- Anastasia Griffith
name = Anastasia Griffith
birthdate = birth date and age|1978|03|23
location =Paris ,France
yearsactive = 2004 – present
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notable role = Katie Connor, "Damages" (2007)Anastasia Griffith (born
23 March ,1978 inParis ,France ) is a British actress best known for her role as Katie Connor on the FX legal drama "Damages".Career
Griffith's on-screen acting debut was in a minor role in the 2004 made-for-television movie "She's Gone". Also in 2004, she appeared in more prominent roles in the television movie "
Dirty Filthy Love ", the comedy film "Alfie" and the short film "Turn", as well as featuring in "The Headsman " and guest-starring on the British comedy "The Worst Week of My Life " in 2005.Griffith won her role as Katie Connor on the 2007 television series "Damages" after taking a last-minute audition a month after she moved to
New York City . The role saw her with an imitated American accent; she says " [the producers] were a little concerned at first about a Brit playing an American, especially because they already had an Australian (Rose Byrne ) playing an American," [cite web| url = http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2007/08/whats-your-damage-televisionary-chats.html| title = Legal Briefs: Televisionary Chats with Anastasia Griffith of FX's "Damages"| accessdate = 2008-02-15| date =17 August ,2007 | publisher = Televisionary] and so she addressed them in an American accent from beginning to end of the audition.cite web| url = http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/features/article_1343603.php/A_chat_with_FX_Damages_Anastasia_Griffith| title = A chat with FX 'Damages' Anastasia Griffith| accessdate = 2008-02-15| author = April MacIntyre| date =15 August ,2007 | publisher =Monsters and Critics ] The series has been booked for a second and third season andTodd A. Kessler , one of the show's creators/executive producers, has confirmed that Griffith will be returning in the role of Katie for the show's second season. [cite web| url = http://www.tvguide.com/news/damages-finale-answers/071026-05| title = Assessing Da26 October ,2007 | publisher =TV Guide ]More recently, she has guest-starred in an episode of "", and guest-starred in the television series "New Amsterdam"
' s second episode, "Golden Boy".cite web| url = http://laist.com/2007/08/21/laist_interview_30.php| title = LAist Interview: Anastasia Griffith from "Damages"| accessdate = 2008-02-15| date =21 August ,2007 | publisher = LAist] She also plans to re-enter theatre as she says she has been "traditionally trained" at theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art .She also plays Liz on the BBC's online videogame/drama, CDX (http://cdx-thegame.com/).
Personal life
Born in
Paris to an Northern Irish mother and American father, Griffith was raised inWest London with six older brothers, one of whom is actorJamie Bamber . She said that, growing up, although he had many opportunities, acting grabbed his attention, as it did hers, but it was her father who thought it as more fitting for a daughter to pursue an acting career than a son and did not trust the world of acting.She completed a degree in the History of Art at the
University of Bristol , but later trained at theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before moving into acting.References
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