Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt (born October 26, 1971) is an American
actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series
Standoff (2006â€"07), co-starring with her future husband Ron
Livingston, as well as Charmaine Craine on United States of Tara. She
also was the title character in 2008's Rachel Getting Married,
garnering several awards and nominations for best supporting actress.
She starred in the horror/thriller Poltergeist (2015), a remake of the
1982 film of the same name.DeWitt was born in Flushing, Queens, New
York, the daughter of Rosemarie (Braddock) and Kenny DeWitt. She is a
granddaughter of former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Braddock,
and played the role of neighbor Sara Wilson in the movie Cinderella
Man, which depicted James J. Braddock's life.DeWitt lived in Hanover
Township, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Whippany Park High School.
She performed in several high school productions. She attended the New
College at Hofstra University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in
creative studies. While at Hofstra University, she also joined Alpha
Phi. She had additional training at The Actors Center in New York.In
2016, DeWitt appeared in Damien Chazelle's musical romance La La Land
opposite Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Other film credits include Jason
Reitman's Men, Women, & Children, Michael Cuesta's Kill the Messenger
opposite Jeremy Renner, Gus Van Sant's Promised Land opposite Matt
Damon, Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister, opposite Emily Blunt and
Mark Duplass, and Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married.
actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series
Standoff (2006â€"07), co-starring with her future husband Ron
Livingston, as well as Charmaine Craine on United States of Tara. She
also was the title character in 2008's Rachel Getting Married,
garnering several awards and nominations for best supporting actress.
She starred in the horror/thriller Poltergeist (2015), a remake of the
1982 film of the same name.DeWitt was born in Flushing, Queens, New
York, the daughter of Rosemarie (Braddock) and Kenny DeWitt. She is a
granddaughter of former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Braddock,
and played the role of neighbor Sara Wilson in the movie Cinderella
Man, which depicted James J. Braddock's life.DeWitt lived in Hanover
Township, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Whippany Park High School.
She performed in several high school productions. She attended the New
College at Hofstra University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in
creative studies. While at Hofstra University, she also joined Alpha
Phi. She had additional training at The Actors Center in New York.In
2016, DeWitt appeared in Damien Chazelle's musical romance La La Land
opposite Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Other film credits include Jason
Reitman's Men, Women, & Children, Michael Cuesta's Kill the Messenger
opposite Jeremy Renner, Gus Van Sant's Promised Land opposite Matt
Damon, Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister, opposite Emily Blunt and
Mark Duplass, and Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married.
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