Abby Brammell (born March 19, 1979) is an American television and stage actress.

Abby Brammell
Born (1979-03-19) March 19, 1979 (age 45)
Kentucky, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Spouses
(m. 2006; div. 2008)
Stefan Bishop
(m. 2010)

Early life and education

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Brammell was born in Kentucky and raised in San Antonio, Texas, where she graduated from Churchill High School in 1997. She graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University drama school in 2001.

Career

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Brammell has had recurring roles on Six Feet Under, The Shield, Push, Nevada, and Star Trek: Enterprise. In 2004, she received good reviews for her performance as Sabina Spielrein in the North American premier of Christopher Hampton's play, The Talking Cure, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.[1][2]

From 2006 to 2009, she appeared in The Unit as army wife Tiffy Gerhardt. She also appeared in NCIS season 8 episode three, "Short Fuse", as Marine Sergeant Heather Dempsey.

She played Tamara Moor in the thriller Playdate (2012), a made-for-television film produced in the United States. She recently guest-starred on Medium, The Mentalist, Lie to Me, Criminal Minds and Castle.

She appeared as the wife of Steve Jobs, played by Ashton Kutcher, in the film Jobs (2013).

On October 11, 2015, it was announced Brammell would voice the female protagonist in Call of Duty: Black Ops III for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Personal life

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On May 27, 2006, Brammell married screen actor Jake La Botz. They divorced in early 2008.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Films

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List of performances in film
Title Year Role Notes
Sawtooth 2004 Bunny
The Last Run 2004 Bar-Back Chick
Like Dandelion Dust 2009 Beth Norton
No Place, CA 2010 Sue Short film
In the Black 2011 Ariadne Credited as Abby Brammel
Life Happens 2011 Shiva the Yoga Teacher
Jobs 2013 Laurene Powell Jobs
North Blvd 2018 Elaine

Television

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List of performances in television
Title Year Role Notes
Glory Days 2002 Veronica Roberts "Everybody Loves Rudy" (Season 1, Episode 6)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2002 Jane Gallagher "Primum Non Nocere" (Season 2, Episode 16)
Fastlane 2002 Jade "Girls Own Juice" (Season 1, Episode 2)
Push, Nevada 2002 Darlene Prufrock 4 episodes
Birds of Prey 2003 Claire Gladiatrix (Season 1, Episode 10)
Star Trek: Enterprise 2004 Persis 3 episodes
The Shield 2005 Sara Frazier 4 episodes
Six Feet Under 2005 Kirsten 4 episodes
Crossing Jordan 2005 Marcie Holloman "Judgment Day" (Season 5, Episode 4)
The Unit 2006–2009 Tiffy Gerhardt
The Mentalist 2009 Constance 'Diamond' Hoyt "Red Menace" (Season 2, Episode 4)
Medium 2009 Dana Carlow "Baby Fever" (Season 6, Episode 5)
Lie to Me 2009 Poppy Wells "Fold Equity" (Season 2, Episode 9)
Castle 2010 Carol Thornton "Den of Thieves" (Season 2, Episode 21)
NCIS 2010 Marine Sergeant Heather Dempsey "Short Fuse" (Season 8, Episode 3)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2011 Debra "Unleashed" (Season 11, Episode 19)
Chase 2011 "Seven Years" (Season 1, Episode 15)
Criminal Minds 2011 Pam "The Bittersweet Science" (Season 7, Episode 10)
Playdate 2012 Tamara Moor Television film
NCIS: Los Angeles 2012 Megan Hendley "Out of the Past: Part 1" (Season 4, Episode 5)
Blind Justice 3D 2012 Donna, The X-Wife
The Night Shift 2014 Ginger Brown "Hog Wild" (Season 1, Episode 3)
Longmire 2014 Susan Taylor "In the Pines" (Season 3, Episode 4)
Rizzoli & Isles 2015 Linda Hendrickson "Bassholes" (Season 6, Episode 2)
J.L. Family Ranch 2016 Regan Landsburg Television film
9-1-1 2018, 2022 Eva Mathis 6 episodes
S.W.A.T 2019 Lara Thomas "Trigger Creep" (Season 2, Episode 22)
Bosch 2020 Heather Strout 9 episodes

Video game

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List of voiced performances in video games
Title Year Role Notes
Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015 Player (Female)

References

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  1. ^ "Review: 'The Talking Cure'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. 15 April 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Analyze this: 'The Talking Cure's' faults and strengths". Los Angeles Times. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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