Gretchen Egolf is an American theater, film and television actress.

Egolf was born and raised inLancaster, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of artist Paula Egolf and stepfather Gary Egolf. Her brother was the writerTristan Egolf. Her younger half-brother is British-American musician Siegfried Faith. Egolf earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from theJuilliard School and also took acting classes at The Actors Center.^{[citation needed]}

Gretchen Egolf is most known for her various television roles, includingJourneyman (NBC, 2007),Roswell (WB, 2000), andLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC, 2009–2012), among others, and the TV moviesThe Two Mr. Kissels (Lifetime 2008) andGleason (CBS, 2002).

Her film roles includeThe Talented Mr. Ripley,The Namesake,^[1] andQuiz Show.^[2]

After winning the Michel St. Denis Award for an Exceptional Graduating Drama Student from theJuilliard School,^[3] Egolf went on to perform on Broadway inJackie, An American Life by Gip Hoppe^[4] (also in London's West End)^[5] andJean Anouilh’sRing Round the Moon withLincoln Center for the Performing Arts on Broadway, directed byGerald Gutierrez.^[6] Off-Broadway, Egolf has appeared inDavey Holmes’More Lies About Jerzy at The Vineyard Theater and a number of new plays withSecond Stage Theatre,^[7]The Flea Theater (inPolly Draper’sGetting Into Heaven),^[8] The Women's Project Theatre,^[9] and Dodger Stages (nowNew World Stages) (inModern Orthodox, directed byJames Lapine).^[10]

Egolf has also worked in many American regional theaters. She received critical acclaim^[11] for herBlanche DuBois inA Streetcar Named Desire atThe Guthrie Theater (directed by John Miller-Stephany),Emma inBetrayal at theHuntington Theatre Company (directed byMaria Aitken),^[12]Helena inA Midsummer Night's Dream atThe Old Globe Theatre,^[13]Candida inCandida^[14] andRosalind (As You Like It) atPittsburgh Public Theater,^[15]Emily in Arthur Miller'sResurrection Blues atWilma Theater (Philadelphia)^[16] and other plays with Berkshire Theater Festival (includingHay Fever withJoanne Woodward)^[17] andBarrington Stage Company, with whom she is an Artistic Associate^[18]

Egolf has been involved in a number of artist films and videos, includingBeth Campbell’sSome Things Change (2005),^[19] andAdam Chodzko’s video installationKnots atTate Britain (2013)^[20] as well as Chodzko's radio^[21] and performance piece,Rising (2013),^[22] for solo actor, which she performed live in Newcastle, UK at theGreat North Run/British Science Festival,^[23] and atManchester University, UK at theWays of Seeing Climate Change^[24] conference (October 2013).^[25] Egolf has also created written works, such as her invited guest contribution to the online experimental art curatorial projectOut of Focus.^[26] She also wrote a blog^[27] of her rehearsal experience playingBlanche DuBois inA Streetcar Named Desire atThe Guthrie Theater.As a director and producer; Egolf created and directed the short filmSonnet 147^[28] for the New York Shakespeare Exchange’s Sonnet Project and co-produced and starred in the short filmSpeck’s Last and the web seriesSelectmen.^[29]

Egolf is a teacher of theMichael Chekhov acting technique. She has taught in the US atThe Guthrie Theater andBarrington Stage Company, as well as independent classes in New York City, and in London at theRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama,London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and independent classes.^{[citation needed]}

Egolf was married to actor Mason Phillips in 1999. The couple divorced a few years later. She married British artistAdam Chodzko in 2013 and now lives and works in both the US and UK.^{[citation needed]}

• Cracker – "Nina", 1 episode, 1997
• Martial Law- "Amy Dylan", 1999–2000
• Roswell- "Vanessa Whitaker", 4 episodes, 2000
• A Nero Wolfe Mystery – "Marian Hinckley", "The Doorbell Rang", 2001
• Corsairs, 2002
• Law & Order – "Sherri Rosatti", 1 episode, 2002
• Without a Trace – 1 episode, 2003
• Journeyman- "Katie Vasser", 2007
• Knight Rider – "Tess Landafly", 1 episode, 2008
• Medium- "Mary Stacey", 2 episodes, 2008
• NCIS – "Detective Andrea Sparr", 1 episode, 2008
• Ghost Whisperer – "Deborah Marks", 1 episode, 2009
• Criminal Minds- "Sarah Murphy", 1 episode, 2009
• Lie To Me- "Catherine", 1 episode, 2009
• CSI: Miami – "Ellen Sheffield", 1 episode, 2009
• Eden- 2011
• Blue Bloods- "Ann Cleary", 1 episode, 2011
• The Good Wife- "Mia Lambros", 1 episode, 2011
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – "ADAKendra Gill", 4 episodes, 2009–2012
• Elementary - "Mrs. Buckner", 1 episode, 2014
• Doctor Who – "The Zygon Invasion", 2015
• Hijack- "Adelaide", 2023

• Quiz Show, – 1994
• The Talented Mr. Ripley – "Fran", 1999
• Nicolas, 2001
• Gleason- "Genevieve Halford", 2002
• The Namesake- "Astrid", 2006
• Falling for Grace - "Bridget", 2006
• The Two Mr. Kissels- "Haley Wolff", 2008
• The Hangover - "Phil's wife", 2009^{[citation needed]}
• The Son - "Dr Leiner", 2022

• Ring Round the Moon – "Isabelle".Belasco Theatre,Lincoln Center onBroadway, New York, 1999, directed byGerald Gutierrez.^[6]
• Jackie: An American Life^[30] –Belasco Theatre, New York, 1997–98, directed by Gip Hoppe. Also atQueen's Theatre, London,^[5][31] 1998.

• More Lies About Jerzy – "Georgia".Vineyard Theatre, New York, 2001, directed byDarko Tresnjak.^[32][33]
• All This Intimacy^[34] – "Jen".Second Stage Theatre, New York, 2006.^[7]
• Modern Orthodox^[35] – "Hannah". Dodger Stages (nowNew World Stages), New York, 2005, directed byJames Lapine.
• Getting into Heaven – "Rose".^[36][8]The Flea Theater, New York, 2003.
• Crocodiles in the Potomac.^[37] Women's Project Theater,^[9] New York, 1995, directed by Suzanne Bennett.
• Speed-the-Plow – "Karen". The Alchemy Theatre Company at Arclight Theatre, New York, 1995.^[38][10]
• Speck's Last – "Greta".Atlantic Theater Company, New York, 2004, directed by Michael Dowling.^[39]

• Candida – "Candida." Directed by Ted Pappas,Pittsburgh Public Theater,Pittsburgh, 2014.^[14][40]
• Arcadia – "Hannah." Directed byCarey Perloff,American Conservatory Theater,San Francisco, 2013.^[41][42]
• Much Ado about Nothing – "Beatrice." Directed byJulianne Boyd,Barrington Stage Company,Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 2013.^[43]
• Betrayal – "Emma." Directed byMaria Aitken,Huntington Theatre Company,Boston, 2012.^[44]
• As You Like It –Rosalind. Directed by Ted Pappas,Pittsburgh Public Theater,Pittsburgh, 2012.^[45]
• A Streetcar Named Desire – "Blanche DuBois". Directed by John Miller-Stephany,The Guthrie Theatre,Minneapolis, 2010.^[46]
• Private Lives – "Amanda." Directed byJulianne Boyd,Barrington Stage Company,Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 2008.^[47]
• A Picasso – "Ms Fischer". Directed by Tyler Marchant,Barrington Stage Company,Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 2007.^[17]
• Going to St. Ives – "Dr Cora Gage." Directed by Tyler Marchant,Barrington Stage Company,Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 2001.^[48]
• Design for Living – "Gilda." Directed byMichael Kahn,Shakespeare Theatre Company,Washington, D.C., 2009.^[49]
• The Secret Letters of Jackie and Marilyn – "Jackie." Directed byLeonard Foglia,Pittsburgh Public Theater,Pittsburgh, 2006.^[50]
• Boston Marriage – "Claire". Directed by Michael Dowling, Chester Theater, Massachusetts 2005.^[51]
• Resurrection Blues – "Emily Shapiro" Directed by Jiri Ziska,Wilma Theater (Philadelphia),^[16]
• A Midsummer Night's Dream – "Helena." Directed by Kyle Donnelly,Old Globe Theatre,San Diego, 2001.^[13][52]
• Indiscretions – "Madeleine.",^[53]Coconut Grove Playhouse,Florida, 1995.^[54]
• Hay Fever – "Sorel Bliss." (withJoanne Woodward), Berkshire Theater Festival,Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1996.^[17]
• Keely and Du^[55] – "Keely", Berkshire Theater Festival,Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1995.
• Four Dogs and a Bone, Berkshire Theater Festival,Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1995.
• The Illusion, Berkshire Theater Festival,Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 1995.

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