18 Facts About Mireille Enos

Marie Mireille Enos is an American actress known for the lead role as homicide detective Sarah Linden in the drama series The Killing.

Mireille Enos is the daughter of Monique, a French teacher, and Jon Goree Enos.

Mireille Enos's father is American, from Texas, and her mother is from France.

Mireille Enos's family moved to Sugar Land, Texas, when she was five years old.

Mireille Enos attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she underwent acting training.

Mireille Enos studied theater at Brigham Young University but left during her third year to pursue acting in New York City.

Mireille Enos made her screen acting debut in the television film Without Consent.

Mireille Enos made her feature film debut with a small role in the romantic comedy Someone Like You starring Ashley Judd.

In 2007, Mireille Enos joined the cast of the HBO drama series Big Love, about a polygamous family.

Mireille Enos played the roles of twin sisters JoDean Marquart and Kathy Marquart.

Mireille Enos was a regular cast member in the third and fourth seasons.

In 2010, Mireille Enos was cast in her first lead role in a television series: Detective Sarah Linden in the AMC drama series The Killing, based on the Danish television series Forbrydelsen.

Mireille Enos received critical acclaim for that performance, and the first season was praised by most critics.

Mireille Enos co-starred later that year alongside Ryan Reynolds in The Captive, directed by Atom Egoyan.

Mireille Enos was cast as lead actress in the thriller Never Here, which was directed by Camille Thoman.

In March 2015, it was announced that Mireille Enos had been cast as the lead character in the ABC legal drama series, The Catch, produced by Shonda Rhimes.

Mireille Enos starred as the lead character Alice Vaughan, the head of a high-end private detective agency.

Mireille Enos was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but is no longer a practicing member.