Angela Goethals

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Angela Goethals, 2019

Angela Bethany Goethals (born May 20, 1977 in New York City , New York , USA ) is an American actress .

Life

Goethals was born in 1977 as the daughter of the teacher Rosalind Goethals in New York City and grew up there. She is the great-granddaughter of George Washington Goethals , the chief engineer of the Panama Canal and namesake of the New York Goethals Bridge . She also has a sister named Sara.

She got into acting through a family friend, actress Jeanie Hackett, as she attended auditions with her. At the age of 9 Goethals had her first serious acting engagement. She was hired as the understudy of Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Widow Claire , a Broadway play by Horton Foote . Two years later she starred in her first film, Rocket Gibraltar . Other roles followed, such as Kevin's sister Linnie in Home Alone (1990).

Goethals had her first major role in 1993 in the series Phenom - Das Tenniswunder , but after 22 episodes this was discontinued in May 1994. In 1999 Goethals graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor's Degree in French.

In Germany she achieved greater notoriety through the role of Cheryl Larsen in the short-lived television series Do Over (2002). In addition, Goethals had many guest appearances in well-known series such as Boston Public , Without a Trace - disappeared without a trace and Six Feet Under - Always dies .

Goethals was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1994 .

Filmography

Guest appearances

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Biography on filmreference.com (English)
  2. Biography on filmbug.com
  3. Award listing at IMDb