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in the HBO vampire drama ''

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'' (2009, 2013–2014) and Aubrey Posen in the musical comedy ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017). Camp had recurring roles in the television series ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011–2016), '' The Mindy Project'' (2012–2013), and ''Vegas'' (2013). She also played Jane Hollander, a researcher for the fictitious ''News of the Week'' magazine, in the

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series ''

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'' (2016), and had minor roles in the drama '' The Help'' (2011) and the

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film ''

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'' (2016). Camp made her Broadway debut in the 2008 production of ''The Country Girl'' and played Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of

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's '' Equus''. In 2012, she was nominated for a

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for her performance in the

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play ''

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''.

Early life

Camp was born in

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. Her mother, Dee (née Kornegay), is a Democratic Party volunteer, and her father, Thomas Sewell Camp, is a bank executive. She has an older sister, Saluda. Camp is of British (English, Scottish, and Welsh), Dutch, French and Swedish descent, and grew up in

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. She attended Meadowfield Elementary School and was cast in a

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production in the second grade, introducing her to acting. She graduated from the

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with a

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degree in 2004. She moved to New York City shortly thereafter.

Career

Camp played the role of Perfect in ''

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'' in 2005. In 2007, she was nominated for a

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for her performance in the

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play '' The Scene''. She played Jill Mason in the 2008

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revival of '' Equus'' at the

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, which starred

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as Alan Strang. Speaking about the role, Camp said, "I had a lot of thought; I didn't even know if I was going to do ''Equus'' because of the nudity and because of the high profile

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of it. But you only live once and you have to take those risks because you'll only be a better person or actor because of it." She appeared in ''Reinventing the Wheelers'', a 2007

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which was not ordered to series by ABC. In 2008, she had a role in the pilot of the ABC television dramedy ''

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''. She had a starring role as

in the second season of the HBO supernatural drama series ''

'', which earned her a nomination for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series; Camp had earlier auditioned for the role of Sookie Stackhouse. Camp has made guest appearances on ''

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'' (2009), '' Glee'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), and ''

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'' (2010). She has had recurring roles in the fourth season of the AMC drama series ''

'' (2010) and the third season of the CBS legal drama series ''

'' (2011–2012) and ''

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'' (2013). In 2011, Camp starred in the premiere of ''All New People'', a play written by

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and staged at Second Stage Theatre; the production was directed by

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and also starred

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and

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. Camp was a member of the main cast in the first season of Fox sitcom '' The Mindy Project'', and played Aubrey Posen in the 2012 musical comedy film ''

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'', later reprising her role in the sequels ''

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'' and ''

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''. She had a recurring role in Netflix's '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' as Deirdre Robespierre and starred with Nasim Pedrad in '' Desperados''.

Personal life

Camp was engaged to actor Michael Mosley by September 2008; they married in 2010 and filed for divorce in 2013. Camp began dating ''

'' co-star

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in 2013. The couple were reported to be engaged in January 2016. They married on September 10, 2016. On April 19, 2019, the couple announced that they were filing for divorce. As of late-August that year, the divorce was finalized.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Soundtrack appearances

* ''Pitch Perfect'' (2012) * ''Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015) * ''Pitch Perfect 3'' (2017)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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