Rebecca Wisocky (born November 12, 1971) is an American actress. Best known for her role as Evelyn Powell in the

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comedy-drama series ''

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'' (2013–16), as of 2021 she is starring as Hetty Woodstone on the CBS sitcom '' Ghosts''.

Early life

Wisocky was born in

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. She began her acting career in York at York Little Theatre, a community theater, where she said she spent most of her childhood. She also attended the

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. Wisocky later moved to New York City, and graduated from the

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Experimental Theatre Wing.

Career

Wisocky began work in the theatre, appearing on Broadway in 1995 in ''The Play's the Thing''. Wisocky later performed in many stage productions, primarily playing strong women, like

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and

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. In 2008, she won the

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for her role as Nazi-era German filmmaker

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in Jordan Harrison's ''Amazons and Their Men''. She also acted in several other Off-Broadway plays, including '' Don Juan Comes Back from the War'', '' The Tooth of Crime'', and '' Hot 'N Throbbing''. Wisocky had supporting roles in number of films, including ''

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'' (2000), '' Funny Money'' (2006), and '' Atlas Shrugged: Part I'' (2011). She made her television debut in 2000, on an episode of HBO comedy ''

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''. In later years, she also guest starred on ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Bones'',

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in ''

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'', and as Queen Mab on ''

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''. Wisocky had a recurring roles in

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series '' 90210'' from 2010 to 2011, CBS's ''

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'' (2010-2013) as Brenda Shettrick, and in the first season of FX series ''

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'' as Lorraine Harvey. In early 2012,

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cast Wisocky in his comedy-drama television pilot ''

'' as Evelyn Powell, the main antagonist of the show. Previously, she played Bree's Mother on ''

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'' (episode "

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"). The series was originally in development to air on ABC, but not picked. In June 2012,

picked up the pilot with a thirteen-episode order to air in early 2013. Wisocky received positive reviews from critics for her performance in the series. In 2014, Wisocky had guest-starring roles in the ABC dramas ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2015, she appeared opposite

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in the comedy-drama film, '' Hello, My Name Is Doris'', directed by

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. The following years, Wisocky appeared on ''

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'', '' The Sinner'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' For All Mankind'', and '' Star Trek: Picard''. In 2021, she began starring as Hetty Woodstone, the deceased

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, on the CBS comedy series, '' Ghosts''.

Personal life

On January 5, 2015, Wisocky became engaged to

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, a theatrical lighting designer, on the

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. They married in

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on October 10, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

*''God's Ear'' as Lenora (Vineyard Theatre) *''Amazons and Their Men'' as Leni Riefenstahl (Clubbed Thumb) *''Hot'n'Throbbing'' as VO (Signature) *''Medea in Jerusalem'' as Medea (Rattlestick) *''Tatjana in Color'' as Wally (Culture Project) *''

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'' as Creon ( Classic Stage Company) *''The Squirrel'' as Jessica (SPF) *''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'' as Petra (Henry Miller Theatre) *''Sueno'' as Estrella (MCC) *''Middle Finger'' as Myrna (Ma-Yi) *''A Tale of Two Cities'' as Madame Defarge (Culture Project) *''Hot Keys'' as Calitha (P.S. 122) *''Tooth of Crime'' as Becky Lou (Second Stage/Signature) *''36 Views'' as Elizabeth (NYSF/The Public)

References

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