Rebecca Wisocky
Biography
Rebecca Wisocky is an American actress best known for two television roles: the ghost Hetty Woodstone in the CBS sitcom Ghosts and Evelyn Powell in the comedy-drama Devious Maids. Born in York, Pennsylvania, she started acting at a community theater there and later studied at the Experimental Theatre Wing of New York University. Her early work was on stage, including a 1995 Broadway appearance in The Play's the Thing and parts such as Lady Macbeth and Medea, and in 2008 she took an Obie Award for playing Leni Riefenstahl in Amazons and Their Men. On screen she has appeared in Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), Funny Money (2006) and Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), acting opposite Sally Field in the last, and her television debut came in 2000 with Sex and the City, followed by guest roles and recurring parts on 90210, The Mentalist and American Horror Story. She began starring in Ghosts in 2021.
54years old
Turns 55 on November 12in 28 days
- Born York
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 19 years2006 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025The TwitsIMDb rating 4.7
- 2022BlondeIMDb rating 5.4
- 2015Hello, My Name Is DorisIMDb rating 6.6
- 2011Atlas Shrugged: Part IIMDb rating 5.6
- 2006Funny MoneyIMDb rating 5.2
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Behind the award
For her portrayal of Leni Riefenstahl, the Nazi-era German filmmaker, in Jordan Harrison's play Amazons and Their Men, Wisocky received the 2008 Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress.
Early training
After her time at the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts, Wisocky relocated to New York City, where she earned her degree from the New York University Experimental Theatre Wing.
First role
Wisocky started out in the theater, appearing on Broadway in 1995 in The Play's the Thing. She went on to many stage productions, mostly as strong women such as Lady Macbeth and Medea.
Big break
Marc Cherry cast Wisocky as Evelyn Powell, the main antagonist of Devious Maids, in early 2012, after she had played Bree's Mother on Desperate Housewives.
First role
Rebecca Wisocky's first television appearance came in 2000, when she was cast in an episode of the HBO comedy series Sex and the City.
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Worked with
Rebecca Wisocky made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Andrew Dominik
All films by Michael Showalter
All films by Paul Johansson
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