Beth Behrs

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Beth Behrs
Beth Behrs 2012 (Straighten Crop).jpg
Behrs at the 38th People's Choice Awards on January 11, 2012
Born (1985-12-26) December 26, 1985 (age 27)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Beth Behrs (born December 26, 1985)[1][2] is an American actress. She stars in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls and her first film role was in American Pie Presents: The Book of Love.

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[edit] Early life

Behrs was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the elder daughter of David Behrs, a college president, and Maureen Behrs, a first grade teacher.[3][4] She has a sister who is six years younger.[5] Behrs moved to Lynchburg, Virginia in 1989, where she was raised.[4] She began performing in theater at the age of four, and played soccer while growing up.[6] She was a student at E.C. Glass High School.[7]

At the age of fifteen, Behrs relocated with her family to Marin County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.[8] She began attending Tamalpais High School in 2001, and was accepted into the school's highly regarded drama program.[2] Behrs studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and went on to perform in the musical Dangling Conversations: The Music of Simon and Garfunkel, and the plays Korczak’s Children, and A Bright Room Called Day. She was classically trained as a singer.[9]

Behrs moved to Los Angeles, California in 2004 to study acting at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.[9] In 2005, she played Sandy Dumbrowski in a production of Grease at San Francisco's Ray of Light Theatre, and was named Miss Marin County in 2006.[10][11] She began auditioning for roles in her senior year and graduated in 2008 with a degree in critical studies. Behrs was awarded a Young Musician's Foundation Vocal Scholarship after graduating.[2][8]

[edit] Career

Behrs landed her first film role in the teen comedy American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, which she filmed in Vancouver for seven weeks beginning in March 2009.[8] The seventh in the American Pie series, the film was released direct-to-video on December 22, 2009. Behrs starred in Adventures of Serial Buddies, an independent comedy about an inept group of serial killers, produced by TV personality Maria Menounos.[9] The film also starred Christopher Lloyd, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Artie Lange. In late 2010, Behrs shot the independent feature Route 30, Too! in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, playing an alien girl.[12]

Behrs began working in television with guest appearances on NCIS: Los Angeles and ABC's Castle.[13] In 2011, she was working as a nanny and at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, when she auditioned for the CBS sitcom, 2 Broke Girls. She landed the lead role after seven auditions.[11] Behrs stars as Caroline Channing, an heiress from Manhattan's Upper East Side, who is forced to become a waitress at a diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn after her father is arrested for financial wrongdoing.[14] Her character is a graduate of the Wharton School who teams up with a cynical waitress named Max (Kat Dennings) in a business venture.[11] The series is produced by comedian Whitney Cummings, and Sex and the City-producer Michael Patrick King.[6] CBS renewed the series for a second and third season.[15][16]

In 2013, Behrs appeared on It's a Brad, Brad World, a reality television series featuring fashion stylist Brad Goreski.[17] She starred in a music video for the country music single, "Downtown", by Lady Antebellum, playing singer Hillary Scott's friend.[18] Behrs was also a presenter at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards.[19] She will voice the role of sorority girl Carrie Williams, in the 2013 Pixar animated film, Monsters University. The film is a prequel to 2001's Monsters, Inc., and will open on June 21, 2013.[20]

[edit] Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love Heidi Direct-to-video
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Female Caroler TV series, episode: "Disorder"
2011 Castle Ginger TV series, episode: "Slice of Death"
2011 Pretty Tough Regen TV series
2011–present 2 Broke Girls Caroline Channing Nominated, 2012 Teen Choice Award
2012 Chasing Eagle Rock Deborah
2012 Route 30, Too! Alien girl
2013 Adventures of Serial Buddies Brittany
2013 Monsters University Carrie Williams Voice role

[edit] References

  1. ^ "2 Broke Girls Cast: Beth Behrs". CBS. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Larson, Vicki (September 20, 2011). "Marin's Beth Behr is 1 lucky girl for role in '2 Broke Girls'". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved September 21, 2011. 
  3. ^ Adams, Marv (June 5, 2011). "A star was born (here)". Lancaster Online. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Behrs, David (June 12, 2011). "Letters to the editor - June 12, 2011". Lancaster Online. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
  5. ^ Loughlin, Sue (October 26, 2007). "The Woods installs first male president". Tribune-Star. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b Werts, Diane (September 9, 2011). "Behrs bears up to be a 'Broke' girl". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
  7. ^ Gillis, Casey (May 22, 2012). "E.C. Glass's drama director to retire". The News & Advance. Retrieved August 9, 2012. 
  8. ^ a b c Crocker, Amy (December 30, 2009). "SFist Interviews: Beth Behrs, a Direct-to-DVD American Pie Sequel Actress from Marin". SFist. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
  9. ^ a b c Mai, Denise (January 3, 2010). "Alumna makes film debut". Daily Bruin. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
  10. ^ "In the Spotlight". Ray of Light Theatre. Retrieved September 20, 2011. 
  11. ^ a b c Storm, Jonathan (September 24, 2011). "Jonathan Storm: Advice on how not to be one broke girl". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 24, 2011. 
  12. ^ Messeder, John (December 21, 2010). "‘Route 30, Too!’ filming ends". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved September 17, 2011. 
  13. ^ Lash, Jolie (September 19, 2011). "Rising Star: '2 Broke Girls' Actress Beth Behrs". Access Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs go for broke on '2 Broke Girls'". The Arizona Republic. Associated Press. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
  15. ^ Korbelik, Jeff (March 17, 2012). "Jeff Korbelik: CBS renews 18; a few shows in limbo". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved April 7, 2012. 
  16. ^ Braxton, Greg (March 27, 2013). "CBS renews 18 series; 'Two and a Half Men' may return for Season 11". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 27, 2013. 
  17. ^ "Pay TV: Thursday, April 11". The Sydney Morning Herald. April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013. 
  18. ^ Malkin, Marc (March 4, 2013). "ACM Awards 2013: Men of country dominate lineup". E! Online. Retrieved March 6, 2012. 
  19. ^ "ACM Awards 2013: Men of country dominate lineup". CBS News. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2012. 
  20. ^ Rome, Emily (April 16, 2013). "Pixar's 'Monsters University': Nathan Fillion, more join voice cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2013. 

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