Amy Jaclyn Gumenick ( ; born 17 May 1986) is a Swedish-born American actress, best known for her roles as

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in the television film of the same name (2009) and its sequel, as the young Mary Winchester in '' Supernatural'' (2008–10), as Carrie Cutter / Cupid in '' Arrow'' (2014–2019) and as Philomena Cheer in '' Turn: Washington's Spies'' (2014–17).

Early life

Gumenick was born in

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, Sweden, the daughter of a

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father and

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mother. She graduated from the

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in 2008, earning a BFA in theatre with an emphasis in acting.

Career

Gumenick's first role was in a short film entitled ''Sayonara Elviko'', before she moved on to '' Army Wives''. She then starred in a series of

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for the television show '' My Own Worst Enemy'', before being cast as the young Mary Campbell, who became Mary Winchester, on '' Supernatural''. She then had roles on '' How I Met Your Mother'', ''

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'', '' Ghost Whisperer'' and ''

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'' before being cast as

in the Lifetime movie ''

''. She also appeared in the movie's 2011 sequel, ''Justice for Natalee Holloway''. She subsequently appeared in episodes of '' Castle'', ''

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'', '' The Glades'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2014, she began playing the recurring character Philomena on the

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series '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. In August 2014, it was announced that she had been cast as Carrie Cutter / Cupid on

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series '' Arrow''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gumenick, Amy 1986 births 21st-century American actresses 21st-century Swedish actresses American film actresses American people of Polish descent American people of Russian descent American television actresses Living people People from Hudiksvall Municipality Swedish film actresses Swedish people of Polish descent Swedish people of Russian descent Swedish television actresses University of California, Santa Barbara alumni