Suzanne Rossell Cryer is an American

United States

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 actress known for her role as Ashley on the ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 sitcom Two Guys and a Girl

Two Guys and a Girl

Two Guys and a Girl is an American sitcom created by Kenny Schwartz and Danny Jacobson. It ran on ABC from March 10, 1998 to May 16, 2001. 81 episodes were transmitted over four seasons....

, and for her performances on Broadway.

Early life

Cryer was born in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

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. She graduated from Greenwich High School

Greenwich High School

Greenwich High School is a four-year public high school in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The school is part of the Greenwich Public Schools system and serves roughly 2,700 students....

 in Greenwich

Greenwich

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, Connecticut

Connecticut

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 and then attended Yale University

Yale University

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 where she attained a degree in English Literature. She then went on to study for a Masters Degree from the Yale School of Drama

Yale School of Drama

The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...

. During this time she spent a summer performing at the Utah Shakespeare Festival where her roles included Rosalind in "As You Like It", and Anne in "Richard III".

Career

After graduation, she appeared at Hartford Stage in "The Rivals", Baltimore Center Stage in "Don Juan" and began making guest appearances on television shows. She won critical acclaim for her performance in the premiere of Donald Margulies' two-person play "Collected Stories" at Southcoast Repertory Theater.

She then went on to film Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog is a 1997 black comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, co-starring Anne Heche, Denis Leary and William H. Macy about a Washington spin doctor who, merely days before a presidential election, distracts the electorate from a sex scandal by hiring a Hollywood film producer...

while simultaneously performing in the West coast premiere of Arcadia at the Mark Taper Forum. Her next major role was that of Josie in Neil Simon's Proposals which began at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles and then toured the country before arriving on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theater.

She made two appearances on Frasier

Frasier

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as Roz

Roz Doyle

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's sister. In her one appearance on Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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in the episode "The Yada Yada

The Yada Yada

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", she played George

George Costanza

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's girlfriend who was big on using the phrase "yada yada yada".

In recent years she returned to theater to play Tracy Lord in "The Philadelphia Story" at Hartford Stage and appeared in Chris Shin's play "What Didn't Happen" at Playwright's Horizon. She has also made appearances in several ground breaking shows such as CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

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, Shark

Shark (TV series)

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, Bones

Bones (TV series)

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, Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

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, and Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...	Sandy	Episode: "Forgiveness"
1994	Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade "Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade" is a short film directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Molly Ringwald, and J. T. Walsh...	Frances	Short film
1995	New York News New York News New York News was a newspaper drama which was broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1995 fall lineup.-Premise:New York News was the story of the fictional New York Reporter, a struggling tabloid in the nation's largest, most competitive newspaper market, New York City...	Lorraine	Episode: "Thin Line"
1996	Lifestories: Families in Crisis Lifestories: Families in Crisis Lifestories: Families in Crisis is an American drama television series that premiered on HBO on August 1, 1992.-The show:Lifestories: Families in Crisis deals with major issues involving individuals, mostly teenagers and young adults. The stories usually ended with the real person on which the...	Ava	Episode: "Someone Had to Be Benny"
1996	Caroline in the City Caroline in the City Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran from September 21, 1995 to April 26, 1999 on the NBC television network. It starred Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy. The series premiered in the two-hour Thursday night block led by Friends.-Premise:Caroline Duffy is a...	Rachel St. Augustine	Episode: "Caroline and the Red Sauce"
1997	Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...	Marcy	Episode: "The Yada Yada The Yada Yada "The Yada Yada" is the 153rd episode of the American NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The 19th episode of the 8th season, it aired on April 24, 1997 and was nominated for an Emmy.-Plot:... "
1997	Wag the Dog Wag the Dog Wag the Dog is a 1997 black comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, co-starring Anne Heche, Denis Leary and William H. Macy about a Washington spin doctor who, merely days before a presidential election, distracts the electorate from a sex scandal by hiring a Hollywood film producer...	Amy Cain
1998	Wilbur Falls	Katherine Devereaux
1998	Conrad Bloom		Episode: "Psycho Babbler, Qu'cest-ce que c'est?"
1998	My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York is a 1999 short film directed by Barbara Schock. It won an Academy Award in 2000 for Best Short Subject...	Marika	Short film
1998–2001	Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place	Ashley Walker	60 episodes
1999	Friends & Lovers	Jane McCarthy
1999	It's Like, You Know... It's Like, You Know... It's Like, You Know... was a short-lived American situation comedy television series broadcast by ABC, starring Jennifer Grey, Evan Handler, Steven Eckholdt, A.J. Langer and Chris Eigeman, about life in Los Angeles viewed through the eyes of a diehard New Yorker, Arthur Garment...	Kate	Episode: "The Getaway"
2001	It's Like, You Know... It's Like, You Know... It's Like, You Know... was a short-lived American situation comedy television series broadcast by ABC, starring Jennifer Grey, Evan Handler, Steven Eckholdt, A.J. Langer and Chris Eigeman, about life in Los Angeles viewed through the eyes of a diehard New Yorker, Arthur Garment...	Kate	Episode: "Trading Places"
2002		Karen	Episode: "Family Affair"
2002	Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...	Denise	Episode: "The Guilt Trippers Frasier (Season 9) The ninth season of Frasier was a 24 episode season, that ran from September 2001 to May 2002, beginning on 25 September 2001.-List of episodes:... "
2003	Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...	Denise	Episode: "Sea Bee Jeebies Frasier (season 11) The 11th and final season of the American situation comedy television series Frasier originally aired between September 2003 and May 2004, beginning on September 23, 2003.... "
2003	I'm with Her I'm with Her I'm with Her is an American sitcom which aired for one season on ABC.-Synopsis:The series, loosely based on creator Chris Henchy's relationship with wife Brooke Shields, begins on that chance meeting...	Molly	Episode: "The Smarty Party"
2004	Dr. Vegas Dr. Vegas Dr. Vegas is a television drama starring Rob Lowe and Joe Pantoliano that ran on CBS in 2004. It aired in Ireland on TG4, and on Challenge in the UK as part of its "Player" gambling strand. In Slovakia, Markíza began airing the show on February 20, 2008....	Kate	Episode: "Lust for Life"
2005		Marcy Berger	Episode: "Awed Couple"
2005	ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...	Toni Stillman	Episode: "Nobody's Baby"
2005	Inconceivable Inconceivable Inconceivable is an American primetime television medical drama, which was broadcast on NBC. The program premiered on September 23, 2005. The show revolved around the professional and personal lives of those who work at the Family Options Fertility Clinic. The clinic is run by its co-founders ...	Annie Hillman	Episode: "Between an Egg and a Hard Place"
2005	Out of Practice Out of Practice Out of Practice is an American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on CBS from September 19, 2005 to March 29, 2006. With producers Joe Keenan and Christopher Lloyd at the helm, the show was about a family of five doctors who had little in common and usually did not get along...	Janice	Episode: "The Wedding"
2006		Martyr	TV series
2006	Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...	Agent Pickering	Episode: "The Woman in the Car The Woman in the Car "The Woman in the Car" is the 11th episode of the first season of the television series, Bones. Originally aired on February 1, 2006 on Fox network, the episode is written by Noah Hawley and directed by Dwight H. Little. The episode features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr... "
2006	CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	Julia Wells	Episode: "Death Eminent"
2006	Shark Shark (TV series) Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:...	Andrea Crosby	Episode: "Love Triangle"
2007	Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...	Lynn Dean	Episode: "I Remember That I Remember That "I Remember That" is the 61st episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. It was also the fourteenth episode of the show's third season. The episode was written by John Pardee and Joey Murphy and directed by David Warren. It aired on February 11, 2007... "
2007	Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...	Caroline Klein	Episode: "Time After Time Time After Time (Grey's Anatomy) "Time After Time'" is the 20th episode of the third season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by Stacy McKee and was directed by Christopher Misiano. The episode originally aired on April 19th, 2007, running for 43:05 min. Katherine Heigl won an Emmy Award for her... "
2007	Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...	Grace Schaffer	Episode: "Debasement Tapes"
2007		Cynthia
2007	Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...	Susan Jacobs	Episode: "Seven Seconds"
2008	Women's Murder Club Women's Murder Club Women's Murder Club is an American police procedural and legal drama, which ran on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California and is based on the 'Women's Murder Club' series of novels written by James Patterson...	Mia Spalding	Episode: "FBI Guy"
2008	Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...	Kathy Reed	Episode: "A Bend in the Road Without a Trace (season 6) The sixth season of Without a Trace began airing in United States on September 27, 2007. Twelve episodes had been completed before the WGA Strike... "
2008	Sex and the City	Dog Rescue Woman
2008		Jolie Driver	5 episodes
2009	Nip/Tuck Nip/Tuck Nip/Tuck is an American drama series created by Ryan Murphy, which aired on FX in the United States. The series focuses on McNamara/Troy, a plastic surgery practice, and follows its founders, Sean McNamara and Christian Troy...	Carrie-Mae Wells	Episode: "Ricky Wells"
2009	Southland Southland (TV series) Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...	Mrs. Davis	Episode: "Unknown Trouble"
2009	American Dad! American Dad! American Dad! is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane and owned by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions. It is produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television...	Hooker #1 / Unattractive Girl #2 (voice)	Episode: "Stan's Night Out Stan's Night Out Stan's Night Out is the twentieth episode of the fourth season of the animated series American Dad! and the fourth season finale. The episode aired on May 17, 2009 on Fox.-Plot:... "
2009	Dexter Dexter (TV series) Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...	Tarla Grant	Episode: "Remains to Be Seen" Episode: "Blinded by the Light"
2010	Medium Medium (TV series) Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...	Joanna Spencer	Episode: "Smoke Damage"

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