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{{Short description|American actress (1977–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Annie Wersching
| name = Annie Wersching
| image = Annie Wersching 2009.jpg
| image = Annie Wersching by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Wersching at ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'''s season 7 finale screening, 2009
| caption = Wersching in 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1977|3|28}}
| birth_name =
| birth_place = [[St. Louis]], Missouri, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|28}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|1|29|1977|3|28}}
| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_date =
| education = [[Millikin University]] (BFA)
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1995–2023
| notable_works = [[Renee Walker]] on ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Stephen Full]]|2009}}
| years_active = 2002–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Stephen Full]]|2009|}}
| children = 3
| children = 2
| website = http://www.anniewersching.com
}}
}}


'''Annie Wersching''' (born March 28, 1977) is an American [[actress]] best known for her role as [[FBI]] [[Special Agent]] [[Renee Walker]] on the American television series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''.
'''Annie Wersching''' (March 28, 1977 – January 29, 2023) was an American actress. She was known for her television roles as [[Renee Walker]] in ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', Julia Brasher in ''[[Bosch (TV series)|Bosch]]'', Emma Whitmore in ''[[Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]'', Leslie Dean in ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'', Lily Salvatore in ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' and Rosalind Dyer in ''[[The Rookie (TV series)|The Rookie]]'', as well as the voice and performance-capture for Tess in the video game ''[[The Last of Us]]''.


==Early life and education==
==Early life==
Wersching was born and raised in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. She attended high school at [[Crossroads College Preparatory School]] in the Central West End of St. Louis.<ref name=official>{{cite web|url=http://www.anniewersching.com/home/index.php?location=bio |accessdate=February 19, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208222628/http://anniewersching.com/home/index.php?location=bio |archivedate=February 8, 2009 }}</ref> During her youth, she competed in [[Irish dance]] and belonged to the [[Step dancing|St. Louis Celtic Stepdancers]].<ref name=official/> She has a degree in [[musical theatre]] from [[Millikin University]].<ref name=official/>
Wersching was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], on March 28, 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Annie-Wersching/nm1156709/ |title=Annie Wersching: Movies, TV and Bio |website=[[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]] |publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |access-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420040014/https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Annie-Wersching/nm1156709/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She attended [[Crossroads College Preparatory School]] in St. Louis, graduating in 1995.<ref name="official">{{cite web |title=Annie Wersching Bio |url=http://www.anniewersching.com/home/index.php?location=bio |access-date=February 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208222628/http://anniewersching.com/home/index.php?location=bio |archive-date=February 8, 2009}}</ref> During her youth, she competed in [[Irish dance]] and belonged to the St. Louis Celtic [[Step dancing|Stepdancers]] group.<ref name="official" /> She received a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] in [[musical theatre]] from [[Millikin University]], from which she graduated in 1999.<ref name="official" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://millikin.edu/profile/annie-wersching |title=Annie Wersching '99 |website=Millikin.edu |date=July 23, 2020 |access-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523180143/https://millikin.edu/profile/annie-wersching |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Annie Wersching 2009.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Wersching in 2009]]
Wersching began her acting career with a guest appearance on the show ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', and moved on to guest starring roles on such shows as ''[[Charmed]]'', ''[[Killer Instinct (TV series)|Killer Instinct]]'', ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' and ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]''. From March to November 2007, she played the recurring role of [[Amelia Joffe]] on the [[ABC Daytime]] [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]''. She has also worked in theaters such as Victory Gardens, Marriott Lincolnshire, and the Utah Shakespearean Festival.<ref name=official/>
Wersching began her acting career with a guest appearance on the show ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' and moved on to guest starring roles on such shows as ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'', ''[[Charmed]]'', ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[Killer Instinct (TV series)|Killer Instinct]]'' and ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''. From March to November 2007, she played the recurring role of [[Amelia Joffe]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]''. She also worked in theaters such as [[Victory Gardens Theater|Victory Gardens]], [[Marriott Theatre|Marriott Lincolnshire]], and the [[Utah Shakespearean Festival]].<ref name="official" />


Wersching played FBI Special Agent [[Renee Walker]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.sky.com/annie-wershing-24-interview |accessdate=May 7, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512042801/http://tv.sky.com/annie-wershing-24-interview |archivedate=May 12, 2010 }}</ref> in [[24 (season 7)|Seasons 7]] and [[24 (season 8)|8]] of ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''.
Wersching played FBI Special Agent [[Renee Walker]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Melodie|last2=Dealer|first2=The Plain|date=November 5, 2012|title='Touch' to hold '24' reunion; 'Skyfall' breaks U.K. box-office record; and more|url=https://www.cleveland.com/people/2012/11/foxs_touch_to_hold_24_reunion.html|access-date=February 10, 2022|website=Cleveland|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210172516/https://www.cleveland.com/people/2012/11/foxs_touch_to_hold_24_reunion.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in the [[24 (season 7)|seventh]] and [[24 (season 8)|eighth]] seasons of ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''.


After her two season stint in ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', Wersching guest starred on various shows, including ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-0]]'', ''[[Body of Proof]]'', ''[[Dallas (2012 TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]'', ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'', ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' and ''[[Touch (TV series)|Touch]]'' (which stars her ''24'' co-star [[Kiefer Sutherland]]). She is currently the series regular in the [[Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Prime]] crime show ''[[Bosch (TV series)|Bosch]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/scene/news/michael-connelly-gives-insight-into-detectives-at-amazons-bosch-premiere-1201423794/|title=Michael Connelly Gives Insight into Detectives at Amazon’s ‘Bosch’ Premiere|author=Marianne Zumberge|website=Variety.com|accessdate=2015-12-14}}</ref>
After her two-season stint in ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', Wersching guest starred on various shows, including ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'', ''[[Body of Proof]]'', ''[[Dallas (2012 TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]'', ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'', ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'', and ''[[Touch (American TV series)|Touch]]''.


Wersching played in the 2009 [[Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laymance |first=Reid |title=Official celebrity list for All-Star softball game on Sunday |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/official-celebrity-list-for-all-star-softball-game-on-sunday/article_48a4a93f-6e13-5988-91fe-e038837cdb04.html |access-date=January 30, 2023 |website=STLtoday.com |date=July 6, 2009 |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130005700/https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/official-celebrity-list-for-all-star-softball-game-on-sunday/article_48a4a93f-6e13-5988-91fe-e038837cdb04.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Wersching played [[catcher]] for the [[National League]] in the 2009 [[Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game]].


On December 12, 2012, she was revealed to be involved in the ''[[PlayStation 3]]'' exclusive ''[[The Last of Us]]'', where Wersching was the voice and [[mo-cap]] actor of the character Tess. Her character was teased on [[Geoff Keighley]]'s [[Twitter]] account before finally revealing her in the story trailer shown on ''[[Spike Video Game Awards]]'' on December 7, 2012.
In December 2012, it was revealed that in the [[PlayStation 3]] exclusive ''[[The Last of Us]]'', Wersching was the voice and [[Motion capture|motion-capture]] actor of the character Tess. Her character was teased on [[Geoff Keighley]]'s [[Twitter]] account before she was finally revealed in the story trailer shown on [[Spike Video Game Awards]] on December 7, 2012.{{Cn|date=February 2023}}

In 2014, she was a series regular for the first season of the [[Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Prime]] crime show ''[[Bosch (TV series)|Bosch]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/scene/news/michael-connelly-gives-insight-into-detectives-at-amazons-bosch-premiere-1201423794/ |title=Michael Connelly Gives Insight into Detectives at Amazon's 'Bosch' Premiere |first=Marianne |last=Zumberge |website=Variety |date=February 4, 2015 |access-date=December 14, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104100/http://variety.com/2015/scene/news/michael-connelly-gives-insight-into-detectives-at-amazons-bosch-premiere-1201423794/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, she returned to the ''Star Trek'' franchise to play the [[Borg#Borg Queen|Borg Queen]] in the second season of ''[[Star Trek: Picard (season 2)|Star Trek: Picard]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Templeton |first=Molly |date=September 3, 2021 |title=Annie Wersching Will Play the Borg Queen in Star Trek: Picard |url=https://www.tor.com/2021/09/03/annie-wersching-borg-queen-star-trek-picard/ |access-date=September 3, 2021 |website=Tor.com |archive-date=September 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903145250/https://www.tor.com/2021/09/03/annie-wersching-borg-queen-star-trek-picard/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2017 to 2019, she had a main cast role playing Leslie Dean in the Hulu/Marvel original series ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]''. Between 2019 and 2022, she had a recurring role as Rosalind Dyer in ''[[The Rookie (TV series)|The Rookie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blanchet |first1=Brenton |title=Annie Wersching Honored by 'The Rookie' with Touching On-Screen Tribute After Her Death |url=https://people.com/tv/the-rookie-honors-annie-wersching/ |website=People.com |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Wersching married actor/comedian [[Stephen Full]] at their Los Angeles home in September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebrity-babies.com/2010/03/05/24s-annie-wersching-expecting-first-child/|title=Celebrity Babies and Kids – Moms & Babies|website=People.com|accessdate=2015-12-14}}</ref> Wersching gave birth to their son on August 8, 2010, in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/08/09/annie-wersching-welcomes-son-freddie/|title=Annie Wersching Welcomes Son Freddie|website=People.com|date=2010-08-09|accessdate=2010-08-09| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100815061840/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/08/09/annie-wersching-welcomes-son-freddie/| archivedate=2010-08-15 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> She gave birth to their second son on August 4, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/08/08/annie-wersching-welcomes-son-ozzie/|title=Annie Wersching Welcomes Son Ozzie|website=People.com|date=2013-08-08|accessdate=2013-08-08}}</ref>
Wersching married actor and comedian [[Stephen Full]] at their [[Los Angeles]] home in September 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/24s-annie-wersching-expecting-a-baby/ |title=''24''{{'}}s Annie Wersching Expecting a Baby |website=People |date=March 5, 2010 |access-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112160750/https://people.com/parents/24s-annie-wersching-expecting-a-baby/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They had three sons together.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 9, 2010|title=Annie Wersching Welcomes Son Freddie|url=https://people.com/parents/annie-wersching-welcomes-son-freddie/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815061840/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/08/09/annie-wersching-welcomes-son-freddie/|archive-date=August 15, 2010|website=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 8, 2013|title=Annie Wersching Welcomes Son Ozzie|url=https://people.com/parents/annie-wersching-welcomes-son-ozzie/|website=People|access-date=November 12, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112160747/https://people.com/parents/annie-wersching-welcomes-son-ozzie/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 3, 2018|title='Timeless' Actress Annie Wersching Welcomes Third Child (Exclusive)|url=https://www.etonline.com/timeless-actress-annie-wersching-welcomes-third-child-exclusive-114944|website=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=December 4, 2018|archive-date=December 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204102019/https://www.etonline.com/timeless-actress-annie-wersching-welcomes-third-child-exclusive-114944|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Illness and death==
Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in mid-2020, though she kept her diagnosis private and continued to act afterward.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2023 |title= Annie Wersching, ''24'' actress, passes away at 45 |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/29/entertainment/annie-wersching-death/index.html|access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annie Wersching, Who Played Borg Queen on ''Star Trek: Picard'', Dies at 45 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/arts/television/annie-wersching-dead.html |access-date=January 29, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=January 29, 2023 |title=Annie Wersching Dies: Actress In ''24'', ''Bosch'' And ''Timeless'' Was 45 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/annie-wersching-dies-actress-in-24-bosch-and-timeless-was-45-obituary-1235243778/ |access-date=January 29, 2023 |website=Deadline |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129194959/https://deadline.com/2023/01/annie-wersching-dies-actress-in-24-bosch-and-timeless-was-45-obituary-1235243778/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She died in Los Angeles, California, from [[adenoid cystic carcinoma]] on January 29, 2023, at age 45.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annie Wersching In ''The Last of Us'' |url=https://starsgab.com/annie-wersching-the-last-of-us/ |work=Starsgab |date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Abbey |title=Annie Wersching, Actress in ''Bosch'', ''24'', ''Runaways'', Dies at 45 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/annie-wersching-dead-bosch-24-runaways-1235312384/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 29, 2023 |access-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129210949/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/annie-wersching-dead-bosch-24-runaways-1235312384/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Title
! Role
! Role
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|-
|2003
|2003
|''[[Bruce Almighty]]''
|''[[Bruce Almighty]]''
|Woman at Party
|Woman at party
|
|-
|2006
|''{{sortname|The|Showdown|nolink=1}}''
|The Batter's Wife
|Short film
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|''Below the Beltway''
|''Below the Beltway''
|Darcy
|Darcy
|
|-
|2012
|''Blue-Eyed Butcher''
|Allie
|TV movie
|-
|2013
|''{{sortname|The|Surrogate|nolink=1}}''
|Allison Kelly
|TV movie
|}
|}


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! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|2002
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
|''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
|Liana
|Liana
|Episode: "[[Oasis (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Oasis]]"
|Episode: "[[Oasis (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Oasis]]"
|-
|-
|2002
|''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]''
|''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]''
|Lynne Emerson
|Lynne Emerson
|1 episode
|Episode: "Split"
|-
|-
|2003
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Frasier]]''
|''[[Frasier]]''
|Esthetician
|Esthetician
|1 episode
|Episode: "Door Jam"
|-
|-
|2003
|''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''
|''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''
|Margaret
|Margaret
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|''[[Charmed]]''
|''[[Charmed]]''
|Demonatrix Two
|Demonatrix Two
|1 episode
|Episode: "A Wrong Day's Journey Into Right"
|-
|-
|2005
| rowspan="3" |2005
|''[[Out of Practice]]''
|''[[Out of Practice]]''
|Conner
|Conner
|1 episode
|Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. And Do. And...."
|-
|-
|2005
|''[[Killer Instinct (TV series)|Killer Instinct]]''
|''[[Killer Instinct (TV series)|Killer Instinct]]''
|Cecilia Johnson
|Cecilia Johnson
|1 episode
|Episode: "Forget Me Not"
|-
|-
|2005
|''[[E-Ring]]''
|''[[E-Ring]]''
|Lieutenant
|Lieutenant
|1 episode
|Episode: "Christmas Story"
|-
|-
|2006
| rowspan="2" |2006
|''[[Cold Case]]''
|''[[Cold Case]]''
|Libby Bradley (1979)
|Libby Bradley (1979)
|1 episode
|Episode: "The Key"
|-
|-
|2006
|''[[Boston Legal]]''
|''[[Boston Legal]]''
|Ellen Tanner
|Ellen Tanner
|1 episode
|Episode: "The Nutcrackers"
|-
|-
|2007
| rowspan="3" |2007
|''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''
|''Company Man''
|Kate Fisher
|TV pilot
|-
|2007
|''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
|Susan Thompson
|Susan Thompson
|1 episode
|Episode: "Playthings"
|-
|-
|2007
|''[[General Hospital]]''
|''[[General Hospital]]''
|[[Amelia Joffe]]
|[[Amelia Joffe]]
|Recurring role (80 episodes)
|Recurring cast
|-
|-
|2007
|''[[Journeyman (TV series)|Journeyman]]''
|''[[Journeyman (TV series)|Journeyman]]''
|Diana Bloom
|Diana Bloom
|1 episode
|Episode: "Friendly Skies"
|-
|-
|2009–2010
|2009–10
|''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| data-sort-value="Twenty-four" |''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
|[[Renee Walker]]
|[[Renee Walker]]
|Main cast (seasons 7–8)
|Regular role (37 episodes)
|-
|-
|2010
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|Dr. Priscilla Prescott
|Priscilla Prescott
|1 episode
|Episode: "House of Hoarders"
|-
|-
|2010
|''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
|''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
|Deputy DA Gail Walsh
|Gail Walsh
|1 episode
|Episode: "False Witness"
|-
|2011
|''Partners''
|Jesse-Lynn Mancini
|TV film
|-
|-
|2011
| rowspan="3" |2011
|''[[No Ordinary Family]]''
|''[[No Ordinary Family]]''
|Michelle Cotton
|Michelle Cotton
|1 episode
|Episode: "No Ordinary Friends"
|-
|-
|2011
|''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]''
|''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]''
|Nicole Mateo
|Nicole Mateo
|1 episode
|Episode: "Brown Eyed Girl"
|-
|-
|''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]''
|2011
|''[[Hawaii Five-0]]''
|Samantha Martell
|Samantha Martell
|1 episode
|Episode: "Ka Hakaka Maika'i"
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|''[[Harry's Law]]''
|''[[Harry's Law]]''
|Patricia Stanhope
|Patricia Stanhope
|1 episode
|Episode: "Breaking Points"
|-
|-
|2013
| rowspan="4" |2013
|''[[Body of Proof]]''
|''[[Body of Proof]]''
|Yvonne Kurtz
|Yvonne Kurtz
|2 episodes
|Episodes: "Abducted: Part I", "Abducted: Part II"
|-
|-
|2013
|''[[Dallas (2012 TV series)|Dallas]]''
|''[[Dallas (2012 TV series)|Dallas]]''
|Alison Jones
|Alison Jones
|4 episodes
|Episodes: "False Confessions", "The Furious and the Fast", "Ewings Unite!", "Guilt & Innocence"
|-
|-
|''[[Touch (American TV series)|Touch]]''
|2013
|Kate Gordon
|''[[Touch (TV series)|Touch]]''
|1 episode
|Dr. Kate Gordon
|Episode: "Clockwork"
|-
|-
|2013
|''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]''
|''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]''
|Emma
|Emma
|2 episodes
|Episodes: "Home", "The Love Boat"
|-
|-
|2013;<br>2015
|2013;<br>2015
|''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
|''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
|Dr. Kelly Nieman
|Kelly Nieman
|3 episodes
|Episodes: "Disciple", "Resurrection", "Reckoning"
|-
|2014
|''[[Intelligence (U.S. TV series)|Intelligence]]''
|Kate Anderson
|Episode: "Mei Chen Returns"
|-
|-
|2014–2021
|2014–16
|''[[Bosch (TV series)|Bosch]]''
|''[[Bosch (TV series)|Bosch]]''
|Julia Brasher
|Julia Brasher
|Main cast (season 1); guest star (seasons 2 & 7)
|Season 1 (regular role; 10 episodes)<br>Season 2 (guest star; 1 episode)
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
|''[[Intelligence (American TV series)|Intelligence]]''
|Kate Anderson
|1 episode
|-
|-
|2014
|''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
|''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
|Joyce Carpenter
|Joyce Carpenter
|1 episode
|Episode: "[[Blue Bloods (season 4)#ep83|Insult to Injury]]"
|-
|-
|2014
|''[[Extant (TV series)|Extant]]''
|''[[Extant (TV series)|Extant]]''
|Femi Dodd
|Femi Dodd
|Recurring role (5 episodes)
|Recurring cast (season 1)
|-
|-
|2015–2016
|2015–16
|''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''
| data-sort-value="Vampire Diaries, The" |''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''
|Lillian 'Lily' Salvatore
|Lily Salvatore
|Recurring role (17 episodes)
|Recurring cast (seasons 6–7)
|-
|-
|2016
| rowspan="3" |2016
|''[[Code Black (TV series)|Code Black]]''
|''[[Code Black (TV series)|Code Black]]''
|Katie Miller
|Katie Miller
|1 episode
|Episode: "Hail Mary"
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Catch, The" |''[[The Catch (American TV series)|The Catch]]''
|2016
|''[[The Catch (TV series)|The Catch]]''
|Karen Singh
|Karen Singh
|1 episode
|Episode: "The Ringer"
|-
|-
|2016
|''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]''
|''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]''
|Liz Soto
|Liz Soto
|1 episode
|Episode: "Foreign Affairs"
|-
|2017–2018
|''[[Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]''
|Emma Whitmore
|Recurring cast
|-
|2017
|''[[Doubt (American TV series)|Doubt]]''
|Bonnie Harris
|1 episode
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|2017–2019
|''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]''
|[[Leslie Dean]]
|Main cast
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|2018
|''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
|Herself (guest diner)
|1 episode
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|2019–2022
| data-sort-value="Rookie, The" |''[[The Rookie (TV series)|The Rookie]]''
|Rosalind Dyer
|Recurring cast (season 2–3, 5)
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|2022
|''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''
|[[Borg Queen]]
|Recurring cast (season 2)
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|2013
|2013
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|Tess
|Tess
|Voice and motion capture
|Voice and performance capture
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|2019
|''[[Anthem (video game)|Anthem]]''
|Tassyn
|Voice and performance capture
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Annie Wersching
Wersching in 2022
Born(1977-03-28)March 28, 1977
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 29, 2023(2023-01-29) (aged 45)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationMillikin University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1995–2023
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
Children3

Annie Wersching (March 28, 1977 – January 29, 2023) was an American actress. She was known for her television roles as Renee Walker in 24, Julia Brasher in Bosch, Emma Whitmore in Timeless, Leslie Dean in Runaways, Lily Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries and Rosalind Dyer in The Rookie, as well as the voice and performance-capture for Tess in the video game The Last of Us.

Early life

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Wersching was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 28, 1977.[1] She attended Crossroads College Preparatory School in St. Louis, graduating in 1995.[2] During her youth, she competed in Irish dance and belonged to the St. Louis Celtic Stepdancers group.[2] She received a BFA in musical theatre from Millikin University, from which she graduated in 1999.[2][3]

Career

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Wersching in 2009

Wersching began her acting career with a guest appearance on the show Star Trek: Enterprise and moved on to guest starring roles on such shows as Angel, Charmed, Cold Case, Killer Instinct and Supernatural. From March to November 2007, she played the recurring role of Amelia Joffe on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She also worked in theaters such as Victory Gardens, Marriott Lincolnshire, and the Utah Shakespearean Festival.[2]

Wersching played FBI Special Agent Renee Walker[4] in the seventh and eighth seasons of 24.

After her two-season stint in 24, Wersching guest starred on various shows, including CSI, NCIS, Rizzoli & Isles, Hawaii Five-0, Body of Proof, Dallas, Revolution, Castle, Blue Bloods, The Vampire Diaries, and Touch.

Wersching played in the 2009 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game.[5]

In December 2012, it was revealed that in the PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last of Us, Wersching was the voice and motion-capture actor of the character Tess. Her character was teased on Geoff Keighley's Twitter account before she was finally revealed in the story trailer shown on Spike Video Game Awards on December 7, 2012.[citation needed]

In 2014, she was a series regular for the first season of the Amazon Prime crime show Bosch.[6] In 2022, she returned to the Star Trek franchise to play the Borg Queen in the second season of Star Trek: Picard.[7] From 2017 to 2019, she had a main cast role playing Leslie Dean in the Hulu/Marvel original series Runaways. Between 2019 and 2022, she had a recurring role as Rosalind Dyer in The Rookie.[8]

Personal life

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Wersching married actor and comedian Stephen Full at their Los Angeles home in September 2009.[9] They had three sons together.[10][11][12]

Illness and death

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Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in mid-2020, though she kept her diagnosis private and continued to act afterward.[13][14][15] She died in Los Angeles, California, from adenoid cystic carcinoma on January 29, 2023, at age 45.[16][17]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2003 Bruce Almighty Woman at party
2010 Below the Beltway Darcy

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Star Trek: Enterprise Liana Episode: "Oasis"
Birds of Prey Lynne Emerson 1 episode
2003 Frasier Esthetician 1 episode
Angel Margaret Episode: "Shiny Happy People"
2004 Charmed Demonatrix Two 1 episode
2005 Out of Practice Conner 1 episode
Killer Instinct Cecilia Johnson 1 episode
E-Ring Lieutenant 1 episode
2006 Cold Case Libby Bradley (1979) 1 episode
Boston Legal Ellen Tanner 1 episode
2007 Supernatural Susan Thompson 1 episode
General Hospital Amelia Joffe Recurring cast
Journeyman Diana Bloom 1 episode
2009–2010 24 Renee Walker Main cast (seasons 7–8)
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Priscilla Prescott 1 episode
NCIS Gail Walsh 1 episode
2011 No Ordinary Family Michelle Cotton 1 episode
Rizzoli & Isles Nicole Mateo 1 episode
Hawaii Five-0 Samantha Martell 1 episode
2012 Harry's Law Patricia Stanhope 1 episode
2013 Body of Proof Yvonne Kurtz 2 episodes
Dallas Alison Jones 4 episodes
Touch Kate Gordon 1 episode
Revolution Emma 2 episodes
2013;
2015 		Castle Kelly Nieman 3 episodes
2014–2021 Bosch Julia Brasher Main cast (season 1); guest star (seasons 2 & 7)
2014 Intelligence Kate Anderson 1 episode
Blue Bloods Joyce Carpenter 1 episode
Extant Femi Dodd Recurring cast (season 1)
2015–2016 The Vampire Diaries Lily Salvatore Recurring cast (seasons 6–7)
2016 Code Black Katie Miller 1 episode
The Catch Karen Singh 1 episode
Major Crimes Liz Soto 1 episode
2017–2018 Timeless Emma Whitmore Recurring cast
2017 Doubt Bonnie Harris 1 episode
2017–2019 Runaways Leslie Dean Main cast
2018 Hell's Kitchen Herself (guest diner) 1 episode
2019–2022 The Rookie Rosalind Dyer Recurring cast (season 2–3, 5)
2022 Star Trek: Picard Borg Queen Recurring cast (season 2)

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Last of Us Tess Voice and performance capture
2019 Anthem Tassyn Voice and performance capture

References

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  1. ^ "Annie Wersching: Movies, TV and Bio". Prime Video. Amazon. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Annie Wersching Bio". Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  3. ^ "Annie Wersching '99". Millikin.edu. July 23, 2020. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Smith, Melodie; Dealer, The Plain (November 5, 2012). "'Touch' to hold '24' reunion; 'Skyfall' breaks U.K. box-office record; and more". Cleveland. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Laymance, Reid (July 6, 2009). "Official celebrity list for All-Star softball game on Sunday". STLtoday.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Zumberge, Marianne (February 4, 2015). "Michael Connelly Gives Insight into Detectives at Amazon's 'Bosch' Premiere". Variety. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Templeton, Molly (September 3, 2021). "Annie Wersching Will Play the Borg Queen in Star Trek: Picard". Tor.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Blanchet, Brenton. "Annie Wersching Honored by 'The Rookie' with Touching On-Screen Tribute After Her Death". People.com. Dotdash Meredith. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "24's Annie Wersching Expecting a Baby". People. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Annie Wersching Welcomes Son Freddie". People. August 9, 2010. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010.
  11. ^ "Annie Wersching Welcomes Son Ozzie". People. August 8, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "'Timeless' Actress Annie Wersching Welcomes Third Child (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  13. ^ "Annie Wersching, 24 actress, passes away at 45". CNN. January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  14. ^ "Annie Wersching, Who Played Borg Queen on Star Trek: Picard, Dies at 45". The New York Times. January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  15. ^ Haring, Bruce (January 29, 2023). "Annie Wersching Dies: Actress In 24, Bosch And Timeless Was 45". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "Annie Wersching In The Last of Us". Starsgab. February 15, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  17. ^ White, Abbey (January 29, 2023). "Annie Wersching, Actress in Bosch, 24, Runaways, Dies at 45". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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