Amy Gumenick
Swedish-born American actress (born 1986)
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Amy Jaclyn Gumenick (/ˈɡʌmənɪk/ GUM-ə-nik; born 17 May 1986)[1] is a Swedish-American actress. She appeared as Natalee Holloway in the television film of the same name (2009) and its sequel, the young Mary Winchester in Supernatural (2008–10), Carrie Cutter / Cupid in Arrow (2014–19) and Philomena Cheer in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017).
May 17, 1986
- Sweden
- United States
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| Born | Amy Jaclyn Gumenick May 17, 1986 |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Early life
Gumenick was born in Hudiksvall, Sweden,[2][additional citation(s) needed] the daughter of a Russian father and Polish mother.[3] She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008, earning a BFA in theatre with an emphasis in acting.[4]
Career
Gumenick's first role was in a short film entitled Sayonara Elviko, before she moved on to Army Wives. She then starred in a series of webisodes for the television show My Own Worst Enemy,[5] before being cast as the young Mary Campbell, who became Mary Winchester, on Supernatural.[6]
She then had roles on How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer and Bones before being cast as Natalee Holloway in the Lifetime movie Natalee Holloway.[7][8] She also appeared in the movie's 2011 sequel, Justice for Natalee Holloway.
She subsequently appeared in episodes of Castle, No Ordinary Family, The Glades, The Closer, Grimm, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and Rules of Engagement.
In 2014, she began playing the recurring character Philomena on the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies.[9] In August 2014, it was announced that she had been cast as Carrie Cutter / Cupid on The CW series Arrow.[10][11][12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Sayonara Elviko | Short film | |
| 2009 | Finding Nothing | Kelsi | Short film |
| 2009 | Quitting | Girl | Short film |
| 2009 | Just Add Water | Amy | Short film |
| 2013 | America 101 | Sexy Co-worker | Short film |
| 2014 | Hard Crime | Map Girl | |
| 2014 | The One | Clair | Short film |
| 2015 | The Binding | Sarah | |
| 2018 | Bird Box | Samantha |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Army Wives | Lee Ann | Episode: "Last Minute Changes" |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory | Emily Kent | Webisodes |
| 2008–09 | Greek | Regan | 2 episodes |
| 2008, 2010 | Supernatural | Young Mary Winchester | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Amanda | Episode: "Three Days of Snow" |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Becca Wells | Episode: "What a Difference a Day Makes" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Gwen Collier | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| 2009 | Bones | Paige Sayles | Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" |
| 2009 | Natalee Holloway | Natalee Holloway | Television film |
| 2010 | Castle | Danielle | Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Olivia Schaeffer | Episode: "No Ordinary Quake |
| 2011 | The Glades | Gwendolyn Henley | Episode: "Gibtown" |
| 2011 | The Closer | Shannon Hirschbaum | Episode: "To Serve with Love" |
| 2011 | Grimm | Gilda Darner | Episode: "Bears Will Be Bears" |
| 2011 | Justice for Natalee Holloway | Natalee Holloway | Television film |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Heidi Taylor | Episode: "Friendly Fire" |
| 2013 | CSI: NY | Sandra Chandler | Episode: "Blood Actually" |
| 2013 | Rules of Engagement | Charlotte | Episode: "Cats & Dogs" |
| 2014–2019 | Arrow | Carrie Cutter / Cupid | Guest (7 episodes) |
| 2014, 2016–17 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Philomena Cheer | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2016 | NCIS | Katrina Cooper | Episode: "Being Bad" |
| 2018 | Falling for Angels | Sharon | Recurring role: 2 episodes |
| 2018 | False Profits | Kimberly | Television film |
Web
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2012 | El Gato Blanco | Girl[13] |