Brooke Ashley Lyons[1] (born November 8, 1980)[2][3] is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Amy in the 2008 film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins and as Peach Landis in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls.
Brooke Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1980 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse |
Max Osswald (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | James R. Lyons Penny A. Sousa-Lyons |
| Website | brookelyons |
Early life and education
editLyons was born in Washington, D.C.[4] She is the daughter of surgeon James R. Lyons and dancer Penny A. Lyons (née Sousa). She is of Italian, Irish and Portuguese descent and grew up in Fairfield and New Haven, Connecticut, and several other towns in the state.[4][5] She spent a lot of her youth both dancing and riding horses, giving up the latter to focus on the former.[4]
As a child she suffered from scoliosis, which prevented her from a pursuing a career as a ballet dancer.[4] Before being diagnosed, she studied dance at the Joffrey Ballet School, the New England Ballet School in Connecticut, the Boston Ballet and traveled to France.[5] She wore a back brace throughout her time in the ninth grade.[4][6] She ultimately had surgery to correct her spine.[5]
While she was freshman at Yale University, she founded the Connecticut Scoliosis Association[6] and wrote about her experiences with the disease in the book titled Scoliosis: Ascending the Curve.[7] The book was published before she began classes at Yale in 1999.[5]
While at Yale she majored in English literature and was a member of the "Arts and Letters" Manuscript Society.[4][5]
Career
editLyons then became interested in acting, receiving her first speaking role in the Neil Simon play Rumors.[8] She also worked in the productions The Maids and Heartbreak House. She received additional acting training at The Groundlings in Los Angeles.[5]
Beginning in 2004, Lyons appeared in the television series American Dreams, That's So Raven, The Starter Wife, and Desperate Housewives, and has had recurring roles in 2 Broke Girls, The Affair, and Jane by Design.[8]
In film, her most notable acting role to date was as Amy in the 2008 film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. She also appeared in the films The Trap (2005), Protecting the King (2007), and Dark Reel (2008).
Personal life
editIn 2014, Lyons married film producer Max Osswald.[9] She and Osswald have a son, born in August 2017.[10] Lyons co-starred in two films that Osswald produced, the short film To Sonnets and the television film A Deadly Adoption.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Trap | Erica | |
| 2007 | Protecting the King | Monica | |
| X's & O's | Hazel | ||
| 2008 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | Amy | |
| The American Mall | Dori | TV movie | |
| Dark Reel | Tanya Kismen | ||
| 2009 | The Morning After | Kristen | Short |
| The Inner Circle | Sarah Lambert | ||
| Good: The Green Hotel | Concierge (voice) | Short | |
| 2010 | A Real Break-Up | Sarah | Short |
| Beautiful Boy | TV reporter voice | ||
| 2012 | To Sonnets | - | Short |
| 2015 | A Deadly Adoption | Christine | TV movie |
| 2016 | Waitlisted | Priscilla | Short |
| 2022 | 40ish... | Gayle | Short |
| 2023 | Some Other Woman | Chelsea Ranza |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | American Dreams | Erin | Episode: "A Clear and Present Danger" |
| 2006 | That's So Raven | Nikki Logan | Episode: "Unhappy Medium" |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Edie | Episode: "Mollywood" |
| 2009 | Desperate Housewives | Candace | Episode: "Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover" |
| 2010 | Important Things with Demetri Martin | Helen | Episode: "Strategy" |
| DateaHuman.com | Ruthie | Main Cast | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Greta Thomas | Episode: "Benedict Canyon" |
| Love Bites | Coby | Episode: "Keep on Truckin'" | |
| 2011–12 | 2 Broke Girls | Peach Landis | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| 2012 | Jane by Design | Birdie | Recurring Cast |
| Sullivan & Son | Ashley | Episode: "Pilot: Last, Best, and Final" | |
| Royal Pains | Talia Clarke | Episode: "Something Fishy This Way Comes" | |
| 2013 | The Crazy Ones | Nancy | Episode: "Sixteen-Inch Softball" |
| Psych | Elisa | Episode: "Psych: The Musical" | |
| 2014 | Two and a Half Men | Gwen | Episode: "Baseball. Boobs. Boobs. Baseball." |
| Anger Management | Dr. Everheart | Episode: "Charlie and Jordan Go to Prison" | |
| Deadbeat | Bloody Mary | Episode: "Raising the Dead" | |
| Friends with Better Lives | Linda | Episode: "Something New" | |
| Perception | Anne | Episode: "Shiver" | |
| Mulaney | Cassidy | Episode: "Motif & the City" | |
| 2015 | One Big Happy | Erica | Episode: "Out of the Closet" |
| The Exes | Sophie | Episode: "The 40 Year-Old Her-Gin" | |
| 2015–17 | iZombie | Natalie | Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 2015–19 | The Affair | Eden Ellery | Recurring Cast: Season 2 & 5 |
| 2016 | Grandfathered | Juliet | Episode: "The Boyfriend Experience" |
| The Mindy Project | Theresa Miller | Episode: "2 Fast 2 Serious" | |
| Bones | Katie Stober | Episode: "The Head in the Abutment" | |
| Party Girl | Jackie | Episode: "Ex Best Friend" | |
| 2018 | 9JKL | Kim | Episode: "Tell All" |
| Life Sentence | Elizabeth Abbott Rojas | Main Cast | |
| 2019 | Magnum P.I. | Abby Miller | Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2020 | Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector | Kate | Main Cast |
| 2021 | Paradise City | Capricorn | Main Cast |
| 2022 | Reasonable Doubt | Sarah Miller | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| 2023 | B.O. | Mantovani (voice) | Episode: "Faca no Ursinho" |
| 2024 | The Rookie | Brenda Vaughn | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" |
Video Games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Princess Sarah |
References
edit- ^ "A Magical Wedding in Ojai Valley, California". Pacific Weddings. September 29, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ it's my birthday!... Brooke Lyons' official Twitter account
- ^ Tweet from Brooke Lyons' official Twitter account, stating birth year on IMDb is factual
- ^ a b c d e f "BA #249: Brooke Lyons". The Box Angeles podcast. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Grandjean, Patricia (October 2008). "Q&A: Brooke Lyons". Connecticut Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Hunter, Felcia (October 18–25, 1999). "Student seeks to raise awareness about scoliosis through book". Yale Bulletin and Calendar, Volume 28, Number 9. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ Scoliosis: Ascending the Curve - Brooke Lyons, Oheneba Boachie ..., Google Books
- ^ a b Fasehum, Sola (September 13, 2011). "Brooke Lyons: A star is born". Campus Circle. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Brooke Lyons and Maximillian Osswald". The New York Times. April 27, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Lyons, Brooke (September 13, 2017). "Meet Sebastian! He Made His Debut on August 27th". Instagram.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
