Eileen April Boylan (born May 10, 1987) is an American film and television actress. She stands and is of
Filipino and
Irish descent.
Biography
Boylan was born in
Acton, California
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Film
Boylan made her film debut playing a younger version of the title character in the 2001 film ''Alex in Wonder'' (a.k.a. ''Sex and a Girl''). In 2004, she starred opposite Alexa Vega
Alexa Ellesse PenaVega ( Vega; born August 27, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Carmen Cortez in the first four '' Spy Kids'' films and Julie Corky in the 2004 film ''Sleepover''. In 2009, she starred as the title cha ...
and Sara Paxton
Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows before rising to fame in early October 2002. She played Sarah Tobin from '' Greet ...
in the film ''Sleepover
A sleepover (also known as a slumber party or pajama party) is a social occasion in which a young person stays at the home of a friend. Multiple people and/or friends may sleepover at the friend's home. Typically a younger person will partake in ...
''. She starred in her first leading role playing the title character in the 2008 independent film ''Dakota Skye''. In 2011, Boylan starred opposite Tom Selleck
Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series ''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), for which he received five Emmy Award nominations fo ...
as a central character in the television movie '' Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost''.
Television
Boylan's television credits include roles on ''Baywatch
''Baywatch'' is an American Drama (film and television), drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz ...
'', ''General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
'', ''Judging Amy
''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...
'' and a recurring role on the Lifetime original series ''Strong Medicine
''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Whoopi Goldberg, who made cam ...
''. In 2006, she joined the ensemble cast of The N
The N (standing for Noggin) was a prime time and late-night block programming, programming block on the Noggin (brand), Noggin television channel, aimed at preteens and teenagers. It was launched on April 1, 2002, by MTV Networks and Sesame Works ...
original series ''South of Nowhere
''South of Nowhere'' is an American teen drama television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. It first aired on November 4, 2005, on Noggin as part of its teen programming block, The N. The show was produced by Noggin LLC in association with ...
'', portraying Kyla Woods throughout the second and third seasons. Boylan made appearances in various TV serials from 2008 through 2009, including a role in the ''Life
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'' episode "Everything...All The Time", and as a college girl named Melissa in the ''How I Met Your Mother
''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows main char ...
'' episode "Three Days of Snow
"Three Days of Snow" is the 13th episode in the fourth season of the television series ''How I Met Your Mother'' and 77th overall. It originally aired on January 19, 2009.
Plot
Future Ted recounts events taking place during a three-day sno ...
". She had a recurring role on the ABC Family
American cable television, cable and satellite television network Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through four different owners and six different name changes dur ...
TV series ''Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
'' as the ditsy and often drunk sorority girl Betsy, from 2008 until the series’ cancellation in 2011.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
*
Profile at The-N-Com
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1987 births
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from California
American child actresses
American film actresses
American actresses of Filipino descent
American television actresses
Living people
People from Acton, California