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3	->''"A recent report from the World Health Organisation has estimated there are at least 359,003 men worldwide who are still single because they had hoped to find someone like Amy Acker. The WHO report also notes that Acker is the only woman in her 30's known to be getting cuter with each year."''
4	-->-- '''Website/{{Uncyclopedia}}'''
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6	Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actress.
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8	She is best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Angel}}'', ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', and ''Series/{{The Gifted\|2017}}''.
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10	!!Film roles
11	* 2002 ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' as Miggy
12	* 2003 ''Film/ReturnToTheBatcaveTheMisadventuresOfAdamAndBurt'' as Bonnie Lindsey
13	* 2012 ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' as Wendy Lin
14	* 2012 ''Film/{{Much Ado About Nothing\|2012}}'' as Beatrice
15	* 2025 ''Film/TheUnbreakableBoy'' as Lori
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17	!!Television roles
18	* 1997 ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'' as [[Literature/TheCourtshipOfMilesStandish Priscilla Mullins]] in "[[Recap/WishboneS2E05ABoneOfContention A Bone of Contention]]," [[Literature/NorthangerAbbey Catherine Morland]] in "[[Recap/WishboneS2E09PupFiction Pup Fiction]]," and [[Literature/TheAeneid Venus]] in "[[Recap/WishboneS2E10TheRoaminNose The Roamin' Nose]]"
19	* 2001-2004 ''Series/{{Angel}}'' as Winifred 'Fred' Burkle/Illyria
20	* 2005 ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' as Andrea Barr
21	* 2005-2006 ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' as [[ComicBook/{{Huntress}} Huntress/Helena Bertinelli]]
22	* 2005-2006 ''Series/{{Alias}}'' as Kelly Peyton
23	* 2006 ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' as Penelope
24	* 2007 ''Series/Drive2007'' as Kathryn Tully
25	* 2007 ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' as Leslie [=LeZard=]
26	* 2007 ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' as Tessa
27	* 2008 ''Series/PrivatePractice'' as Molly Madison
28	* 2009-2010 ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' as Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey
29	* 2010 ''Series/HumanTarget'' as Katherine Walters
30	* 2010 ''Series/TheGoodWife'' as Trish Arkin
31	* 2010 ''Series/HappyTown'' as Rachel Conroy
32	* 2010 ''Series/NoOrdinaryFamily'' as Amanda Grayson
33	* 2011-2013 ''Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation'' as Sandy Colfax
34	* 2012 ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' as Lena Marcenko
35	* 2012 ''Series/OnceUponATime'' as Astrid/Nova
36	* 2012 ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' as Tracey
37	* 2012-2016 ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' as Root/Samantha Groves & [[spoiler:The Machine (voice)]]
38	* 2013 ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' as Nova
39	* 2014 ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' as Audrey Nathan, the Cellist
40	* 2015-2016 ''Series/HolbyCity'' (uncredited)
41	* 2017-2019 ''[[Series/TheGifted2017 The Gifted]]'' as Kate Strucker
42	* 2023 ''Series/TheWatchfulEye'' as Tory Ayres
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44	!!Tropes associated with her work:
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46	* ActingForTwo:[[invoked]] In Season 5 of ''{{Series/Angel}}'', she plays both Fred and the demon Illyria.
47	* ActorInspiredElement:[[invoked]] Dr Saunders of ''{{Series/Dollhouse}}'' was first conceived as an older man. The part was rewritten so that Amy could play it. [[spoiler: Then they ended up revealing Amy was really playing a doll imprinted with the original Dr Saunders personality after he was killed]].
48	* CareerResurrection:[[invoked]] After the cancellation of ''{{Series/Angel}}'' and ''{{Series/Dollhouse}}'', she mainly showed up in guest star roles on other TV shows - as well as taking time off to raise her children. ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' helped bring her back into prominence.
49	* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]]
50	** In an episode of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', she plays a snarky GranolaGirl.
51	** The bloodthristy Illyria from ''{{Series/Angel}}'' counts too as a radical departure from the cute nerdy Fred.
52	** Root from ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' continues to show her range outside her earlier type casting as a CuteClumsyGirl by giving her a main role as a gleefully sadistic TokenEvilTeammate.
53	* PlayingWithCharacterType: She usually plays sweet, EndearinglyDorky types. In {{Series/Alias}}, she has many of her usual mannerisms, but turns out to secretly be evil. She then displays the same kind of persona in order to be FauxAffablyEvil.
54	* ProductionPosse:[[invoked]] She's appeared in three Joss Whedon projects - ''{{Series/Angel}}'', ''{{Series/Dollhouse}}'' and ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods''.
55	* PromotedToOpeningTitles: In ''{{Series/Alias}}'' Season 5.
56	* ThrowItIn:[[invoked]] In ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', the writers noted her chemistry with Sarah Shahi and decided to play up the sexual tension between their characters.
57	* TypeCasting:[[invoked]] She tends to end up as a dorky CuteClumsyGirl.

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