Haley Strode

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Haley Strode
Born
Haley Anne Strode

OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Haley Anne Strode is an American actress. In 2012, she acted alongside Giovanni Ribisi in Gangster Squad, playing his character's wife. She has since starred in Nick@Nite's Wendell & Vinnie and in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club, playing the role of Jane Conrad.

Early life[edit]

Strode was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and grew up in the nearby town of Stanley on her family's fourth generation farm. Her mother is a retired teacher, and her father is a farmer. She has two older brothers, Jason and Matthew.[citation needed]

Strode graduated from Apollo High School in Owensboro, and went on to attend the University of Mississippi in Oxford, from which she graduated in 2007 with a BFA in Theatre Arts. While at college, Strode appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire as Stella, Noises Off! as Brooke, and The Importance of Being Earnest as Cecily.[1]

Career[edit]

Strode played the role of Windy Stevens in the film Las Angeles, directed by Gerardo Flores, which screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Strode's career in television began with a role on Comedy Central's Lewis Black's Root of All Evil.

Strode provided the voice of Jess' Mother in the independent film Jess + Moss, which was screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[2] The film won Best Feature at the Prague Fresh Film Festival, and Best Narrative at the Dallas International Film Festival. Strode continued 2012 with roles on television series including CSI:NY, Castle, and Whitney, along with the NBC pilot, The New Normal. In 2012, Strode acted in the Nick at Night series Wendell & Vinnie, starring opposite Jerry Trainor.[3]

Strode appeared in the Warner Bros. release Gangster Squad (2012), directed by Ruben Fleischer. She played the role of Marcia Keeler, alongside Giovanni Ribisi as Detective Conway Keeler. In independent film, Strode played the nemesis of Laura Bell Bundy's character in the film Watercolor Postcards. She next starred in the 2013 film Only in L.A..

In 2016, Strode portrayed the role of real-life NASA wife Jane Conrad on ABC's drama series The Astronaut Wives Club. She stars, in flashbacks, as Rita Forrester, the mother of Ed Westwick's character, in ABC's crime drama series Wicked City.[4] She also appeared in CMT's Still the King.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Southern Gothic Megan
2010 Las Angeles Windy Stevens
2010 The Murdererers Miranda Winthrop Short film
2011 Jess + Moss Jess' Mother
2012 Destinea, Our Island Leah Bally
2013 Gangster Squad Marcia Keeler
2013 Watercolor Postcards Tammy
2013 Only in L.A. Lauren
2016 Full Moon Club Fionna Short film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Mind of Mencia Pregnant Woman Episode #4.9
2008 Lewis Black's Root of All Evil Sorority Girl Episode: "Strip Clubs vs Sororities"
2009 Lost Tapes Tracy Miller Episode: "Oklahoma Octopus"
2011 CSI: NY Injured Woman Episode: "Indelible"
2012 Castle Hot Young Woman Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part"
2012 Whitney Cute Girl Episode: "Something Old, Something New"
2012 Fletcher Drive Interventionist Episode: "The Intervention"
2012 The New Normal Waitress Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Vegas Ruth Episode: "Solid Citizens"
2013 Wendell & Vinnie Taryn Kleinberg 20 episodes
2013 Mob City Ticket Girl Episode: "Reason to Kill a Man"
2014 Perfect on Paper Avery Goldstein Television film
2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Jane Conrad 4 episodes
2015 Wicked City Rita Forrester Episode: "The Very Thought of You"
2017 Doubt Susan Bauer Episode: "Clean Burn"
2017 iZombie Macy Episode: "Dirt Nap Time"
2017 Still the King Regina Harper 2 episodes
2019 Doom Patrol Dolores Mentallo (young) Episode: "Flex Patrol"
2020 Legends of Tomorrow Virginia Hill Episode: "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me"

Web[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Level 26: Dark Revelations Lisa Episode: "Cyber-bridge Five"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Barger, T. "Theatre Arts Alum Has Guest Star Role in Season Premiere of 'CSI: NY'". University of Mississippi. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Griffin, Blake (26 January 2011). "Jess + Moss Review (Sundance)". We Got This Covered. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Marechal, AJ (20 June 2012). "Strode lights Nick at Nite pilot". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2 October 2015). "Casting Roundup: 'Impractical Jokers' on 'Bones', 'Wicked City' Finds Ed Westwick's Mom". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

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