Ryan Michelle Bathe

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Ryan Michelle Bathe
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Born (1976-07-27) July 27, 1976 (age 45)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

Ryan Michelle Bathé (born July 27, 1976) is an American actress.

Personal life[]

Bathe grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. She graduated from Stanford University, and she received a Master of Fine Arts from New York University.[1] She is a member of the sorority Delta Sigma Theta. In June 2007, Bathe married fellow actor and Stanford alum Sterling K. Brown. They have two sons.[2][3]

Career[]

Bathe has had guest starring roles in a number of television shows, including ER, Half & Half, Girlfriends, Brothers & Sisters, and How I Met Your Mother. She was regular cast member during the second season of the ABC legal drama series Boston Legal playing attorney Sara Holt.[4] From 2009 to 2010, she had a recurring role on the short-lived NBC medical drama Trauma, and in 2011 had starring role in the TV Land sitcom Retired at 35.[5] She had main roles in the independent films All About Us and April Moon.

In 2012, Bathe co-starred opposite Katherine Heigl in the crime comedy film One for the Money. Later that year, she had a recurring role opposite her real life husband Sterling K. Brown in the Lifetime drama series Army Wives.[6] In 2014, she was a female lead opposite Kevin Hart in the ABC comedy pilot Keep It Together.[7] In 2016, Bathe was cast in a recurring role in the NBC drama series, This Is Us, also starring Brown.[8]

In 2018, Bathe was cast as one of leads in the BET+ comedy-drama series First Wives Club based on the film of the same name written by Robert Harling.[9] More recently, she signed a first look deal with ViacomCBS.[10]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Education of Max Bickford Sarai Episode: "Who Is Breckenridge Long?"
2003 Good Fences Stormy (age 17)
2003 ER Miss Evelyn Episode: "Dear Abby"
2004 Brother to Brother Classroom Girl
2004 Half & Half Aurora Episode: "The Big I Haven't the Vegas Idea Episode"
2005 Lackawanna Blues Nancy's Birthday Party Guest
2005-2006 Boston Legal Sara Holt Series regular, 16 episodes
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2007 Brothers & Sisters Noreen Episodes: "Sexual Politics" and "Love Is Difficult"
2007 Medium Claire Williams Episode: "We Had a Dream"
2007 Girlfriends Traci Blackwell Episodes: "Church Lady" and "A House Divided"
2007 All About Us Stacey Brown
2007 April Moon Michelle
2008 How I Met Your Mother Michelle Episode: "Sandcastles in the Sand"
2008 Leaving Barstow Jenny
2009 Bones Erin Miller Episode: "The Double Death of the Dearly Departed"
2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Woman Office Worker Episode: "A Very Sunny Christmas"
2009 Brothers Kathleen Episode: "Snoop Returns"
2010 Private Practice Robin Episode: "Pulling the Plug"
2009-2010 Trauma Sela Boone Recurring role, 9 episodes
2010 Retired at 35 Jessica Sanders Series regular, 10 episodes
2011 Harry's Law Mrs. Thomas Episode: "American Girl"
2012 One for the Money Jackie
2012 Army Wives Charlie Recurring role, 11 episodes
2014 Franklin & Bash Denise Parker Episode: "Spirits in the Material World"
2015 Romantically Speaking Krista
2016 Dr. Ken Miss Flanagan Episode: "Ken's Apology"
2016-2018 This Is Us Yvette Recurring role, 4 episodes
2018 Empire Celeste Recurring role, 3 episodes
2018 The Rookie Det. Paige Recurring role, 2 episodes
2019–present First Wives Club Ari Montgomery Series regular
2020 Sylvie's Love Kate
2020 All Rise Rachel Recurring role

References[]

  1. ^ "Ryan Michelle Bathe Biography". CelebrityXYZ.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Porter, Lauren (September 19, 2016). "6 Things To Know About Sterling K. Brown And His Wife Ryan Michelle Bathe Love Story". Essence. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Barney, Chuck (March 9, 2017). "'This Is Us': Former Bay Area resident Sterling K. Brown feels 'blessed beyond words'". The Mercury News. Digital First Media. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Three New Cast Members Join ABC's "Boston Legal"". The Futon Critic. July 21, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Nordyke, Kimberley (April 20, 2010). "TV Land greenlights George Segal sitcom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  6. ^ Ausiello, Michael (October 21, 2011). "Exclusive: Army Wives Enlists Stars of ER, Rescue Me and Boston Legal For Season 6". TVLine.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 1, 2014). "Ryan Michelle Bathe Cast In ABC's Kevin Hart Comedy Pilot As Role Gets Reworked". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2016). "'This Is Us' Adds Ryan Michelle Bathe As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (September 6, 2018). "'First Wives Club': Ryan Michelle Bathe To Star In Paramount Network's Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  10. ^ Porter, Rick (December 4, 2020). "Ryan Michelle Bathé Inks ViacomCBS First-Look Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

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