Melinda Wrenn Schmidt (born February 18, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Julia Sagorsky in the period drama series Boardwalk Empire, as KGB handler Kate in the spy drama series The Americans, as Dr. Iris Campbell on the thriller series Person of Interest and as Megan Holter in the horror series Outcast. Her film roles include the horror film Preservation, the biographical drama I Saw the Light, the war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi and the romantic comedy, The Good Catholic. Many of her roles speak with a Southeastern US accent - that is her natural accent.
Filmography
Film
- 2011 Javelina - Katie
- 2011 Our Idiot Brother - Beth
- 2013 How to Follow Strangers - Shelly
- 2014 Preservation - Wit Neary
- 2015 I Saw the Light - Bobbie Jett
- 2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi - Jane
- 2016 The Good Catholic - Jane
- 2022 Nope - Amber Park
Television
- 2006 Law & Order - Jill Cariglia
- 2006 3 lbs - Female Student
- 2010 Mercy - Sarah
- 2011 Body of Proof - Rena Talbot
- 2012 Blue Bloods - Anna Goodwin
- 2012-13 Boardwalk Empire - Julia Sagorsky Harrow
- 2014 The Americans - Kate
- 2014 Tyrant - Jenna Olson
- 2014 Unforgettable - Vicki Wilson
- 2014-16 Person of Interest - Dr. Iris Campbell
- 2016 Outcast - Megan Holter
- 2018 The Looming Tower - Diane Marsh
- 2018 Elementary - Ellory
- 2019-Present For All Mankind - Margo Madison
