Ryan Michelle Bathé is an American actress. She starred in the ABC legal drama series ''

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'' (2005–06), BET+ comedy-drama series '' First Wives Club'' (2019–22), and NBC crime thriller '' The Endgame'' (2022).

Early life

Bathe's mother is Clare Bathé, an actress and singer who was a member of the late 1970s funk/disco/rock group

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. She grew up in

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. She graduated from

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, and she earned a

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degree from

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. She is a member of the sorority

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Career

Bathe has had guest starring roles in a number of television shows, including '' ER'', ''

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'', '' Girlfriends'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', and ''

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''. She was regular cast member during the second season of the ABC legal drama series ''

'' playing attorney Sara Holt. From 2009 to 2010, she had a recurring role on the short-lived NBC medical drama '' Trauma'', and in 2011 had starring role in the TV Land sitcom '' Retired at 35''. She had main roles in the independent films ''All About Us'' and ''April Moon''. In 2012, Bathe co-starred opposite

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in the crime comedy film ''

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''. Later that year, she had a recurring role opposite her real life husband Sterling K. Brown in the Lifetime drama series ''

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''. In 2014, she was a female lead opposite

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in the ABC comedy pilot ''Keep It Together''. In 2016, Bathe was cast in a recurring role in the NBC drama series, ''

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'', also starring Brown. In 2018, Bathe was cast as one of leads in the

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comedy-drama series '' First Wives Club'' based on the film of the same name written by Robert Harling. She left the series after two seasons in 2022. In 2020, she signed a first look deal with ViacomCBS. Bathe appeared in the 2020 romantic comedy film ''

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'' and the following year guest-starred on HBO series, '' A Black Lady Sketch Show''. In 2022, Bathe was cast as a lead alongside

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in the NBC heist thriller series '' The Endgame''. In 2023, she played the leading role in the thriller film ''Boy in the Walls'' directed by

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, and was cast alongside

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in the CBS comedy pilot ''JumpStart''.

Personal life

In March 2006, Bathe married fellow actor and Stanford alum Sterling K. Brown. They have two sons.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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