18 Facts About Emily Bergl

Emily Bergl was born on Anne Emily Bergl; 25 April 1975 and is an English-born American actress.

Emily Bergl was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, to an Irish mother and an English architect father.

Emily Bergl's family emigrated to the United States when she was six, initially residing in Denver, Colorado.

Emily Bergl attended Glenbrook South High School and Grinnell College, where she was the lead in several school productions.

Emily Bergl graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and theatre.

Emily Bergl received additional acting training at HB Studio in New York City.

Emily Bergl began acting in theater, appearing in a production of Romeo and Juliet opposite Neil Patrick Harris at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre in 1998.

Emily Bergl then had the lead role of Rachel Lang in the 1999 film The Rage: Carrie 2, the sequel to the 1976 supernatural thriller Carrie.

Emily Bergl appeared in the psychological thriller Chasing Sleep, opposite star Jeff Daniels.

Emily Bergl had a major role in the Steven Spielberg 2002 miniseries Taken.

From 2006 to 2008, Emily Bergl had a significant co-starring role in the ABC series Men in Trees as Annie, an enthusiastic fan of the series' main character, played by Anne Heche.

In 2009, Emily Bergl starred in Becky Shaw at Second Stage Theatre on Broadway in New York City.

From 2010 to 2012, Emily Bergl played Paul Young's new wife, Beth, in the seventh season of Desperate Housewives.

From 2014 to 2015, Emily Bergl played Sammi Slott on Shameless.

From 2016 to 2017, Emily Bergl played Lilah Tanner on American Crime.

From 2018 to 2023, Emily Bergl played Tessie on The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.

In 2023, Emily Bergl played June Levant in the Tony Award-winning Broadway play Good Night, Oscar, opposite Tony Award winner Sean Hayes as Oscar Levant.

Emily Bergl's daughter, Eleanor Ruby Roisin Emily Bergl, was born in 2017.