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Merritt Wever

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Merritt Wever
Emmy-winning actress Merritt Wever, known for her performances in "Nurse Jackie", "Godless", and "Unbelievable", stars alongside Domhnall Gleeson in the new Phoebe Waller-Bridge-produced series "Run". "No Small Parts" takes a look at her rise to fame.
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Merritt Wever is an American actress, who earned an Emmy Award for playing the character Zoey on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie. She appeared in the films Birdman, Into the Wild, Neal Cassady, Michael Clayton, Series 7: The Contenders, Signs, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Bringing Rain, All I Wanna Do, and Marriage Story, among others. She appeared as a guest on the following television shows: Conviction, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Wire.

Merritt grew up in downtown New York and has been acting since she was very young. She graduated from LaGuardia High School and then attended Sarah Lawrence College. She was raised by her Texas-born mother to be politically progressive. When not acting or protesting, Merritt enjoys spending time with her cat Spooky or going to the theater with a friend. She also likes to eat steak, have a little wine, walk in the snow and talk to Canadians. Her favorite actors are Gena Rowlands, Meryl Streep and Michael J. Pollard. She lives in Manhattan.
BornAugust 11, 1980
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys

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Merritt Wever in Unbelievable (2019)
Merritt Wever in Unbelievable (2019)
Scott Lawrence and Merritt Wever in Unbelievable (2019)
Merritt Wever and Danielle Macdonald in Unbelievable (2019)
Toni Collette and Merritt Wever in Unbelievable (2019)
Leslie Mann, Merritt Wever, Eiza González, and Gwendoline Christie in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
Merritt Wever, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Samantha Soule, and Kayli Carter in Godless (2017)
Merritt Wever and Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
Merritt Wever, Tess Frazer, and Kayli Carter in Godless (2017)
Merritt Wever, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Kayli Carter in Godless (2017)
Merritt Wever and Tess Frazer in Godless (2017)
Merritt Wever and Samantha Soule in Godless (2017)

Known for

Signs (2002)
Signs
6.8
  • Tracey Abernathy
  • 2002
Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Azhy Robertson in Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story
7.9
  • Cassie
  • 2019
George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
Michael Clayton
7.2
  • Anna
  • 2007
Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
7.7
  • Annie
  • 2014

Credits

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Actress

  • Tiny Beautiful Things
    • Post-production
  • Memory
    • Post-production
  • Adam Scott in Severance (2022)
    Severance
  • The End Up (2022)
    The End Up
  • Chris Stack and Samantha Soule in Midday Black Midnight Blue (2022)
    Midday Black Midnight Blue
  • Roar (2022)
    Roar
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • (voice)
  • Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson in Run (2020)
    Run
  • Kaitlyn Dever in Unbelievable (2019)
    Unbelievable
  • Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Azhy Robertson in Marriage Story (2019)
    Marriage Story
  • Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Welcome to Marwen
  • Matt Smith, Sosie Bacon, Hannah Murray, and Marianne Rendón in Charlie Says (2018)
    Charlie Says
  • Michiel Huisman and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Irreplaceable You (2018)
    Irreplaceable You
  • Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
    Godless
  • Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem in The Last Face (2016)
    The Last Face
  • Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, and Michael James Shaw in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
  • Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie (2009)
    Nurse Jackie

Soundtrack

  • Kaitlyn Dever in Unbelievable (2019)
    Unbelievable
    • (uncredited)
  • Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Azhy Robertson in Marriage Story (2019)
    Marriage Story

Videos31

Greenberg
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Greenberg
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
"What I Love About Nicole"
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"What I Love About Nicole"
"What I Love About Charlie"
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"What I Love About Charlie"
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Trailer No. 2
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Trailer No. 2
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Tiny Furniture
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Tiny Furniture
Greenberg: TV Spot
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Greenberg: TV Spot
Greenberg: UK Trailer
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Greenberg: UK Trailer
Greenberg: Trailer #1
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Greenberg: Trailer #1
Unbelievable
Trailer 2:31
Unbelievable

Personal details

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    • August 11, 1980
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • (No Children)
  • Other works
    Starred in "Cavedweller", off-Broadway, with Dee Dee O'Connell.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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    Won the 2018 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category for her role as Mary Agnes in Godless (2017).
  • Quotes
    [The entirety of Wever's acceptance speech after winning the 2013 Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series] Oh, my god, thank you so...thanks so much! Um...thank you so much! Um...I gotta go. Bye.

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