)_ (qv), a epic miniseries, based on the best seller novel by 'Janice Woods Windle' (qv). Her other credits include the miniseries, _Scarlett (1994)_ (qv), the short-lived 'Patricia Wettig' (qv)'s drama series _Courthouse (1995)_ (qv), the box office bomb superhero film, _Steel (1997)_ (qv), a supporting role on 'Ashley Judd' (qv)'s success thriller, _Double Jeopardy (1999)_ (qv), and several other independent films.Most recently, Gish played "Special Agent Monica Reyes" on the cult series, _The X-Files (1993)_ (qv) (2001-2002), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television. She also starred in the Showtime drama, _Brotherhood (2006)_ (qv) (2006-2008) and appeared in recurring roles on _The West Wing (1999)_ (qv) (2003-2006), _Flashforward (2009)_ (qv) (2010), _Pretty Little Liars (2010)_ (qv) (2011-2012) and _CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)_ (qv) (2011-2012). In 2012, she starred on the ABC drama series, _Americana (2012)_ (qv), as 'Ashley Greene' (qv)'s character's mother.::Alrofficial