Charlene Amoia
Charlene M. Amoia (born September 25, 1982) is an American actress.[1] She is best known for her recurring role as Wendy the Waitress in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother.[2] Her film credits include American Reunion (2012), Authors Anonymous (2014), Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (2020) and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), Sniper: Special Ops (2016)
Childhood and early career[]
Amoia was born in Buffalo, New York. She was raised in Buffalo and relocated to Las Vegas at the age of 15. She is of Italian and Spanish descent.[3][4]
Career[]
She began her career in modeling,[5] before making the transition to acting. She appeared in guest starring roles in numerous television shows, including Joey, , , and Man with a Plan.
She portrayed waitress Wendy in American sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2011.[6][7] On playing Wendy, she has said, "I love playing flawed characters. Wendy is so genuinely sweet and guileless to a point that she doesn't realize she's being taken advantage of. Being able to take on these characteristics in a way that is funny and harmless is always so much fun!"[8]
Amoia played Ellie, Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas)'s wife, in the fourth American Pie film, released in 2012.[9][10]
Amoia portrayed Dr. Fraser on House, Bailey on Glee and Diana Cotto on Switched at Birth.[11] In 2008, she portrayed Miss Wells in the teen drama television series 90210. She played Jill in the drama film Fat (2013), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[12]
She has guest starred on the show NCIS: New Orleans as Carly Dawson in the episode "Breaking Brig" and Kelly Press on Major Crimes. She played Janet Conrad, a pushy NATO Photographer who was seeking a career changing "Front Line Photo" in the film Sniper: Special Ops (2016). In 2017 she appeared on American Horror Story in the episode "Great Again". In season 14 of Grey's Anatomy she appeared as Dr. Kate Lachman.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Alabama: American Farewell Tour | Texas Beauty | |
2008 | Seven Pounds | Woman in Diner | |
2012 | American Reunion | Ellie | |
2013 | Fat | Jill | |
2014 | Authors Anonymous | Eudora | |
2016 | Sniper: Special Ops | Janet | |
2018 | Not a Stranger | Carol | |
2018 | Cold Brook | Miss Simmons | |
2020 | Birds of Prey | Maria Bertinelli | |
2020 | Adverse | Mary | |
2021 | The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | Judy Glatzel | |
2021 | Fear Street Part One: 1994 | Rachel Thompson/Sunnyvale Customer |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2001–2003 | Port Charles | Katrina / Marissa Murphy | 5 episodes |
2004 | Joey | Diane | Episode: "Joey and the Book Club" |
2005–2011 | How I Met Your Mother | Wendy | 17 episodes |
2006 | Girlfriends | Wife | Episode: "I'll Be There for You... But Not Right Now" |
2006 | One on One | Shelley | Episode: "California Girl" |
2006 | Mind of Mencia | Miss Spring Break / Jen | 3 episodes |
2006 | My Boys | Corinne | Episode: "Clubhouse Poison" |
2007 | Dexter | Young Woman | Episode: "The Dark Defender" |
2007 | Nip/Tuck | Sandy | Episode: "Carly Summers" |
2007 | Company Man | Stacey Lee | Television film |
2007–2008 | The Young and the Restless | Anna Schick | 5 episodes |
2008 | 90210 | Miss Wells | Episode: "Hollywood Forever" |
2009 | Trust Me | Heather Liston | Episode: "Before and After" |
2009 | Criminal Minds | Nancy | Episode: "House on Fire" |
2010 | Castle | Ana Marie | Episode: "A Deadly Affair" |
2010 | House | Dr. Fraser | Episode: "Unplanned Parenthood" |
2010–2011 | Days of Our Lives | Nurse Katie | 4 episodes |
2011 | Glee | Bailey | Episode: "Comeback" |
2011 | Shameless | Audrey | Episode: "Daddyz Girl" |
2011 | Mad Love | Heather | Episode: "The Secret Life of Larry" |
2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Michelle Ardell | Episode: "Imposters" |
2011 | iCarly | Jenna Hamilton | Episode: "iLove You" |
2011 | The Christmas Pageant | Margaret | Hallmark Channel TV Movie |
2012 | The Finder | Annie Turnbull | Episode: "The Last Meal" |
2012 | The Mentalist | Melaina Mendelssohn | Episode: "Devil's Cherry" |
2013 | Switched at Birth | Diana Coto | Episodes: "He Did What He Wanted", "What Goes Up Must Come Down" |
2013 | Drop Dead Diva | Lonna Wycott | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming" |
2014 | The Soul Man | Ariana | Episode: "Moving on Up" |
2014 | NCIS: New Orleans | Carly Dawson | Episode: "Breaking Brig" |
2014 | Bones | Annie Wachlin | Episode: "The Money Maker on the Merry-Go-Round" |
2014 | HR | Dana Arty | Television film |
2015 | Major Crimes | Kelly Press | Episode: "Personal Effects" |
2015 | Sleepy Hollow | Susan James | Episode: "Whispers in the Dark" |
2017 | General Hospital | Rose Caldwell | Episodes: "Episode #1.13916", "Episode #1.13917" |
2017 | Deadly Vows | Becca Dillon | Television film |
2017 | American Horror Story | Woman | Episode: "Great Again" |
2017 | Behind Enemy Lines | Christine Nelson | Television film |
2018 | NCIS | Denise Mancuso | Episode: "High Tide" |
2018 | 9-1-1 | Dolores Graham | Episode: "Stuck" |
2018 | The Guest Book | Debbie | Episode: "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back" |
2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Kate Lachman | Episode: "Games People Play" |
2019 | Good Trouble | Heather | Episode: "Episode #2.5" |
2019 | The Flash | Miss Pellett | Episode: "The Flash & the Furious" |
2019 | The Resident | Bobbi Hendricks | Episode: "If Not Now, When?" |
References[]
- ^ White, Peter (February 14, 2019). "'How I Met Your Mother's Charlene Amoia Joins 'Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Walsh, D. "Interview: American Pie Reunion's Charlene Amoia". Rising star Charlene Amoia, best known for her role as Wendy in How I Met Your Mother,". Fit Celeb. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.
- ^ Marino, Andrea. "NEW FACE". www.ganzomag.com/. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Bernard, Adam. "Charlene Amoia - Wendy the Waitress Takes Our Order". 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Gallagher, Michael Aaron. "Charlene Amoia connects with former cast members in 'American Reunion'". She began modeling locally, at first filling in for a Nine West shoe model, and then eventually auditioning for a television commercial. StayFamous.Net.
- ^ "Charlene Amoia Exclusive Interview: "How I Met Your Mother" scoop and more!". The Star Scoop. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
"How I Met Your Mother" has been a great blessing in my life for the last six years.
- ^ Bernard, Adam. "Charlene Amoia – Wendy the Waitress Takes Our Order". Adam Bernard.
- ^ Stacy, Hannah. "An Interview with Charlene Amoia, Actress and Former Model". Cliche Mag. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
- ^ Walsh, D. "Interview: American Pie Reunion's Charlene Amoia". In April 2012 the much-anticipated movie, American Reunion, will feature Amoia as Ellie, the wife of Kevin Myers (Thomas Ian Nicholas.). Fit Celeb. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.
- ^ DiCarlo, Steve. "Meet & Greet: 'American Reunion' Star Charlene Amoia Talks Nudity & First Loves". Celebuzz. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ O'Shei, Tim (March 8, 2018). "Buffalo-born actress Charlene Amoia lands role on 'Grey's Anatomy'". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "TIFF listing for "Fat"". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
External links[]
- 21st-century American actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Spanish descent
- People from Buffalo, New York
- American actresses
- People from Las Vegas
- 1982 births
- Living people