Casey Wilson | |
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Wilson at the PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2014 for Marry Me.
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Born |
Cathryn Rose Wilson October 24, 1980 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Tisch School of Arts Stella Adler Studio of Acting |
Occupation | Actress, comedian, writer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse(s) | David Caspe (m. 2014) |
Children | 1 |
Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter, best known for starring as Penny Hartz in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and has since starred in sitcoms such as Hulu's The Hotwives and Marry Me on NBC. Other notable work includes supporting roles in films such as Gone Girl, Julie & Julia, and The Meddler, recurring as Brooke in in the Amazon series One Mississippi, and her 2013 Sundance film Ass Backwards, which she co-wrote and starred in with her creative partner June Diane Raphael. Wilson currently co-hosts (alongside Danielle Schneider) the Earwolf podcast Bitch Sesh, which discusses the The Real Housewives franchise.
Wilson made her first major television appearances with a two-season stint as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2009.
Casey Wilson was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, along with her younger brother, Fletcher, a medical device engineer. She graduated from T. C. Williams High School in 1998 and studied theater at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, where she was a recipient of NYU's "Excellence in Acting" award when graduating in 2002. She is of Irish and Italian heritage and was raised Baptist.