Anne Wersching (March 28, 1977 – January 29, 2023) was an American actress. She was known for her television roles as Renee Walker in 24, Julia Brasher in Bosch, Emma Whitmore in Timeless, Dr. Kelly Neiman in Castle, Leslie Dean in Runaways, Lily Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries and Rosalind Dyer in The Rookie, as well as the voice and performance-capture for Tess in the video game The Last of Us.
Early life Wersching was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Crossroads College Preparatory School in St. Louis, graduating in 1995. During her youth, she competed in Irish dance and belonged to the St. Louis Celtic Stepdancers group. She received a BFA in musical theatre from Millikin University, from which she graduated in 1999.
Career Wersching began her acting career with a guest appearance in the 2002 episode Oasis on the show Star Trek: Enterprise and moved on to guest starring roles on such shows as Angel, Charmed, Cold Case, Killer Instinct, and Supernatural. From March to November 2007, she played the recurring role of Amelia Joffe on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She also worked in theaters such as Victory Gardens, Marriott Lincolnshire, and the Utah Shakespearean Festival.
Wersching played FBI Special Agent Renee Walker in the seventh and eighth seasons of 24.
After her two-season stint in 24, Wersching guest starred on various shows, including CSI, NCIS, Rizzoli & Isles, Hawaii Five-0, Body of Proof, Dallas, Revolution, Castle, Blue Bloods, The Vampire Diaries, and Touch.
Wersching played in the 2009 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game.
In December 2012, it was revealed that in the PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last of Us, Wersching was the voice and motion-capture actor of the character Tess. Her character was teased on Geoff Keighley's Twitter account before she was finally revealed in the story trailer shown on Spike Video Game Awards on December 7, 2012.
In 2014, she was a series regular for the first season of the Amazon Prime crime show Bosch. In 2022, she returned to the Star Trek franchise to play the Borg Queen in the second season of Star Trek: Picard. From 2017 to 2019, she had a main cast role playing Leslie Dean in the Hulu/Marvel original series Runaways. Between 2019 and 2022, she had a recurring role as Rosalind Dyer in The Rookie.
Personal life and death Wersching married actor and comedian Stephen Full at their Los Angeles home in September 2009. They had three sons together.
Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in mid-2020, which she kept private, and continued to act. She died from cancer on January 29, 2023, in Los Angeles, California, at age 45.
Filmography Film Year Title Role2003Bruce AlmightyWoman at party2010Below the BeltwayDarcy
Television Year Title Role Notes2002Star Trek: EnterpriseLianaEpisode: "Oasis"Birds of PreyLynne Emerson1 episode2003FrasierEsthetician1 episodeAngelMargaretEpisode: "Shiny Happy People"2004CharmedDemonatrix Two1 episode2005Out of PracticeConner1 episodeKiller InstinctCecilia Johnson1 episodeE-RingLieutenant1 episode2006Cold CaseLibby Bradley (1979)1 episodeBoston LegalEllen Tanner1 episode2007SupernaturalSusan Thompson Episode: "Playthings"General HospitalAmelia JoffeRecurring roleJourneymanDiana Bloom1 episode2009–201024Renee WalkerMain role2010CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationPriscilla Prescott1 episodeNCISGail Walsh1 episode2011No Ordinary FamilyMichelle Cotton1 episodeRizzoli & IslesNicole Mateo1 episodeHawaii Five-0Samantha Martell1 episode2012Harry's LawPatricia Stanhope1 episodeBlue Eyed ButcherAllieTelevision film2013Body of ProofYvonne Kurtz2 episodesDallasAlison Jones4 episodes The SurrogateAllison KellyTelevision filmTouchKate Gordon1 episodeRevolutionEmma2 episodes2013;2015CastleKelly Nieman3 episodes2014–2016; 2021BoschJulia BrasherMain role (seasons 1–2); guest role (season 7)2014IntelligenceKate Anderson1 episodeBlue BloodsJoyce Carpenter1 episodeExtantFemi DoddRecurring role2015–2016The Vampire DiariesLily SalvatoreRecurring role2016Code BlackKatie Miller1 episodeThe CatchKaren Singh1 episodeMajor CrimesLiz Soto1 episode2017–2018TimelessEmma WhitmoreRecurring role2017DoubtBonnie Harris1 episode2017The Other MotherJackie McClain Television film2017–2019RunawaysLeslie DeanMain role2018Hell's KitchenHerself1 episode2019–2022 The RookieRosalind DyerRecurring role2022Star Trek: PicardBorg QueenRecurring role
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes2013The Last of UsTess Also performance capture2019AnthemTassyn Also performance capture
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