CAST BIOS

ANNABETH GISH (Denise) – Annabeth Gish recently starred as President Bartlet's ® older daughter on the Emmy Award-winning drama, "The West Wing." She previously portrayed FBI Special Agent Monica Reyes, an expert specializing in ritualistic crime dealing with satanic cults, on "The X-Files."

Among Gish’s feature film credits are "Double Jeopardy," the Sundance Film Festival favorite "SLC Punk," "Wyatt Earp," "Nixon," "Beautiful Girls," "The Last Supper," “Coupe de Ville," "Shag," and "Steel." She also appeared in the romantic comedy "Buying the Cow," "Race to Space," a family film set against the backdrop of the Russian and American race to dominate space in the 1960s, the independent feature film "Pursuit of Happiness," and the drama "Morning." Gish also starred in the VH-1 original movie "The Way She Moves," a modern love story set in the world of salsa dancing.

The actress’ numerous television credits include the PBS Masterpiece Theater classic "A Death in the Family," the television films "Sealed with a Kiss," "Different," "God's New Plan," "To Live Again," "What Love Sees," and "Someone You Know," and the miniseries "Scarlett" and "True Women." She will next be seen on the big screen in the independent release "Knots."

Gish first gained the attention of critics and moviegoers at the age of 13 when, according to film critic Roger Ebert, she delivered a performance "of stunning power" in the feature film "Desert Bloom." She went on to star in the acclaimed feature film "Mystic Pizza" with Julia Roberts before taking a four-year break from her career to attend Duke University, graduating cum laude with a degree in English. Recently married, Gish lives in Los Angeles with her husband and her dog, Lola.

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ETHAN EMBRY (Rick) – Ethan Embry has successfully been building his career since the age of 10 and recently co-starred opposite Ed O’Neill on “Dragnet.” The remake of the classic 1950’s television drama re-teamed Embry with O’Neill after Embry made his feature film debut in the John Hughes comedy “Dutch.”

Embry co-starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in the box office hit “Sweet Home Alabama.” He is also well known for his turns as the secret admirer in the teen comedy “Can’t Hardly Wait” opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt; the naïve young bassist in “That Thing You Do,” directed by Tom Hanks; and the youngest crew member in Ridley Scott’s “White Squall.”

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His other film credits include “Timeline,” the independent features “Stealing Time,” “Ball in the House,” and the upcoming “Standing Still,” opposite James Van Der Beek. Embry has also appeared in the cult hit “Empire Records,” “Montana,” “They,” and “Dancer, ® Texas.” On the small screen, he was seen in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries “Drug Wars: The Camarena Story.”

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ED BEGLEY, JR. (Richard Spencer) – Inspired by the works of his Academy Award ®- winning father, Ed Begley, Jr. became an actor. He first came to audiences’ attention for his portrayal of Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the long-running hit television series, “St. Elsewhere,” for which he received six Emmy ® nominations. Since then, Begley has moved easily between feature, television and theatre projects.

Begley stars in the upcoming feature films “Francis Hamper,” the animated “Hair High,” and “Stateside.” He was recently seen in Paul Schrader’s “Auto Focus” and “A Mighty Wind,” which re-teamed him with writer/director/actor Christopher Guest. His other feature film credits include Guest’s “Best In Show,” “I’m Losing You,” “Batman Forever,” “Renaissance Man,” “The Accidental Tourist” and “The In-Laws.”

On television, Begley stars in the Stephen King series “Kingdom Hospital” and had recurring roles on “Six Feet Under” and “7th Heaven.” He has guest starred in such series as “The West Wing,” “The Practice,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Touched By an Angel,” and “Providence,” and has countless television movie credits.

Begley made his television directorial debut on the acclaimed series “NYPD Blue.” He wrote, produced and directed the well-received musical “Cesar and Ruben,” based on the life and work of union organizer and hero Cesar Chavez, and completed the run of the West Coast premiere of David Mamet’s “Cryptogram” at the Geffen Playhouse in the role that he originated in Boston and then in New York.

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WENDY PHILLIPS (Lucy) – Wendy Phillips’ list of television credits includes regular roles in the series "Promised Land,” “Homefront” and “Falcon Crest" and guest-starring roles in such series as "Touched By an Angel," "Picket Fences," "Diagnosis Murder,” “Matlock,” "Murder, She Wrote" and "St. Elsewhere."

Phillips has appeared in a number of television movies, the Stephen King miniseries “The Stand,” and the feature films "I Am Sam,” “Bugsy," "The Wizard," "Midnight Run" and "Airplane II."

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Phillips made her acting debut in San Francisco in the television film "Death Be Not Proud," following her graduation from the University of California at Berkeley. Both of her parents, Wendell Phillips and Jean Shelton, are well-known acting teachers.

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