Bridget Flanery

Bridget Christine Flanery (born March 24 in Guthrie Center, Iowa) is an American actress.[1]

Bridget Flanery
Born
Bridget Christine Flanery

Guthrie Center, Iowa, U.S.
EducationDrake University (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)Brandon Christy (m. 2009)

Early life

Bridget Christine Flanery was born on March 24 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Flanery has an older sister, Jill, and three brothers, James, Bill and John. She studied Theatre and graduated from Drake University .[2][1] After graduation, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.[3]

Career

She is most notable for playing Lila Fowler in comedy-drama series Sweet Valley High in 1994 until 1996 before being replaced by actress Shirlee Elliot. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1997 for the Best Performance in a TV Comedy — Guest Starring Young Performer for the television show Pearl. Between 1996 and 1998, she portrayed Jill on sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch.[1] She appeared in several guest starring television roles, including Love Boat: The Next Wave, Will & Grace, Desperate Housewives, Boy Meets World, Out of Practice, Without a Trace, Hart of Dixie and Two and a Half Men.[1][4]

She has also appeared in theatre productions, including A Streetcar named Desire at the Yale Repertory Theatre, Loves and Hours at the Old Globe Theatre, and Spring Awakening at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center.[5][1] Flanery teaches acting at The Studio School in Los Angeles as of May 2019.[1]

Personal life

She has been married to Brandon Christy since August 8, 2009.

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Encounter Cat Short film
1996 Fatal Expressions Kathy Kelly
2009 Something Blue Kathleen O'Connell
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994-1996 Sweet Valley High Lila Fowler 44 episodes
1996 Weird Science Courtney Episode: "Grumpy Old Genie"
1996 Boy Meets World Lisa Episode: "Singled Out"
1996 7th Heaven Susan Barrett Episode: "Saturday"
1996 California Dreams Girl who makes announcement Episode: "The Fashion Man"
1996–1998 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Jill 9 episodes
1997 Pearl Episode: "Power Play"
1997 Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac Lisa TV miniseries
1997 Unhappily Ever After Bunny Episode: "Sorority Girl"
Episode: "Ryan Vampire Slayer"
1997-1998 Teen Angel Jessica Fishman 4 episodes
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Miranda Episode: "Dead Friday"
1998 Babylon 5 Zoe Episode: "Day of the Dead"
1998 The Outsider Lita Hayworth TV movie
1999 The Love Boat: The Next Wave Simone Episode: "Such Sweet Dreams"
2005 Without a Trace Beth Norwood Episode: "Lone Star"
2005 Will & Grace Viv Cassidy Episode: "Kiss and Tell"
Episode: "Friends with Benefits"
2005 Out of Practice Mary Episode: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do. And Do. And..."
2008 Two and a Half Men Katie Episode: "Damn You, Eggs Benedict"
2008 Desperate Housewives Peggy Episode: "Back in Business"
2011 Hart of Dixie Becky Hilson Episode: "The Pirate & the Practice"
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References
  1. "Bridget Flanery - Faculty, Acting Program". Studio School. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. "Bridget Flanery". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  3. "BRIDGET FLANERY". StageSceneLA. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  4. "BRIDGET FLANERY". www.colonytheatre.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  5. "Bridget Flanery". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-02.



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