Anna Camp
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Anna Ragsdale Camp is an American stage and television actress. She is known for her role as Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Equus
and for her role as Sarah Newlin in the HBO television drama series True Blood
.
revival of Equus
, which starred Daniel Radcliffe
as Alan Strang. Speaking about the role, Camp said, "I had a lot of thought; I didn't even know if I was going to do Equus because of the nudity and because of the high profile [aspect] of it. But you only live once and you have to take those risks because you'll only be a better person or actor because of it."
Camp appeared in Reinventing the Wheelers, a 2007 television pilot
which was not ordered to series by ABC
. In 2008 she had a role in the pilot of the ABC television dramedy Cashmere Mafia
. She had a starring role as Sarah Newlin in the second season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood
(2009). She revealed in an interview that she had auditioned for the role of Sookie Stackhouse
when creator Alan Ball
was casting for the series' pilot and did not get the part. Ball personally offered her the role she would eventually play over the phone and did not have to audition.
She has made guest appearances on The Office (2009), Glee
(2009), Numb3rs
(2010), Covert Affairs
(2010), and Mad Men
(2010), as Don Draper's post-divorce love interest, Bethany Van Nuys.
Camp recently starred in the musical group Train's music video for the hit single, Marry Me.
Camp recently signed on to star in the premiere of Zach Braff
's play All New People at Second Stage Theatre
. All New People begins June 28 and runs through mid-August. Justin Bartha
, David Wilson Barnes and Krysten Ritter
co-star in this production under the direction of Peter DuBois.
, attending Meadowfield Elementary School and Dreher High School. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in 2004. She moved to New York City
shortly thereafter.
She was engaged to fellow actor Michael Mosley by September 2008, and they got married in early 2010.
Equus (play)
Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses....
and for her role as Sarah Newlin in the HBO television drama series True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
.
Career
Camp played Jill Mason in the 2008 BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
revival of Equus
Equus (play)
Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses....
, which starred Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the titular character in the Harry Potter film series....
as Alan Strang. Speaking about the role, Camp said, "I had a lot of thought; I didn't even know if I was going to do Equus because of the nudity and because of the high profile [aspect] of it. But you only live once and you have to take those risks because you'll only be a better person or actor because of it."
Camp appeared in Reinventing the Wheelers, a 2007 television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
which was not ordered to series by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. In 2008 she had a role in the pilot of the ABC television dramedy Cashmere Mafia
Cashmere Mafia
Cashmere Mafia is an American television dramedy which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake and Michael Pressman, with Susie Fitzgerald co-executive producing....
. She had a starring role as Sarah Newlin in the second season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
(2009). She revealed in an interview that she had auditioned for the role of Sookie Stackhouse
Sookie Stackhouse
Sookie Stackhouse is the fictional protagonist and narrating voice of Charlaine Harris' The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the television adaptation, HBO's True Blood.-Biography:...
when creator Alan Ball
Alan Ball
Alan Ball may refer to:* Alan Ball , American screenwriter and director* Alan Ball, Jr. , English footballer and manager* Alan Ball, Sr. , English footballer and manager...
was casting for the series' pilot and did not get the part. Ball personally offered her the role she would eventually play over the phone and did not have to audition.
She has made guest appearances on The Office (2009), Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
(2009), Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
(2010), Covert Affairs
Covert Affairs
Covert Affairs is a USA Network television series starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. The one-hour drama premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The show concluded its first season on September 14, 2010 and was renewed for a second season on August 19, 2010. The second season began airing on...
(2010), and Mad Men
Mad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
(2010), as Don Draper's post-divorce love interest, Bethany Van Nuys.
Camp recently starred in the musical group Train's music video for the hit single, Marry Me.
Camp recently signed on to star in the premiere of Zach Braff
Zach Braff
Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and director. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as Dr. John Dorian on the television series Scrubs, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.In 2004, Braff made his...
's play All New People at Second Stage Theatre
Second Stage Theatre
Second Stage Theatre is an award-winning contemporary Off-Broadway theater company.-Mission:The theatre's mission is to give new life to contemporary American plays and to produce the world premiers of new plays by both established and emerging playwrights...
. All New People begins June 28 and runs through mid-August. Justin Bartha
Justin Bartha
Justin Lee Bartha is an American actor, known for his co-starring role as Riley Poole in the National Treasure films and as Doug Billings in The Hangover and The Hangover Part II.-Early life:...
, David Wilson Barnes and Krysten Ritter
Krysten Ritter
Krysten Alyce Ritter is an American actress and former model. Ritter is well known for her critically acclaimed turn as Jane Margolis on AMC's Breaking Bad where she first appeared as the property manager and neighbor of Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman...
co-star in this production under the direction of Peter DuBois.
Personal life
Camp grew up in Columbia, South CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, attending Meadowfield Elementary School and Dreher High School. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
degree in 2004. She moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
shortly thereafter.
She was engaged to fellow actor Michael Mosley by September 2008, and they got married in early 2010.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | And Then Came Love And Then Came Love And Then Came Love is a 2007 romantic comedy film that premiered at the Urban Film Series Festival in Washington, D.C. on May 10, 2007. It then saw a limited theatrical release in Ridgewood, New Jersey on June 1, 2007 and in Manhattan, New York on June 15, 2007.The film stars Vanessa Williams,... |
Kikki | |
| 2008 | Pretty Bird Pretty Bird Pretty Bird is a 2008 American film. It competed in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:A sweet-natured guy enlists his pals to help him create and market his idea for a rocket-powered belt... |
Becca French | |
| Just Make Believe | Kristin | ||
| 2009 | 8 Easy Steps | Laura | |
| 2010 | Bottleworld | Chrissy | Post-production |
| Forgetting the Girl Forgetting the Girl Forgetting the Girl is a short story by Peter Moore Smith.A film adaptation by Nate Taylor, also called Forgetting the Girl, begins production in August 2009.... |
Adrienne Gilcrest | Post-production | |
| 2011 | The Help The Help (film) The Help is a 2011 comedy-drama film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name. The film is about a young white woman, Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, and her relationship with two black maids during Civil Rights era America in the early 1960s... |
Jolene French | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Reinventing the Wheelers | Meg Wheeler | Television pilot Television pilot A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an... |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia Cashmere Mafia Cashmere Mafia is an American television dramedy which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake and Michael Pressman, with Susie Fitzgerald co-executive producing.... |
Brooke Adaire | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana... |
Sarah Newlin | 9 episodes |
| The Office | Penny Beesly | Episode: Niagara Niagara (The Office) "Niagara" is an hour-long episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office. It is the 4th and 5th episodes in the season's episode count and the 104th and 105th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by executive producer Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling, and was... |
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| Glee Glee (TV series) Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues... |
Candace Dystra | Episode: Sectionals Sectionals "Sectionals" is the 13th episode of the American television series Glee. It premiered on the Fox network on December 9, 2009. The episode was written and directed by series co-creator Brad Falchuk, and serves as the mid-season finale for the show's first season. "Sectionals" sees the glee club win... |
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| 2010 | Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Siouxsie Dark | Episode: "Devil Girl" |
| Covert Affairs Covert Affairs Covert Affairs is a USA Network television series starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. The one-hour drama premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The show concluded its first season on September 14, 2010 and was renewed for a second season on August 19, 2010. The second season began airing on... |
Ashley Briggs | Episode: "Houses of the Holy" | |
| Mad Men Mad Men Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each... |
Bethany Van Nuys | 3 Episodes | |
| 2011 | The Good Wife The Good Wife The Good Wife is an American legal drama that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009. The series was created by Robert King and Michelle King. It stars Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Archie Panjabi, Matt Czuchry and Josh Charles. Executive producers are the Kings, Ridley and Tony Scott,... |
Caitlin | |