Rebecca Wisocky (born November , ) is an American film, television and
stage actress. She is best known for her role as Evelyn Powell in the
Lifetime comedy-drama series Devious Maids.Wisocky was born in York,
Pennsylvania. She began her acting career in York at York Little
Theatre, a community theater, where she said she spent most of her
childhood. She also attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for
the Arts. Wisocky later moved to New York City, and graduated from the
New York University Experimental Theatre Wing.Wisocky began work in
the theatre, appearing on Broadway in in The Play's the Thing.
Wisocky later performed in many stage productions, primarily playing
strong women, like Lady Macbeth and Medea. In , she won the Obie Award
for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her role as Nazi-era
German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in Jordan Harrison's Amazons and
Their Men. She also acted in several other Off-Broadway plays,
including Don Juan Comes Back from the War, The Tooth of Crime, and
Hot 'N Throbbing.Wisocky had supporting roles in number of films,
including Pollock (), Funny Money (), and Atlas Shrugged: Part I ().
She made her television debut in , on an episode of HBO comedy Sex and
the City. In later years, she also guest starred on Law & Order, Law &
Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The
Sopranos, NCIS, Bones, Emma Smith in Big Love, and as Queen Mab on
True Blood. Wisocky had a recurring roles in the CW series from to ,
CBS's The Mentalist (-) as Brenda Shettrick, and in the first season
of FX series American Horror Story as Lorraine Harvey.
stage actress. She is best known for her role as Evelyn Powell in the
Lifetime comedy-drama series Devious Maids.Wisocky was born in York,
Pennsylvania. She began her acting career in York at York Little
Theatre, a community theater, where she said she spent most of her
childhood. She also attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for
the Arts. Wisocky later moved to New York City, and graduated from the
New York University Experimental Theatre Wing.Wisocky began work in
the theatre, appearing on Broadway in in The Play's the Thing.
Wisocky later performed in many stage productions, primarily playing
strong women, like Lady Macbeth and Medea. In , she won the Obie Award
for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her role as Nazi-era
German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in Jordan Harrison's Amazons and
Their Men. She also acted in several other Off-Broadway plays,
including Don Juan Comes Back from the War, The Tooth of Crime, and
Hot 'N Throbbing.Wisocky had supporting roles in number of films,
including Pollock (), Funny Money (), and Atlas Shrugged: Part I ().
She made her television debut in , on an episode of HBO comedy Sex and
the City. In later years, she also guest starred on Law & Order, Law &
Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The
Sopranos, NCIS, Bones, Emma Smith in Big Love, and as Queen Mab on
True Blood. Wisocky had a recurring roles in the CW series from to ,
CBS's The Mentalist (-) as Brenda Shettrick, and in the first season
of FX series American Horror Story as Lorraine Harvey.
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