Amy Acker

Amy Louise Acker is an American film and television actress born in Dallas, Texas on December 5th, 1976. Her first professional acting work was playing multiple characters on three episodes of the children's educational television series Wishbone. Her first major film role was in 2001 when she played a character named Kate in William Shatner's sci-fi movie Groom Lake.

From 2001 to 2004, Amy played two characters on the WB Network television series Angel. Her primary role was that of nerdy scientist Winifred "Fred" Burkle, who was introduced in the nineteenth episode of season two, "Belonging". With season three, Acker became a regular cast member on the series, appearing in every episode up until midway through season five when her character became possessed by a powerful ancient deity named Illyria. Acker played the Illyria-possessed-Burkle character for the remaining seven episodes of the series.

Her first role following the cancellation of Angel was playing worried mother Andrea Barr in the "Dead in the Water" episode of Supernatural.

Amy Acker later went on to star in the Joss Whedon sci-fi series Dollhouse starring Eliza Dushku where she played a character named Doctor Claire Saunders. She appeared in fourteen out of twenty-seven episodes of the series.