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Kerry Bishé
Bishé in 2024 at the 10th anniversary panel for Halt and Catch Fire
Born	New Zealand
Education	Northwestern University (BS)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Partner	Chris Lowell
Children	1

Kerry Bishé is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Donna Clark in the AMC period drama series Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2017) and Lucy Bennett, the lead/narrator in the final season of the ABC medical sitcom Scrubs (2009–2010). She is also known for her supporting role in the drama film Argo (2012).

Early life and education

Kerry Bishé was born in New Zealand. Shortly afterward, the family moved to Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in the United States.

She graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy, where her father, Kenneth Bishé, taught social studies, and then enrolled at Northwestern University in 2006.

Career

Bishé toured professionally with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks during the summer of 2004, performing the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. She also appeared in a 2006 production of Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape and in the Roundabout revival of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.

Bishé made her screen debut in 2007 when she portrayed Sarah Rosen in The Half Life of Mason Lake, a low-budget production. After appearances as an extra in the first film adaptation of Sex and the City and The Lucky Ones, and a small role in The Understudy (2008), Bishé was cast in Night Life, a television pilot directed by Scrubs star Zach Braff. The production did not make Bishé well-known, but did introduce her to Braff, with whom she later worked on Scrubs.

In 2009, Bishé had a number of television roles, appearing in an episode of the US version of Life on Mars, an episode of the USA comedy drama series Royal Pains, and in the lead role in the TV movie made from the failed pilot of the proposed sci-fi series Virtuality.

In December 2009, Bishé took on the lead role on the ABC medical sitcom Scrubs, that of Lucy Bennett, the show's new narrator, taking over from Zach Braff. ABC cancelled the show May 14, 2010. Bishé costarred in the independent film Nice Guy Johnny (2010) with Edward Burns and Matt Bush. She also played a supporting role in Kevin Smith's horror film Red State (2011) and in Ben Affleck's drama film Argo (2012). In 2013, she co-starred with Elijah Wood in the independent film Grand Piano.

From 2014 to 2017, Bishé starred as Donna Clark in the AMC period drama series Halt and Catch Fire. Coincidentally, her character's husband in Halt and Catch Fire is portrayed by Scoot McNairy, who also played her spouse in Argo (2012). In season three of Narcos, she played Cristina Jurado, the American wife of the Cali Cartel's Harvard-educated money launderer Franklin Jurado.

In 2023, Bishé returned to theatre, starring in the Steven Soderbergh-produced play The Fears.

Personal life

Bishé is in a relationship with actor Chris Lowell. The couple have a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

1. "Kerry Bishé continues Her Journey in 'Argo'". The Star-Ledger. September 28, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2018. Bishé, 28, who grew up in Glen Ridge, plays a diplomat who poses as a set designer in the film based on the true story of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which the CIA concocted a fake movie shoot to smuggle six American diplomats out of the country.... Bishé attended the Montclair Kimberley Academy, where her now-retired father was a beloved history teacher.
2. Charpentier, Lauren (February 19, 2010). "Kerry Bishé, MKA Alumni and TV Star". Montclair Kimberley Academy. The Cougar Call. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
3. "Founder's Cup". Montclair Kimberley Academy.
4. "Annual commencement / Northwestern University". Northwestern University. June 11, 2014.
5. "Romeo and Juliet". September 5, 2004.
6. Genzlinger, Neil (October 16, 2006). "Top-Deck Visitor Unnerves 'Beast' in the Belly of a Ship". The New York Times.
7. Simon, John. "Claire Danes is Fair Lady in 'Pygmalion'". Bloomberg.
8. Tucker, Ken. "Scrubs". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010.
9. "GRAND PIANO casts Kerry Bishé, Tamsin Egerton, Allen Leach in Elijah Wood, John Cusack starrer". Upcoming Movies. October 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012.
10. Goldberg, Lesley (March 12, 2013). "Kerry Bishé to Reteam With 'Argo' Co-Star in AMC's '80s Computer Drama". The Hollywood Reporter.
11. McNairy, Scoot (June 5, 2014). "Halt and Catch Fire Q&A - Scoot McNairy (Gordon Clark) | AMC Talk". AMC (Interview). A: I had a great time working with her on Argo. I was really excited to see her and to work with her again, on another show, and to play her husband.
12. Bernstein, Abbie (July 5, 2015). "HALT AND CATCH FIRE: Stars Kerry Bishé and Scoot McNairy on Season 2 - Exclusive Interview - Assignment X". Assignment X. It was just a happy coincidence.
13. Hall, Margaret (March 17, 2023). "Maddie Corman, Kerry Bishé, Natalie Woolams-Torres, More to Star in World Premiere of The Fears". Playbill. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
14. Barilla, Chris (January 18, 2022). "Is 'How I Met Your Father' Star Chris Lowell Married? Fans Want to Know". Distractify. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
15. Donnelly, Matt (October 23, 2012). "Hollywood Film Awards honor Affleck, Apatow, De Niro and more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
16. "San Diego Film Critics Select Top Films for 2012". San Diego Film Critics Society. December 11, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
17. "Awards". Palm Springs International Film Festival. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
18. "The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
19. "WIN 19 The WIN Awards 2017". Women's Image Network Awards. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

External links

• Kerry Bishé at IMDb
• Kerry Bishé at the Internet Broadway Database
• Kerry Bishé at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

• 1984 births
• Actors from Glen Ridge, New Jersey
• New Zealand emigrants to the United States
• Montclair Kimberley Academy alumni
• Northwestern University alumni
• Northwestern University School of Communication alumni
• 21st-century American actresses
• Actresses from New Jersey
• American film actresses
• American television actresses
• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
• Living people