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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, best known for the TV shows ''Series/{{Angel}}'', ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', and ''[[Series/TheGifted2017 The Gifted]]''. |
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| 8 | !!Film roles |
| 9 | * 2002 ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' as Miggy |
| 10 | * 2003 ''Film/ReturnToTheBatcaveTheMisadventuresOfAdamAndBurt'' as Bonnie Lindsey |
| 11 | * 2012 ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' as Wendy Lin |
| 12 | * 2012 ''Film/{{Much Ado About Nothing|2012}}'' as Beatrice |
| 13 | !!Television roles |
| 14 | * 2001-2004 ''Series/{{Angel}}'' as Winifred 'Fred' Burkle/Illyria |
| 15 | * 2005 ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' as Andrea Barr |
| 16 | * 2005-2006 ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' as [[ComicBook/{{Huntress}} Huntress/Helena Bertinelli]] |
| 17 | * 2005-2006 ''Series/{{Alias}}'' as Kelly Peyton |
| 18 | * 2006 ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' as Penelope |
| 19 | * 2007 ''Series/Drive2007'' as Kathryn Tully |
| 20 | * 2007 ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' as Leslie [=LeZard=] |
| 21 | * 2007 ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' as Tessa |
| 22 | * 2008 ''Series/PrivatePractice'' as Molly Madison |
| 23 | * 2009-2010 ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' as Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey |
| 24 | * 2010 ''Series/HumanTarget'' as Katherine Walters |
| 25 | * 2010 ''Series/TheGoodWife'' as Trish Arkin |
| 26 | * 2010 ''Series/HappyTown'' as Rachel Conroy |
| 27 | * 2010 ''Series/NoOrdinaryFamily'' as Amanda Grayson |
| 28 | * 2011-2013 ''Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation'' as Sandy Colfax |
| 29 | * 2012 ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' as Lena Marcenko |
| 30 | * 2012 ''Series/OnceUponATime'' as Astrid/Nova |
| 31 | * 2012 ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' as Tracey |
| 32 | * 2012-2016 ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' as Root/Samantha Groves & [[spoiler:The Machine (voice)]] |
| 33 | * 2013 ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' as Nova |
| 34 | * 2014 ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' as Audrey Nathan, the Cellist |
| 35 | * 2015-2016 ''Series/HolbyCity'' (uncredited) |
| 36 | * 2017-2019 ''[[Series/TheGifted2017 The Gifted]]'' as Kate Strucker |
| 37 | * 2023 ''Series/TheWatchfulEye'' as Tory Ayres |
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| 40 | !!Tropes associated with her work: |
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| 42 | * ActingForTwo:[[invoked]] In Season 5 of ''{{Series/Angel}}'', she plays both Fred and the demon Illyria. |
| 43 | * 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]]. |
| 44 | * 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. |
| 45 | * PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]] |
| 46 | ** In an episode of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', she plays a snarky GranolaGirl. |
| 47 | ** The bloodthristy Illyria from ''{{Series/Angel}}'' counts too as a radical departure from the cute nerdy Fred. |
| 48 | ** 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. |
| 49 | * ProductionPosse:[[invoked]] She's appeared in three Joss Whedon projects - ''{{Series/Angel}}'', ''{{Series/Dollhouse}}'' and ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods''. |
| 50 | * PromotedToOpeningTitles: In ''{{Series/Alias}}'' Season 5. |
| 51 | * ThrowItIn:[[invoked]] In ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', the writers noted her chemistry with Sarah Shahi and decided to play up the sexual tension between their characters. |
| 52 | * TypeCasting:[[invoked]] She tends to end up as a dorky CuteClumsyGirl. |
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