Kerry Bishé is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Donna Clark in the AMC period drama series Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2017) and Lucy Bennett, the lead/narrator in the ninth season of the ABC medical sitcom Scrubs (2009–2010), and her supporting role in the drama film Argo (2012).
Early life and education Kerry Bishé grew up in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in the United States. She graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy, where her father, Kenneth Bishé, taught social studies, and then enrolled at Northwestern University in 2006.
Career Bishé toured professionally with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks during the summer of 2004, performing the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. She also appeared in a 2006 production of Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape and in the Roundabout revival of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
Bishé made her screen debut in 2007 when she portrayed Sarah Rosen in The Half Life of Mason Lake, a low-budget production. After appearances as an extra in the first film adaptation of Sex and the City and The Lucky Ones, and a small role in The Understudy (2008), Bishé was cast in Night Life, a television pilot directed by Scrubs star Zach Braff. The production did not make Bishé well-known, but did introduce her to Braff, with whom she later worked on Scrubs.
In 2009, Bishé had a number of television roles, appearing in an episode of the American version of Life on Mars, an episode of the USA comedy drama series Royal Pains, and in the lead role in the TV movie made from the failed pilot of the proposed sci-fi series Virtuality.
In December 2009, Bishé took on the lead role on the ABC medical sitcom Scrubs, that of Lucy Bennett, the show's new narrator, taking over from Zach Braff. ABC cancelled the show May 14, 2010. Bishé costarred in the independent film Nice Guy Johnny (2010) with Edward Burns and Matt Bush. She also played a supporting role in Kevin Smith's horror film Red State (2011) and in Ben Affleck's drama film Argo (2012). In 2013, she co-starred with Elijah Wood in the independent film Grand Piano.
From 2014 to 2017, Bishé starred as Donna Clark in the AMC period drama series Halt and Catch Fire. Coincidentally, her character's husband in Halt and Catch Fire is portrayed by Scoot McNairy, who also played her spouse in Argo (2012). In season three of Narcos, she played Cristina Jurado, the American wife of the Cali Cartel's Harvard-educated money launderer Franklin Jurado.
In 2023, Bishé returned to theatre, starring in the Steven Soderbergh-produced play The Fears.
Personal life Bishé is married to actor Chris Lowell. The couple have a daughter.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2007The Half Life of Mason LakeSarah Rosen 2008The Lucky OnesCollege GirlSex and the CityTwenty-Something Girl DreamingThe UnderstudyApril2009MotherhoodGood Sharing Mom 2010MeskadaEmily CordinNice Guy JohnnyBrooke 2011Red StateCheyenneTurkey BowlKerryNewlywedsLinda 2012ArgoKathy StaffordThe Fitzgerald Family ChristmasSharon 2013Max RoseAnnie RoseGoodbye WorldLily PalmerGrand PianoEmma SelznickBlue HighwayKerry 2016The TicketJessicaRuptureDianne2018How It EndsMeg2020 The Evening Hour Lacy Cooper 2021 Happily Janet 2024 Madame Web Constance Webb Anwar Mona Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Life on Mars Eve Flannery Episode: "The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All" Royal Pains Emma Newberg Episode: "Strategic Planning" Virtuality Billie Kashmiri Television pilot2009–2010 Scrubs Lucy Bennett Narrator 13 episodes2014–2017 Halt and Catch Fire Donna Clark 40 episodes2015 Public Morals Sarah 2 episodes2016 Billions Elise Episode: "Short Squeeze"2017 Narcos Cristina Jurado 5 episodes2018 The Romanoffs Shelly Romanoff Episode: "The Royal We" 2020 Amazing Stories Mary Ann Whitaker Episode: "The Rift" Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Sister Molly Finnister 10 episodes2022 Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Austin Geidt 7 episodes2025 Law & Order Grace Hall Episode: "Hindsight"
Video games Year Title Role Notes2019 Telling Lies Emma Full-motion video
Theatre credits Year Title Role Venue 2006 The Hairy Ape Mildred Douglas Irish Repertory Theatre My Name Is Rachel Corrie Rachel Corrie (replacement) Minetta Lane Theatre2007 Pygmalion Clara Eynsford-Hill American Airlines Theatre2023 The Fears Thea Irene Diamond Stage 2025 This World of Tomorrow Cyndee/Woman Cashier The Shed
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2012 Hollywood Film Awards Ensemble of the Year Argo San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Ensemble Performance 2013 Palm Springs International Film Awards Ensemble Performance Award Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2017 Women's Image Awards Actress Drama Series Halt and Catch Fire (for "NeXT")
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