Fiona Gubelmann
Gubelmann in July 2012
Born (1980-03-30) March 30, 1980
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma materUCLA
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
SpouseAlex Weed[1]

Fiona Gubelmann (born March 30, 1980)[2] is an American actress. She has appeared in a number of single-episode roles in television, including CSI: NY, My Name Is Earl and Knight Rider, as well as a handful of films including Employee of the Month and Downstream. She starred as Jenna in the 2011–2014 FX comedy series Wilfred. Gubelmann stars as Dr. Morgan Reznick in the ABC medical drama The Good Doctor.

Early life

Fiona Gubelmann was born in Santa Monica, California.[1] She began acting and dancing in preschool, and her mother enrolled her in dance classes as a child.[3] Her first play was at the age of four in a ballet version of The Cabbage Patch Kids.[1] As a child and teenager, she attended drama camps in the summer, acted in local community theater, and became involved in the drama department at her school.[3] She enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was a pre-medical major.[3] She successfully auditioned for a play during her freshman year.[3] She found she enjoyed acting so much that she switched her major to theater.[4] During her time as an undergraduate, she volunteered with ArtsBridge, a program for at-risk youth in the Los Angeles area.[1]

She graduated from UCLA in 2002,[3][5] and went on to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse (performing in plays with the organization's Katselas Theater Company).[1]

Career

Gubelmann at 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International

Gubelmann made her television acting debut in 2003 on the UPN sitcom The Mullets, and made her film debut the following year in the comedy Employee of the Month.[1] She appeared as a guest star in a number of television series and in a few films over the next several years.[1] She also continued stage work, appearing in Peter Lefcourt's play La Ronde de Lunch in Los Angeles in 2009.[6]

When Gubelmann's agent sent her the script for Wilfred, she said that she "absolutely fell in love with it", although "didn't quite get the whole guy in the dog suit thing".[4] She watched some of the original Australian version online, and described her reaction as "Oh my God, this is amazing!"[4] After auditioning, she was called back several more times over the course of three and half weeks. She also auditioned with Elijah Wood and Jason Gann so producers could see if she had on-screen chemistry with her potential co-stars, and was tested a final time before winning the role.[4]

In 2014, she and her husband, Alex, were featured in an episode of the House Hunters spin-off House Hunters Renovation where they were shown buying and renovating their new home.[7]

Gubelmann has appeared in two Lifetime movies and five Hallmark movies.

Gubelmann started appearing on The Good Doctor as Dr. Morgan Reznick in a recurring role in the first season and was promoted to a series regular in the second season.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Employee of the Month Amber
2004 Blue Demon Alice Direct-to-video
2005 Horror High Daphne Direct-to-video
2007 Blades of Glory Woodland Fairie
2010 Downstream Tabitha
2010 Sex Tax: Based on a True Story Tina [8]
2013 Super Buddies Princess Jorala Voice role; direct-to-video
2014 Don't Blink Ella
2017 Rice on White Julie
2017 Surprise Me! Genie Burns
2019 The Way We Weren't Charlotte

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Mullets Valley girl Episode: "Airway to Heaven"
2004 Cold Case Bobbi Jean Banks 1968 Episode: "The House"
2004 The Mountain Darlene Toth Episode: "The Letter"
2005 Joey Anna Episode: "Joey and the Premiere"
2007 CSI: NY Isabella Cooksey Episode: "What Schemes May Come"
2007 My Name Is Earl Lucy Episode: "Frank's Girl"
2008 Knight Rider Courtney Flynn Episode: "Knight of the Zodiac"
2009 The Closer Lisa Price Episode: "Waivers of Extradition"
2009 Californication Young wife Episode: "Zoso"
2011–2014 Wilfred Jenna Mueller Main role
2011 Parenthood Sandy 2 episodes
2012 Criminal Minds Erika Episode: "A Family Affair"
2012 How to Be a Gentleman Amy 2 episodes (1 uncredited)
2012 Family Guy Lois' New Friend #2 Voice role; episode: "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell"
2012 Wedding Band Violet Episode: "Time of My Life"
2013 Guys with Kids Sage 2 episodes
2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Stephanie Episode: "Mean Girls..."
2013 Animal Practice Tinsley French Episode: "Wingmen"
2013 We Are Men Sara Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Friends with Better Lives Kelly Episode: "The Imposter"
2014 Modern Family Lisa Episode: "Won't You Be Our Neighbor"
2014 Key & Peele Sex addict #1 Episode: "Sex Addict Wendell"
2015 New Girl Val Episode: "The Right Thing"
2015 Melissa & Joey Noelle Devereaux Episode: "The Book Club"
2015 Mad Men Eve Episode: "Person to Person"
2015 The League Berkley Episode: "The Block"
2015 iZombie Houdina Episode: "Abra Cadaver"
2016 Mommy's Little Girl Theresa Malcolms Television film (Lifetime)
2016 Dispatch Christine McCullers Television film (Lifetime); also known as 911 Emergency
2016 Telenovela Kelly Episode: "Caught in the Act"
2016 Mommy's Little Girl Theresa Television film (Lifetime)
2016 Tulips in Spring Rose Newell Television film (Hallmark)
2016 Castle Linda Weinberg Episode: "Tone Death"
2017 One Day at a Time Lori 4 episodes
2017 Daytime Divas Heather Flynn-Kellog Main role
2017 Christmas Next Door April Stewart Television film (Hallmark)
2017 American Housewife Courtney Episode: "The Couple"
2018–present The Good Doctor Dr. Morgan Reznick Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2–present)
2018 Lucifer Kay / Maddie Episode: "The Last Heartbreak"
2018 Royally Ever After Sarah Television film (Hallmark)
2019 Easter Under Wraps Erin Television film (Hallmark)
2021 The Vows We Keep Hazel Television film (Hallmark)

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Comedy Gumbo The Future Mrs. Chambers Episode: "Top-R-Off"
2008 Comedy Gumbo ShmappleBapp's hostess 3 episodes
2012 Save the Supers Rascal 2 episodes
2012 The Screen Junkies Show Snow White Episode: "Disney's Star Wars Auditions"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fiona Gubelmann: Biography." TVGuide.com. No date. Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Today's Birthdays". Telegraph-Herald. March 30, 2023. p. A3. ProQuest 2792695736. Singer Tracy Chapman is 59. Actor Ian Ziering is 59. TV personality Piers Morgan is 58. Rock musician Joey Castillo is 57. Actor Donna D'Errico is 55. Singer Celine Dion is 55. TV personality/producer Richard Rawlings is 54. Actor Mark Consuelos is 52. Actor Bahar Soomekh is 48. Actor Jessica Cauffiel is 47. Singer Norah Jones is 44. Actor Fiona Gubelmann is 43. See also:
    • "Today's Birthdays". Austin American Statesman. March 30, 2013. p. E2. ProQuest 1321731279. Rap artist MC Hammer is 50. Singer Tracy Chapman is 49. Singer Celine Dion is 45. Actor Mark Consuelos is 42. Actress Bahar Soomekh is 38. Actress Jessica Cauffiel is 37. Singer Norah Jones is 34. Actress Fiona Gubelmann is 33.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Curtis, Amy. "Interview With Fiona Gubelmann on Wilfred." WeGotThisCovered.com. July 12, 2011. Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-08-19.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Radish, Christina (2011-07-16). "Fiona Gubelmann Interview WILFRED". Collider.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  5. ↑ Wallach, Leo. "Job Opportunities Still Abound for This Year's Grads." Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine Daily Bruin. June 10, 2001.
  6. ↑ "Theater Reviews." LA Weekly. November 26, 2009.
  7. ↑ "House Hunters Renovation". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Bentley, Rick (2010-07-15). "'Sex Tax' opening in Fresno first is no favor". The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
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