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Marie Mireille Enos (; born September 22, 1975) is an American actress known for the lead role as homicide detective Sarah Linden in the drama series '' The Killing.''


Early life

Enos was born on September 22, 1975, in
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. She is the daughter of Monique, a French teacher, and Jon Goree Enos. Her father is American, from Texas, and her mother is from France. Enos speaks French fluently. Enos has two brothers and two sisters. Her older sister, Veronique Enos Kaefer, is the vice president of philanthropy at The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Her family moved to
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, when she was five years old. She attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she underwent acting training. Enos studied theater at
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(BYU) but left during her third year to pursue acting in New York City. While a BYU student, she won the Irene Ryan Award at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., an award annually presented to the nation's top collegiate actor.


Career


1994–2009

Enos made her screen acting debut in the television film '' Without Consent'' (1994). She made her feature film debut with a small role in the romantic comedy '' Someone Like You'' (2001) starring
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. She has guest-starred in a number of television shows, including ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Rescue Me'', ''
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'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''
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'' and '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent''. Enos also appeared in several stage productions. She played Perdita in the 2002
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production of
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at the Lansburgh Theater in Washington, D.C. She appeared in the 2005 Broadway revival production of ''
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'', which starred
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and
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. For her performance she received a
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nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play. In 2007, Enos joined the cast of the
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drama series ''
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,'' about a
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family. She played the roles of twin sisters JoDean Marquart and Kathy Marquart. She was a regular cast member in the third and fourth seasons.


2010–present

In 2010, Enos was cast in her first lead role in a television series: Detective Sarah Linden in the
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drama series '' The Killing'', based on the Danish television series '' Forbrydelsen''. She received critical acclaim for that performance, and the first season was praised by most critics. Tim Goodman of ''
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'' in his review said "It's not until you watch Enos play Sarah for a while that it sinks in—there hasn't been a female American character like her probably ever." For her role as Linden, Enos received nominations for an
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,
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, and three Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. The series ran for four seasons, ending in 2014. After her breakout role in '' The Killing'', Enos began her career in feature films. She played Karin Lane, the wife of
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's character in ''
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's character's wife in '' Gangster Squad'', and appeared opposite
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in the crime drama '' Devil's Knot'', based on a true story, the West Memphis Three. In 2014, she appeared in the crime thriller ''
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'' directed by
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and later starred in drama film '' If I Stay'' directed by R. J. Cutler, based on the novel of the same name by Gayle Forman. Enos co-starred later that year alongside
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in '' The Captive'', directed by
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. Enos was cast as lead actress in the thriller '' Never Here'', which was directed by Camille Thoman. In March 2015, it was announced that Enos had been cast as the lead character in the ABC legal drama series, '' The Catch'', produced by
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. She starred as the lead character Alice Vaughan, the head of a high-end
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agency. '' The Catch'' aired its first 10-episode season in spring 2016, and a second 10-episode season in 2017 as part of ABC's " TGIT" Thursday night lineup. Also in March 2015, it was announced Enos would star alongside Olivia Cooke in '' Katie Says Goodbye'', an independent film. That same year, she starred in '' Behold My Heart'', directed by Joshua Leonard. In 2019, she appeared as Marissa Wiegler in the
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series '' Hanna'' on
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. The series is based on the 2011 film of the same name, with
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originating the role of Wiegler. In August 2020, it was announced the 2018 film '' The Lie'' (her reunion with ''The Killing'''s showrunner
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) would be included in
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Personal life

Enos married actor
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on January 4, 2008. They have two children, and she has two stepchildren from Ruck's previous marriage. She was raised in
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but is no longer a practicing member.


Acting credits


Film


Television


Stage


Video games


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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