Amy Gumenick
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| Born | Amy Jaclyn Gumenick May 17, 1986 |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Amy Jaclyn Gumenick (/ˈɡʌmənɪk/ GUM-ə-nik; born 17 May 1986)[1] is a Swedish-American actress, best known for her roles as Natalee Holloway in the television film of the same name (2009) and its sequel, as the young Mary Winchester in Supernatural (2008–10), as Carrie Cutter / Cupid in Arrow (2014–2019) and as Philomena Cheer in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–17).
Early life
[edit]Gumenick was born in Hudiksvall, Sweden,[2][additional citation(s) needed] the daughter of a Russian father and Polish mother.[3] She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008, earning a BFA in theatre with an emphasis in acting.[4]
Career
[edit]Gumenick's first role was in a short film entitled Sayonara Elviko, before she moved on to Army Wives. She then starred in a series of webisodes for the television show My Own Worst Enemy,[5] before being cast as the young Mary Campbell, who became Mary Winchester, on Supernatural.[6]
She then had roles on How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer and Bones before being cast as Natalee Holloway in the Lifetime movie Natalee Holloway.[7][8] She also appeared in the movie's 2011 sequel, Justice for Natalee Holloway.
She subsequently appeared in episodes of Castle, No Ordinary Family, The Glades, The Closer, Grimm, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and Rules of Engagement.
In 2014, she began playing the recurring character Philomena on the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies.[9] In August 2014, it was announced that she had been cast as Carrie Cutter / Cupid on The CW series Arrow.[10][11][12]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sayonara Elviko | Short film | |
| 2009 | Finding Nothing | Kelsi | Short film |
| 2009 | Quitting | Girl | Short film |
| 2009 | Just Add Water | Amy | Short film |
| 2013 | America 101 | Sexy Co-worker | Short film |
| 2014 | Hard Crime | Map Girl | |
| 2014 | The One | Clair | Short film |
| 2015 | The Binding | Sarah | |
| 2018 | Bird Box | Samantha |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Army Wives | Lee Ann | Episode: "Last Minute Changes" |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory | Emily Kent | Webisodes |
| 2008–09 | Greek | Regan | 2 episodes |
| 2008, 2010 | Supernatural | Young Mary Winchester | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Amanda | Episode: "Three Days of Snow" |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Becca Wells | Episode: "What a Difference a Day Makes" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Gwen Collier | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| 2009 | Bones | Paige Sayles | Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" |
| 2009 | Natalee Holloway | Natalee Holloway | Television film |
| 2010 | Castle | Danielle | Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Olivia Schaeffer | Episode: "No Ordinary Quake |
| 2011 | The Glades | Gwendolyn Henley | Episode: "Gibtown" |
| 2011 | The Closer | Shannon Hirschbaum | Episode: "To Serve with Love" |
| 2011 | Grimm | Gilda Darner | Episode: "Bears Will Be Bears" |
| 2011 | Justice for Natalee Holloway | Natalee Holloway | Television film |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Heidi Taylor | Episode: "Friendly Fire" |
| 2013 | CSI: NY | Sandra Chandler | Episode: "Blood Actually" |
| 2013 | Rules of Engagement | Charlotte | Episode: "Cats & Dogs" |
| 2014–2019 | Arrow | Carrie Cutter / Cupid | Guest (7 episodes) |
| 2014, 2016–17 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Philomena Cheer | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2016 | NCIS | Katrina Cooper | Episode: "Being Bad" |
| 2018 | Falling for Angels | Sharon | Recurring role: 2 episodes |
| 2018 | False Profits | Kimberly | Television film |
Web
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | El Gato Blanco | Girl[13] |
References
[edit]- ^ Gumenick, Amy (May 17, 2016). "Thank you for your sweet birthday wishes!!". Twitter. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^ Philiana Ng (19 November 2014). "Is Oliver Ready for Love? 'Arrow' Co-Star Weighs the Odds!". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
Unfortunately for Starling City's ex-millionaire, The CW hero is about to meet the most dangerous admirer of them all: the vigilante's self-proclaimed No. 1 fan Carrie Cutter -- the lethal villainess, Cupid -- portrayed by Swedish-born actress Amy Gumenick.
- ^ Michelle Resendiz (15 November 2010). "Interview: Amy Gumenick – The All American Girl". affairsmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Actress Amy Gumenick chosen to play Mountain Brook's Natalee Holloway in made-for-TV movie". All Alabama. 7 January 2009.
- ^ www.nbc.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090319071448/http://www.nbc.com/My_Own_Worst_Enemy/video/clips/dementia/729643/. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "'Supernatural' cast members reunite for indie film 'Evicted'". Zap2it. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (7 January 2009). "ABC has 'Middle' man for Heaton in comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
...while up-and-comer Amy Gumenick has been cast in the title role of Lifetime Movie Network's telefilm "The Natalee Holloway Story."
- ^ "Actress Amy Gumenick takes on role of Natalee Holloway in Lifetime television movie". All Alabama. 19 April 2009.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (16 December 2013). "Kevin Zegers Joins Fox's 'Gracepoint,' Amy Gumenick Added To AMC's 'Turn'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Amy Gumenick Will Wield Cupid's Bow on Arrow". ComingSoon.net. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ James Hibberd (29 August 2014). "'Arrow' casts 'Supernatural' alum as lethal lovestruck fan". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Aaron Couch (19 November 2014). "'Arrow': Cupid Actress Teases Future Return". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ YouTube. youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
External links
[edit]
- 1986 births
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century Swedish actresses
- American film actresses
- American people of Polish descent
- American people of Russian descent
- American television actresses
- Living people
- People from Hudiksvall Municipality
- Swedish film actresses
- Swedish people of Polish descent
- Swedish people of Russian descent
- Swedish television actresses
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- Swedish emigrants to the United States
- Actresses from Gävleborg County