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Deborah Ann Woll 
Deborah Ann Woll at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles on January 23, 2010Born February 7, 1985
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 2007–present Website http://www.deborahann-woll.com Deborah Ann Woll (born February 7, 1985)[citation needed] is an American actress best known for her role as Jessica Hamby on HBO's True Blood.
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Early life
Deborah Ann Woll, who is of Irish and German descent,[citation needed] grew up in Brooklyn, New York and went to high school in the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. She was shy and often bullied as a child.[1] Woll began dying her hair red in her early teens.[1] She graduated from the BFA program in the USC School of Theatre at the University of Southern California and has since moved to Los Angeles.[citation needed]
Career
Woll has made guest appearances on several television programs including Life, Aces 'n Eights, ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (17th episode of 8th season, For Gedda), My Name Is Earl, The Mentalist and Law and Order SVU.
Woll received her breakout role as Bill Compton's vampire progeny Jessica on the HBO television series True Blood.[2] To help prepare for the role, she watched a lot of animal attack footage.[3]
Her roles include Mother's Day, which is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman;[4] Little Murder, which co-stars Josh Lucas;[5] and the indie film Highland Park.[6]
Advocacy
Deborah's boyfriend, Edward "E.J." Scott, and his family are afflicted with choroideremia, which is a condition that slowly blinds its victim. She uses her celebrity status to help advocate for them and others with the disease.[7][8] She has been quoted as saying that her boyfriend's bravery in fighting his disability has inspired her own battle with coeliac disease, which makes her body intolerant to foods containing gluten.[9]
Filmography
Films
Year Film Role Notes 2008 Aces 'n Eights Terrified Woman TV-Film 2010 Mother's Day Lydia Koffin completed 2011 Catch .44 Dawn post-production Little Murder Molly completed Highland Park Lilly post-production Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Gillian Sveck filming Seven Days in Utopia Sarah completed Series
Year Series Role Notes 2007 Life Nancy 1 Episode 2008 ER Aurora Quill 1 Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Stephane - Waitress 1 Episode My Name Is Earl Greta 2 Episodes 2008- True Blood Jessica Hamby Primary Character
Satellite Award - Special Achievement Award for Best Ensemble - Television
Scream Award for Best Breakout Performance Female
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lily Milton 1 Episode The Mentalist Kerry Sheehan 1 Episode References
- ^ a b "True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll on Vampire Tears, Jason Stackhouse, and Her Real-Life Teen Rebellion". nymag.com. August 4, 2011. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/08/true_bloods_deborah_ann_woll.html. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ Wieselman, Jarett (August 6, 2009). "Deborah Ann Woll: 'Bill Will Get Everything He Deserves. Promise!'". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/deborah_ann_woll_bill_will_get_everything_LNx3un2BnrOP9daXOkBdcO. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Wilkinson, Amy (July 30, 2009). "'True Blood' Star Deborah Ann Woll On Becoming A Vamp: 'I Watched A Lot Of Animal Attack Footage'". Hollywood Crush. http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2009/07/30/true-blood-star-deborah-ann-woll-on-becoming-a-vamp-i-watched-a-lot-of-animal-attack-footage/. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Kit, Borys (August 5, 2009). "Deborah Ann Woll celebrates 'Mother's Day' - Actress cast in remake of 1980 cult classic". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3idb676dc68387c3ad11809465be76d648. Retrieved 2009-09-19.[dead link]
- ^ Clark, Krystal (August 27, 2009). "Deborah Ann Woll, Bokeem Woodbine Join Little Murder". ScreenCrave. http://screencrave.com/2009-08-27/deborah-ann-woll-bokeem-woodbine-little-murder/. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ Rose, KS (September 13, 2009). "TrueBloodNet.com Exclusive: We’ve Been Bitten By Deborah Ann Woll". TrueBloodNet.com. http://truebloodnet.com/truebloodnet-com-exclusive-bitten-deborah-ann-woll/. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "Deborah Ann Woll". DeborahAnnWoll.com. http://deborahannwoll.com/index.html. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "True Blood star Deborah Ann Woll's Beau is blinded by disease". The Money Times. August 16, 2009. http://www.themoneytimes.com/20090816/true-blood-star-deborah-ann-wollblood-stars-beau-blinded-disease-id-1080275.html. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "DEBORAH ANN WOLL - TRUE BLOOD STAR'S BEAU IS BLINDED BY DISEASE". ContactMusic.com. August 14, 2009. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/true-blood-stars-beau-is-blinded-by-disease_1112942. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
External links
- Deborah Ann Woll at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with the New York Post
- Interview with Hollywood Crush, MTV
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of German descent
- Actors from New York City
- People from Brooklyn
- University of Southern California alumni
- American television actor, 1980s birth stubs
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