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Annie Wersching (born 1 July 1972; age 51) is an American actress who made her television debut playing Liana in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Oasis". She currently appears as a regular on the FOX Network television series 24, playing FBI Agent Renee Walker.
Early life and stage work
Wersching was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a part of the St. Louis Celtic Stepdancers for 14 years and participated in Irish Dance competitions in her youth. She graduated from Millikin University in Illinois in 1999 with a degree in Musical Theatre.
Wershing toured in stage productions of Anything Goes and A Christmas Carol and worked at a number of theaters before moving to Los Angeles in 2001. In the summer of that year, she appeared in a revival of Do I Hear A Waltz? at the Pasadena Playhouse with Anthony Crivello.
Film and television work
After her appearance on Enterprise, she has made guest appearances on such television shows as Birds of Prey (with series regulars Dina Meyer and Ian Abercrombie and fellow guest star Brian Thompson), Frasier (starring Kelsey Grammer), and E-Ring (with Jonathan Banks and Robert Joy). She can also be seen in a small role in the 2003 film Bruce Almighty, in which Michael Bofshever, Robert Curtis-Brown, Christopher Darga, and Max Grodénchik also appeared.
In a 2006 episode of the CBS series Cold Case directed by David Barrett, Wersching and fellow Enterprise guest performer Robert Pine played daughter and father. She was also seen in a 2006 episode of Boston Legal, the ABC series which starred William Shatner and, at the time, Rene Auberjonois. Her episode, "The Nutcrackers", also guest-starred Michelle Forbes and Clyde Kusatsu.
In 2007, Wersching starred as Amelia Joffe on the daytime soap opera General Hospital. That same year, she guest-starred on the genre series Supernatural and Journeyman.
Wersching is currently starring in the seventh season of the FOX series 24. She plays FBI Agent Renee Walker, who works under Jeffrey Nordling's Special Agent in Charge Larry Moss. Bob Gunton is also a regular on the show this season, and Enterprise regular John Billingsley has a recurring role. The current writers and producers on 24 include former Enterprise showrunners Manny Coto and Brannon Braga.
External links
- AnnieWersching.com - official site
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