Merritt Wever
| Merritt Wever | |
|---|---|
 Wever at Gotham Hall, New York City, March 18, 2010 | |
| Born |
Siobhán Merritt Wever January 7, 1980 (age 35) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Siobhán Merritt Wever[1] (born January 7, 1980), known professionally as Merritt Wever, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as the perennially upbeat young nurse Zoey Barkow in Nurse Jackie, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013.
Early life
Wever was born in Manhattan, New York. She was conceived via a sperm donor and raised by her mother, Georgia.[2][3] She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and Sarah Lawrence College,[4] and she trained in acting in New York. Wever has appeared in Brooke Berman's play, Smashing and in Cavedweller with Deidre O'Connell, both Off-Broadway.[3]
Career
Wever has appeared in the feature films Into the Wild, Neal Cassady, Michael Clayton, Series 7: The Contenders, Signs, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Bringing Rain, and All I Wanna Do, among others. She has guest starred on the TV shows Conviction, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Wire, among others. She also starred in Ed Zwick's ill-fated ABC pilot, Quarterlife, with Rachel Blanchard, Austin Nichols, and Shiri Appleby. She had a recurring role on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Suzanne.
Wever is arguably best known for her ongoing role as Zoey Barkow in the dark comedy series Nurse Jackie, which premiered on Showtime in June 2009.[5][6] Zoey—an irrepressibly bubbly trauma nurse—serves as a comic foil to Edie Falco's hard-bitten (and prescription drug-addicted) titular character. Wever was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Nurse Jackie in 2012 and 2013, winning the award in 2013 and delivering a memorable speech that consisted only of her stunned reaction: "Thanks so much. Thank you so much. I gotta go. Bye."[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Blue River | Lottie | Television movie |
| 1997 | Alaska | April | Short film |
| 1998 | Hairy Bird, TheThe Hairy Bird | Maureen 'Momo' Haines | AKA, The Hairy Bird |
| 1998 | Adventures of Sebastian Cole, TheThe Adventures of Sebastian Cole | Susan | |
| 1998 | Arresting Gena | Tammy | |
| 2001 | Series 7: The Contenders | Lindsay | |
| 2002 | Signs | Tracey Abernathy | |
| 2003 | Season of Youth | ||
| 2003 | Bringing Rain | Monica Greenfield | |
| 2004 | Hole in One, AA Hole in One | Betty | |
| 2004 | Something the Lord Made | Mrs. Saxon | Television movie |
| 2005 | Quarterlife | Bailey | Television movie |
| 2005 | 12 and Holding | Debbie Poole | |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Anna | |
| 2007 | Into the Wild | Lori | |
| 2007 | Neal Cassady | Mountain Girl | |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill | Rape Victim | |
| 2009 | Mr. Softie | Gail | |
| 2009 | Missing Person, TheThe Missing Person | Mabel Page | |
| 2009 | Messenger, TheThe Messenger | Lara | |
| 2010 | Greenberg | Gina | |
| 2010 | Tiny Furniture | Frankie | Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Cast |
| 2011 | Strange Ones, TheThe Strange Ones | Girl | Short film |
| 2013 | Remember Sunday | Lucy | Television movie |
| 2014 | Birdman | Annie | |
Television
References
- ↑ "5 Things to Know About Merritt Wever". Entertainment Tonight. September 23, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ↑ Maerz, Melissa (March 29, 2011). "Merritt Wever brings undoctored flair to 'Nurse Jackie'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Merritt Wever: Biography". TV Guide. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Merritt Wever". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nurse Jackie: Official Site". Sho.com. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ↑ Maerz, Melissa (29 March 2011). "Merritt Wever brings undoctored flair to 'Nurse Jackie'". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Chan, Robert (22 September 2013). "Best. Emmys. Speech. EVER: An Underdog Takes Home an Emmy". Yahoo!.
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