Beth Behrs

Beth Behrs

Behrs at the 38th People's Choice Awards on January 11, 2012.
Born (1985-12-26) December 26, 1985
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Beth Behrs (born December 26, 1985)[1][2] is an American actress and singer, best known for her current role as Caroline Channing in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (2011—present).

Early life

Behrs was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the elder daughter of David Behrs, a college administrator, and Maureen Behrs, a first grade teacher.[3][4] She has a sister who is six years younger.[5] Behrs moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1989, where she was raised.[4] She began performing in theater at the age of four, and played soccer while growing up.[6] She was a student at E.C. Glass High School.[7]

At age 15, Behrs relocated with her family to Marin County, California.[8] She began attending Tamalpais High School in 2001, and was accepted into the school's highly regarded drama program.[2] Behrs studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and went on to perform in the musical Dangling Conversations: The Music of Simon and Garfunkel, and the plays Korczak’s Children, and A Bright Room Called Day. She was classically trained as a singer.[9]

Behrs moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2004, to study acting at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.[9] In 2005, she played Sandy Dumbrowski in a production of Grease at San Francisco's Ray of Light Theatre, and was named Miss Marin County in 2006.[10][11] She began auditioning for roles in her senior year and graduated in 2008 with a degree in critical studies. Behrs was awarded a Young Musician's Foundation Vocal Scholarship after graduating.[2][8]

Career

Behrs landed her first film role in the teen comedy American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, which she filmed in Vancouver for seven weeks beginning in March 2009.[8] The seventh in the American Pie series, the film was released direct-to-video on December 22, 2009. She next starred in Adventures of Serial Buddies, an independent comedy about an inept group of serial killers produced by TV personality Maria Menounos.[9] The film also starred Christopher Lloyd, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Artie Lange. In late 2010, Behrs shot the independent feature, Route 30, Too!, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, playing an alien girl.[12]

Behrs began working in television with guest appearances on NCIS: Los Angeles and ABC's Castle.[13] In 2011, she was working as a nanny and at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, when she auditioned for the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls. She landed the lead role after seven auditions.[11] Behrs stars as Caroline Channing, an heiress from Manhattan's Upper East Side, who is forced to become a waitress at a diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn after her father is arrested for financial wrongdoing.[14] Her character is a graduate of the Wharton School who teams up with a waitress named Max (Kat Dennings) in a business venture.[11] The series is produced by comedian Whitney Cummings and Sex and the City-producer Michael Patrick King.[6] In March 2016, CBS renewed the series for a sixth season.[15]

In 2013, Behrs appeared on It's a Brad, Brad World, a Bravo reality television series featuring fashion stylist Brad Goreski.[16] Behrs was also a presenter at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards.[17] She voiced sorority girl Carrie Williams that year in the Pixar animated film Monsters University, a prequel to 2001's Monsters, Inc..[18] She starred alongside Sally Field and Max Greenfield in the independent comedy, Hello, My Name Is Doris, directed by Michael Showalter.[19] Together with her childhood friend Matt Doyle, Behrs co-creates the young-adult webcomic Dents since 2016. Inspired by X-Men comics, the webcomic explores themes such as sexuality, feminism and environmental issues.[20] Behrs made her Manhattan stage debut in June 2016 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Halley Feiffer's comedic play, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City.[21]

Personal life

Behrs and Michael Gladis are engaged on July 10, 2016, after a six-year relationship.[22] They appeared in a short film together, The Argument, in 2012, for the comedy website Funny or Die.[23]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love Heidi Direct-to-video
2011 Adventures of Serial Buddies Brittany
2012 Route 30, Too! Alien girl
2013 Monsters University Carrie Williams Voice
2015 Chasing Eagle Rock Deborah
2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris Brooklyn
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Female caroler Episode: "Disorder"
2011 Castle Ginger Episode: "Slice of Death"
2011 Pretty Tough Regen Hulu series
2011–present 2 Broke Girls Caroline Wesbox Channing Main cast
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star: Female
Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Gal Pals (with Kat Dennings)
2014 40th People's Choice Awards Herself Host
2015 Repeat After Me Herself 1 episode
2016 Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh Moochie Voice

References

  1. ↑ "2 Broke Girls Cast: Beth Behrs". CBS. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Larson, Vicki (September 20, 2011). "Marin's Beth Behr is 1 lucky girl for role in '2 Broke Girls'". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Adams, Marv (June 5, 2011). "A star was born (here)". Lancaster Online. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Behrs, David (June 12, 2011). "Letters to the editor – June 12, 2011". Lancaster Online. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ Loughlin, Sue (October 26, 2007). "The Woods installs first male president". Tribune-Star. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  6. 1 2 Werts, Diane (September 9, 2011). "Behrs bears up to be a 'Broke' girl". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ Gillis, Casey (May 22, 2012). "E.C. Glass's drama director to retire". The News & Advance. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 Crocker, Amy (December 30, 2009). "SFist Interviews: Beth Behrs, a Direct-to-DVD American Pie Sequel Actress from Marin". SFist. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 Mai, Denise (January 3, 2010). "Alumna makes film debut". Daily Bruin. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ "In the Spotlight". Ray of Light Theatre. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  11. 1 2 3 Storm, Jonathan (September 24, 2011). "Jonathan Storm: Advice on how not to be one broke girl". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  12. ↑ Messeder, John (December 21, 2010). "'Route 30, Too!' filming ends". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  13. ↑ Lash, Jolie (September 19, 2011). "Rising Star: '2 Broke Girls' Actress Beth Behrs". Access Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs go for broke on '2 Broke Girls'". The Arizona Republic. Associated Press. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  15. ↑ "CBS Renews 11 Returning Series". CBS Boston. March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Pay TV: Thursday, April 11". The Sydney Morning Herald. April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  17. ↑ "ACM Awards 2013: Men of country dominate lineup". CBS News. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  18. ↑ Rome, Emily (April 16, 2013). "Pixar's 'Monsters University': Nathan Fillion, more join voice cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  19. ↑ Fleming, Jr., Mike (May 28, 2014). "Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs Star In Indie 'Hello, My Name Is Doris'". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ Ong, Czarina Nicole (2016-03-01). "'2 Broke Girls' Star Beth Behrs Launches Webcomic 'Dents'". Fashion & Style.
  21. ↑ Rooney, David (March 17, 2016). "Beth Behrs Sets New York Stage Debut in 'A Funny Thing ...'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  22. ↑ Johnson, Zach (July 11, 2016). "2 Broke Girls' Beth Behrs Engaged to Michael Gladis". E! News. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  23. ↑ "The Argument with Beth Behrs & Michael Gladis". Funny or Die. Retrieved May 12, 2013.

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