Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt (born October 26, 1971) is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series Standoff (2006–07), co-starring with her future husband Ron Livingston. She appeared as Charmaine Craine on United States of Tara. She also was the title character in 2008's Rachel Getting Married, garnering several awards and nominations for best supporting actress. She starred as Ryan Gosling's character Sebastian's sister Laura Wilder in the Oscar-winning movie La La Land. She also starred in the horror/thriller Poltergeist (2015), a remake of the 1982 film of the same name.
Early life DeWitt was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, the daughter of Rosemarie (Braddock) and Kenny DeWitt. She is a granddaughter of former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Braddock, and played the role of neighbor Sara Wilson in the film Cinderella Man, which depicted James J. Braddock's life.
DeWitt lived in Hanover Township, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Whippany Park High School."The Star Next Door", June 15, 2010, New Jersey Monthly. Accessed May 8, 2011 She performed in several high school productions. She attended the New College at Hofstra University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in creative studies.Bio TvGuide.com While at Hofstra, she also joined Alpha Phi. She had additional training at The Actors Center in New York.
Career
DeWitt played the role of Rachel in the Jonathan Demme-directed movie Rachel Getting Married (2008) alongside Anne Hathaway, for which she won several critics' awards and a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress.Rachel Getting Married, LA Times, accessed June 6, 2010 Other film credits include Jason Reitman's Men, Women, & Children, Michael Cuesta's Kill the Messenger opposite Jeremy Renner, Gus Van Sant's Promised Land opposite Matt Damon, and Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister opposite Emily Blunt and Mark Duplass. In 2016, DeWitt appeared in Damien Chazelle's musical romance La La Land opposite Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. DeWitt appeared in the indie-thriller Sweet Virginia, directed by Jamie Dagg, which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2018, DeWitt starred opposite Danny McBride in Arizona.
On television, DeWitt was seen in three seasons of the Showtime comedy series United States of Tara alongside Toni Collette. In addition to her role on United States of Tara, DeWitt also recurred on the AMC series Mad Men, playing Midge Daniels, Don Draper's (Jon Hamm) bohemian mistress, in the show's first season. She appeared in the second episode in the fourth season of the British series Black Mirror for director Jodie Foster.
DeWitt has performed in numerous off-Broadway plays.List of Broadway Plays Yahoo Movies Most notably, she starred in John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea at the Second Stage Theatre; George S. Kaufman's The Butter and Egg Man at the Atlantic Theater Company; and Craig Lucas' Small Tragedy, for which the entire cast won an Obie Award. From May 4–23, 2010, DeWitt appeared in MCC Theater's Off Broadway play Family Week, written by Beth Henley and directed by Jonathan Demme. In its review of the play, the New York Times stated that DeWitt's lead performance "has many affecting moments as the beleaguered Claire.""Speed Bumps and Potholes on the Road to Recovery" May 5, 2010, New York Times
In 2024, DeWitt starred in the Disney+ film Out of My Mind, following the story of sixth grader Melody Brooks who has cerebral palsy. DeWitt played Melody's mother, Diane Brooks. The film won a Peabody Award at the 85th Annual Ceremony.
In 2025, DeWitt appeared as Jill Bodwin in the Netflix mystery thriller series Untamed, starring alongside Eric Bana and Sam Neill.
Personal life She was married to actor Chris Messina from 1995 to 2006. She married actor Ron Livingston, her co-star in Standoff, on November 2, 2009, in San Francisco."'Office Space' star Ron Livingston weds" November 11, 2009, The Associated Press, MSN.com In May 2013, the couple announced that they had recently adopted an infant daughter."Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt Welcome Daughter Gracie James" May 23, 2013, People Magazine Online In December 2016, they made public that they had adopted a second infant daughter in 2015.
Filmography Film Year Title Role 2004 Fresh Cut Grass Actor 2005 The Great New Wonderful Debbie Cinderella Man Sara Wilson Buy It Now Mom 2006 The Wedding Weekend Dana Doris Doris Off the Black Debra 2007 Purple Violets Murph's Hamptons fling 2008 Afterschool Teacher Rachel Getting Married Rachel Buchman 2009 Tenure Beth How I Got Lost Leslie 2010 The Company Men Maggie Walker 2011 A Little Bit of Heaven Renee Blair Your Sister's Sister Hannah Margaret Mrs. Marretti 2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green Brenda Best Nobody Walks Julie The Watch Abby Trautwig Promised Land Alice 2013 Touchy Feely Abby 2014 Men, Women & Children Helen Truby Kill the Messenger Susan Webb 2015 Digging for Fire Lee Poltergeist Amy Bowen 2016 La La Land Laura Wilder 2017 Sweet Virginia Bernadette 2018 Arizona Cassie Fowler Song of Back and Neck Regan Stearns The Professor Veronica Sinclair-Brown 2019 Wyrm Margie 2021 The Same Storm Cindy Lamson 2022 The Estate Beatrice 2024 Out of My Mind Diane Brooks Smile 2 Elizabeth Riley 2025 She Dances Deb 2026 Diamond Angel TBA Rubber Hut
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gloria Palmera Episode: "Victims" 2003 Queens Supreme Rona Heller Episode: "That Voodoo That You Do" 2003 Sex and the City Fern Episode: "Hop, Skip, and a Week" 2005 The Commuters Trisha TV movie 2005 Rescue Me Heather 2 episodes 2006 Love Monkey Abby Powell Episode: "The Window" 2006–2007 Standoff Emily Lehman Main cast 2007, 2010 Mad Men Midge Daniels Recurring role (season 1);Episode: "Blowing Smoke" (season 4) 2009 Wainy Days June Episode: "Animator" 2009–2011 United States of Tara Charmaine Craine Main cast 2014 Olive Kitteridge Rachel Coulson Miniseries; 2 episodes 2016–2017 The Last Tycoon Rose Brady Main cast 2017 Black Mirror Marie Episode: "Arkangel" 2020 Little Fires Everywhere Linda McCullough Main cast 2022 The Staircase Candace Hunt Zamperini Miniseries; main cast 2022–2023 Pantheon Ellen Main cast, voice role 2023–2025 And Just Like That... Kathy 3 episodes 2023 Lessons in Chemistry Avery Parker Episode: "Introduction to Chemistry" 2024 The Boys Daphne Campbell Recurring role (season 4); 6 episodes 2025–presentUntamed Jill Bodwin Season 1; 6 episodes 2025–2026 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Circe 2 episodes
Theatre Year Title Role Playwright Venue 2002 The Butter and Egg Man Jane Weston George S. KaufmanAtlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway2004 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Roberta John Patrick Shanley Second Stage Theatre, Off-Broadway 2004 Small Tragedy Fanny Craig Lucas Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway2005 Swimming in the Shallows Donna Adam Bock Second Stage Theatre, Off-Broadway2010 Family Week Claire Beth Henley Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway
Awards Rachel Getting Married
Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Virtuoso Award Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Newcomer Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Nominated – International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Your Sister's Sister
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Nominated – International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
References
External links
DeWitt Biography AMCTV.com Madmen