Agnes Bruckner (born August 16, 1985) is an American actress and former model. She began acting in television in the late 1990s and appeared in several films, including The Woods, Blue Car, Murder by Numbers, Blood & Chocolate, The Anna Nicole Story, The 11th Green, and Private Practice.
Early life Bruckner was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Hungarian father and a Russian mother who have since divorced; her grandfather is German. Her parents met in Hungary and emigrated to the U.S. in 1984 through a refugee camp in Italy.
Bruckner speaks some Russian and is fluent in Hungarian, having spoken that language since birth. She had studied dance, ballet, and tap since the age of five, intending a career as a dancer. At age eight, Bruckner appeared in a beauty pageant while working as a child model at her mother's suggestion. Bruckner was raised in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles until age five, then in Portland, Oregon until age ten, when her family moved to Burbank for her to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles.
Career Bruckner began her career at age 11. She appeared in commercials, in a few television pilots, and on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Bridget Forrester from 1997 to 1999. At age 15, Bruckner got her first lead role in the independent film Blue Car (2002), in which she played a high school student involved in an affair with her teacher, played by David Strathairn. Film critic Roger Ebert wrote that Bruckner "negotiates this difficult script with complete conviction." Bruckner received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Best Female Lead" for the role.
In the 2000s, other minor roles in television and film followed, including roles in the thrillers The Glass House (2001) and the Sandra Bullock vehicle Murder by Numbers (2002). Bruckner has appeared in episodes of the television series 24 and Alias. She starred in the horror films Venom (2005) and The Woods (2006). Also in 2006, she appeared in the drama Peaceful Warrior opposite Scott Mechlowicz and received a ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow Award and played the lead role in Dreamland.
Bruckner appeared in the horror/romance film Blood and Chocolate (2007) and Say Hello to Stan Talmadge (2008), Kill Theory (2008), Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2009), and The Craigslist Killer (2011).
On October 3, 2012, Bruckner was cast to play Anna Nicole Smith in a Lifetime original movie The Anna Nicole Story. In 2020, Bruckner played the female lead in the film The 11th Green.
Personal life In March 2016, Bruckner gave birth to her son. In April 2019, she gave birth to her daughter. The father of both of Bruckner's children is ex-boyfriend Alefaio Brewer.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1997GirlLydiaShort film1998LoriDirect-to-video2001Zoe 2002Blue CarMegan 'Meg' DenningHome RoomCathyMurder by NumbersLisa Mills2003RickEve O'Lette 2004StatesideSue DuboisHavenPippa Ridley 2005KatyaVenomEden Sinclair 2006DreamlandAudreyHeather FasuloPeaceful WarriorSusie2007Blood & ChocolateVivian Gandillon2008Vacancy 2: The First CutJessicaDirect-to-video 2009Kill TheoryJenniferJunior2011Open GateJesselyn 2012Breaking the GirlsSara RyanNicole BarlowBillieMonaDiane2013Wrong CopsJulia Kieffer2014A Bit of Bad LuckHeather2015There Is A New World SomewhereSylvia2018Back ForkRaylene2019The Murder of Nicole Brown SimpsonKris Jenner2020The 11th GreenLaurie Larkspur2026The RootsMartha
Television Year Title Role Notes1997–1999Bridget Forrester66 episodes, soap opera2000American AdventureSydneyTelevision film2000Pacific BlueConnie LambEpisode: "Fifty-Nine Minutes"2001Mallory WickesEpisode: "Safekeeping"2001Touched by an AngelLisaEpisode: "Visions of Thy Father"2002AliasKelly McNeilEpisodes: "The Box: Parts 1 & 2"200324LindaRecurring role (season 3)2006Law & Order: Criminal IntentMayEpisode: "Country Crossover"2009Dirty Sexy MoneyDaphneEpisode: "The Bad Guy"2009Private PracticeHeather 5 episodes2011The Craigslist KillerMegan McAllisterTelevision film2011Hawaii Five-0TanyaEpisode: "Kai e' e"2012Fairly LegalLea FerranEpisode: "Ripple of Hope"2012Covert AffairsZarya FischerEpisodes: "Let's Dance", "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"2013The Anna Nicole StoryAnna Nicole SmithTelevision film2015The ReturnedDeputy Nikki BanksMain cast2015Once Upon a Time Lilith "Lily" Page/Starla 3 episodes
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