Amy Gumenick
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| Born | Amy Jaclyn Gumenick May 17, 1986 |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Amy Jaclyn Gumenick (/ˈɡʌmənɪk/ GUM-ə-nik; born 17 May 1986)[1] is a Swedish-American actress. She appeared as Natalee Holloway in the television film of the same name (2009) and its sequel, the young Mary Winchester in Supernatural (2008–10), Carrie Cutter / Cupid in Arrow (2014–19) and Philomena Cheer in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017).
Early life
Gumenick was born in Hudiksvall, Sweden,[2] the daughter of a Russian father and Polish mother.[3] She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008, earning a BFA in theatre with an emphasis in acting.[4]
Career
Gumenick's first role was in a short film entitled Sayonara Elviko, before she moved on to Army Wives. She then starred in a series of webisodes for the television show My Own Worst Enemy,[5] before being cast as the young Mary Campbell, who became Mary Winchester, on Supernatural.[6]
She then had roles on How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer and Bones before being cast as Natalee Holloway in the Lifetime movie Natalee Holloway.[7][8] She also appeared in the movie's 2011 sequel, Justice for Natalee Holloway.
She subsequently appeared in episodes of Castle, No Ordinary Family, The Glades, The Closer, Grimm, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and Rules of Engagement.
In 2014, she began playing the recurring character Philomena on the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies.[9] In August 2014, it was announced that she had been cast as Carrie Cutter / Cupid on The CW series Arrow.[10][11][12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sayonara Elviko | Short film | |
| 2009 | Finding Nothing | Kelsi | Short film |
| 2009 | Quitting | Girl | Short film |
| 2009 | Just Add Water | Amy | Short film |
| 2013 | America 101 | Sexy Co-worker | Short film |
| 2014 | Hard Crime | Map Girl | |
| 2014 | The One | Clair | Short film |
| 2015 | The Binding | Sarah | |
| 2018 | Bird Box | Samantha |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Army Wives | Lee Ann | Episode: "Last Minute Changes" |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory | Emily Kent | Webisodes |
| 2008–09 | Greek | Regan | 2 episodes |
| 2008, 2010 | Supernatural | Young Mary Winchester | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Amanda | Episode: "Three Days of Snow" |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Becca Wells | Episode: "What a Difference a Day Makes" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Gwen Collier | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| 2009 | Bones | Paige Sayles | Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" |
| 2009 | Natalee Holloway | Natalee Holloway | Television film |
| 2010 | Castle | Danielle | Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Olivia Schaeffer | Episode: "No Ordinary Quake |
| 2011 | The Glades | Gwendolyn Henley | Episode: "Gibtown" |
| 2011 | The Closer | Shannon Hirschbaum | Episode: "To Serve with Love" |
| 2011 | Grimm | Gilda Darner | Episode: "Bears Will Be Bears" |
| 2011 | Justice for Natalee Holloway | Natalee Holloway | Television film |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Heidi Taylor | Episode: "Friendly Fire" |
| 2013 | CSI: NY | Sandra Chandler | Episode: "Blood Actually" |
| 2013 | Rules of Engagement | Charlotte | Episode: "Cats & Dogs" |
| 2014–2019 | Arrow | Carrie Cutter / Cupid | Guest (7 episodes) |
| 2014, 2016–17 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Philomena Cheer | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2016 | NCIS | Katrina Cooper | Episode: "Being Bad" |
| 2018 | Falling for Angels | Sharon | Recurring role: 2 episodes |
| 2018 | False Profits | Kimberly | Television film |
Web
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | El Gato Blanco | Girl[13] |
References
- ^ Gumenick, Amy (May 17, 2016). "Thank you for your sweet birthday wishes!!". Twitter. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^ Philiana Ng (19 November 2014). "Is Oliver Ready for Love? 'Arrow' Co-Star Weighs the Odds!". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
Unfortunately for Starling City's ex-millionaire, The CW hero is about to meet the most dangerous admirer of them all: the vigilante's self-proclaimed No. 1 fan Carrie Cutter -- the lethal villainess, Cupid -- portrayed by Swedish-born actress Amy Gumenick.
- ^ Michelle Resendiz (15 November 2010). "Interview: Amy Gumenick – The All American Girl". affairsmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Actress Amy Gumenick chosen to play Mountain Brook's Natalee Holloway in made-for-TV movie". All Alabama. 7 January 2009.
- ^ www.nbc.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090319071448/http://www.nbc.com/My_Own_Worst_Enemy/video/clips/dementia/729643/. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "'Supernatural' cast members reunite for indie film 'Evicted'". Zap2it. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (7 January 2009). "ABC has 'Middle' man for Heaton in comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
...while up-and-comer Amy Gumenick has been cast in the title role of Lifetime Movie Network's telefilm "The Natalee Holloway Story."
- ^ "Actress Amy Gumenick takes on role of Natalee Holloway in Lifetime television movie". All Alabama. 19 April 2009.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (16 December 2013). "Kevin Zegers Joins Fox's 'Gracepoint,' Amy Gumenick Added To AMC's 'Turn'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Amy Gumenick Will Wield Cupid's Bow on Arrow". ComingSoon.net. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ James Hibberd (29 August 2014). "'Arrow' casts 'Supernatural' alum as lethal lovestruck fan". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Aaron Couch (19 November 2014). "'Arrow': Cupid Actress Teases Future Return". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ YouTube. youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 20 August 2015.