Kerry Lynne Bishé (born May 1, 1984) is a New Zealand-born American actress, known for her lead role as Donna Clark in the AMC television series '' Halt and Catch Fire''. Bishé played the lead/narrator role in the final season of the ABC medical sitcom '' Scrubs'' and starred in the drama film ''

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'' in 2012.

Early life

Bishé was born in New Zealand. Shortly afterward, the family moved to

Glen Ridge, New Jersey Glen Ridge is a borough in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 7,802, reflecting an increase of 275 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,527,

, in the United States. She graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy, where her father, Kenneth Bishé, taught social studies. Bishé studied at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

Career

Bishé toured professionally with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks during the summer of 2004, performing the role of

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in ''

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''. She also appeared in a 2006 production of

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's '' The Hairy Ape'' and in the

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revival of

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's '' Pygmalion''. Bishé made her screen debut in 2007 when she portrayed Sarah Rosen in ''The Half Life of Mason Lake'', a low-budget production. After appearances as an extra in the first film adaptation of ''Sex and the City'' and '' The Lucky Ones'', and a small role in ''The Understudy'' (2008), Bishé was cast in ''Night Life'', a

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directed by ''Scrubs'' star

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. The production did not make Bishé well-known, but did introduce her to Braff, with whom she later worked on ''Scrubs''. In 2009, Bishé had a number of television roles, appearing in an episode of the US version of ''

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'', an episode of the cable-TV series '' Royal Pains'', and in the lead role in the TV movie made from the failed pilot of the proposed sci-fi series ''

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''. In December 2009, Bishé took on the lead role on the ABC medical sitcom '' Scrubs'', that of Lucy Bennett, the show's new narrator, taking over from Zach Braff. ABC cancelled the show May 14, 2010. Bishé costarred in the independent movie ''

Nice Guy Johnny ''Nice Guy Johnny'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Edward Burns, and starring Matt Bush, Kerry Bishé, and Burns. Plot Johnny Rizzo, a young man who dreams of working in radio, is engaged to Claire. When Claire ...

'' (2010) with

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and Matt Bush. She also played a supporting role in

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's horror film ''

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'' (2011) and in

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's drama film ''

'' (2012). In 2013, she costarred with Elijah Wood in the independent film ''

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,. From 2014 to 2017, Bishé starred as Donna Clark in the AMC television drama series '' Halt and Catch Fire''. Coincidentally, her character's husband in ''Halt and Catch Fire'' is portrayed by

Scoot McNairy John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles in '' Monsters'', ''Argo'', ''Killing Them Softly'', ''12 Years a Slave'', '' Gone Girl'', and '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of J ...

, who also played her spouse in ''Argo'' (2012). In season three of ''

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'', she played Cristina Jurado, the American wife of the

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's Harvard-educated money launderer Franklin Jurado.

Personal life

Bishé is in a relationship with actor

Chris Lowell Christopher Lowell (born October 17, 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Stosh "Piz" Piznarski in the television series ''Veronica Mars'' (2006–2007), William "Dell" Parker in the television series '' Priva ...

. The couple have a daughter.

Filmography

References

External links

* * Dagenais, Marcel
"Bright Young Things: Kerry Bishé"
''Working Class Magazine'', Brooklyn, New York {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishe, Kerry 1984 births Actresses from New Jersey American film actresses American television actresses Living people Montclair Kimberley Academy alumni Northwestern University alumni 21st-century American actresses Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners New Zealand emigrants to the United States People from Glen Ridge, New Jersey