Merritt Wever

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Merritt Wever in 2010
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Merritt Wever (* 1980 in New York City , New York ) is an American actress who was primarily active as a stage actress at the beginning of her career . She gained fame in German-speaking countries primarily through some of her film appearances and her roles in the two television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Nurse Jackie .

life and career

Born in New York City in 1980 , Wever grew up in her hometown, more precisely in Downtown New York, actually Lower Manhattan , and attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School as a teenager , from which a large number of well-known people have already graduated. After Wever passed there, she went to Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers . Wever, who was trained as an actress almost exclusively in New York, soon gained her first experience on Off-Broadway , where she took part in various productions. She made her debut in film and television when she was a teenager when she got a role in the film Blue River in 1995 . After she appeared in the film Tough in 1996 , she was honored for her performance as best actress at the First Run Film Festival of the same year. After that, she couldn't make another notable appearance that year and returned to the screen the following year, where she was seen in the two film dramas Arresting Gena and Alaska . In 1997 she made her first appearance by starring in an episode of the television series Law & Order , in which she was also used in one episode each in 2002 and 2005.

After further film appearances in Strike! - Girls in power! and The Adventures of Sebastian Cole , both released in 1998, followed a short creative break for Wever before returning to the film business in 2001. She worked in Series 7: The Contenders and in the US feature film Signs (2002) and was used in an episode of Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier , an offshoot of Law & Order , in the same year . In 2003, an appearance in an episode of The Wire and a role in the drama Season of Youth followed . Wever also met her later life partner Noah Buschel in the film Bringing Rain, also released in 2003 , who both wrote the script and also worked as a director for this film. Over time, more and more demanding roles followed for Wever, so she acted in 2004 in the film A Hole in One alongside Michelle Williams or Meat Loaf and was also seen in A Work of God at the side of some well-known actors.

Merritt Wever in 2007

2005 followed an appearance in an episode of Navy CIS as well as engagements in the dramas 1 / 4life and The End of Innocence . Wever, who until then had little experience in television series, was cast in 2006 for a major supporting role in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , where she was from then on as Suzanne in twelve episodes (until 2007). It was also used in an episode of Conviction in 2007 . In the following year, Wever was featured in three notable film productions. She played in the films Michael Clayton , Into the Wild and in the biography about Neal Cassady , in which she again worked with Noah Buschel. After a quieter year in 2008, in which she only worked in Kurzer Prozess - Righteous Kill , followed in 2009 and 2010 various productions in which Wever participated. In addition to appearances in three different films ( Mr. Softie , The Missing Person and The Messenger - The Last Message ), she was hired in 2009 for the television series Nurse Jackie , where she has played a leading role as Zoey Bankow to date (November 2010 ) was used in 36 episodes. In 2010 ( Greenberg and Tiny Furniture ) followed.

Filmography (selection)

Film appearances (also short appearances)

Series appearances (also guest and short appearances)

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personal data
SURNAME Wever, Merritt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States