Gish, Annabeth 1971–

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GISH, Annabeth 1971–

PERSONAL

Full name, Anne Elizabeth Gish; born March 13, 1971, in Albuquerque, NM; daughter of Robert (an English professor) and Judy (a professor) Gish; married Wade Allen (a fight choreographer and martial arts expert), October 11, 2003. Education: Duke University, B.A. (cum laude), English and women's studies, 1993. Avocational Interests: Writing poetry, hiking, yoga, boxing, and spinning.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Hyler Management, 25 Sea Colony Dr., Santa Monica, CA 90405. Publicist—PMK/HBH, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career: Actress.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination, best young actress in a motion picture—drama, 1989, for Mystic Pizza; Young Artist Award nomination, best young actress starring in a TV movie, pilot or special, 1990, for When He's Not a Stranger; Best Actress Award, Slamdunk Film Festival, 2002, for Pursuit of Happiness; Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actress in a television series, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 2002, for The X–Files.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Rose Chismore, Desert Bloom, Columbia, 1986.

Ryan Campbell, Hiding Out (also known as Adult Education), De Laurentiis Entertainment, 1987.

Kat Araujo, Mystic Pizza, 1988.

Caroline "Pudge" Carmichael, Shag: The Movie (also known as Shag), TriStar, 1988.

Tammy, Coupe De Ville, Universal, 1990.

Urilla Sutherland, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994.

Julie Nixon, Nixon, Buena Vista, 1995.

Tracy Stover, Beautiful Girls, Miramax, 1996.

Paulie, The Last Supper, Columbia, 1996.

Susan Sparks, Steel, Warner Bros., 1997.

Maria Philips, Mayday—Flug in den Tod, 1997.

Trish, SLC Punk!, Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.

Angie, Double Jeopardy (also known as Doppelmord and Double condamnation), Paramount, 1999.

Lily, Morning, 2000.

Marissa, Pursuit of Happiness, Showcase Entertainment, 2001.

Donni McGuiness, Race to Space, Columbia TriStar, 2001.

Greta Siegel, Knots, 2004.

Julia, The Celestine Prophecy, 2005.

Also appeared in The Red Coat.

Television Appearances; Series:

Lenore Laderman, Courthouse, CBS, 1995.

Monica Reyes, The X–Files (also known as The X Files), CBS, 2001–2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Anne Hampton/Butler, Scarlett, CBS, 1994.

Euphemia Ashby King (as an adult), True Women, CBS, 1997.

Cynthia Ernst, The Detective, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jessie, Hero in the Family, ABC, 1986.

Lyn McKenna, When He's Not a Stranger, CBS, 1989.

Lydia, The Last to Go, ABC, 1991.

Sylvia Raffray, Lady against the Odds, NBC, 1992.

Hazel Hampton, Silent Cries (also known as Guests of the Emperor), NBC, 1993.

Michelle, Don't Look Back, HBO, 1996.

Jean Treadway Holly, What Love Sees, CBS, 1996.

Karen Holmes, To Live Again, CBS, 1998.

Hope Goodell, Different, Lifetime, 1999.

Claire Hutton, God's New Plan (also known as No Higher Love), CBS, 1999.

Robbie, Sealed with a Kiss (also known as First Comes Love), CBS, 1999.

Amie, The Way She Moves, VH1, 2001.

Special Agent Monica Reyes, The X–Files: The Truth, Fox, 2002.

Nicole, Buying the Cow, Starz!, 2002.

Mary Follet, A Death in the Family, PBS, 2002.

Denise DiFiore, Life on Liberty Street, Hallmark Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Deputy Ann Coates, County 187, NBC, 2000.

Ellen Caffee, The Brotherhood, Showtime, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Amy Peletier, "Three Men and a Lady," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.

Elizabeth Bartlet Westin, "7A WF 83429," The West Wing, NBC, 2003.

Elizabeth Bartlet Westin, "Dogs of War," The West Wing, NBC, 2003.

Liz Westin, "Abu el Banat," The West Wing, NBC, 2003.

Wendy Decker, "Not Landing," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Taped Readings:

Judy Blume's Summer Sisters, Simon & Schuster, 1998.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Houston Chronicle, June 16, 2001.

Iowa Woman, September, 1988.

New York Post, November 18, 2001.

People Weekly, February 19, 1996, p. 20; December 17, 2001, p. 91.

Waterloo–Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), May 8, 2004.