Adrianne Palicki ( ) (born May 6, 1983) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her starring roles as Tyra Collette in the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), as Bobbi Morse in the ABC superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2016), and as Commander Kelly Grayson in the Fox/Hulu science fiction comedy-drama series The Orville (2017–2022).

Palicki also had supporting roles in the films Legion (2010), Red Dawn (2012), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), and John Wick (2014).

Early life Palicki was born in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Jeffrey Arthur and Nancy Lee (née French) Palicki. She has an older brother, Eric, a comic book writer who influenced her interest in comics.

Career Palicki appeared as Kara/Lindsay Harrison in the season 3 finale of Smallville in 2004. The same year she played Judy Robinson in John Woo's unsold pilot The Robinsons: Lost in Space. In 2005, she appeared in Supernatural as Jessica Moore, Sam Winchester's doomed girlfriend who is killed by a demon in its pilot episode. The character reappears in the Supernatural season 2 episode, "What Is and What Should Never Be", and the season 5 episode "Free to Be You and Me". In 2006, Palicki also appeared in The WB pilot Aquaman as the evil Nadia. The pilot was not picked up for series by The CW network, a result of The WB and UPN network merger, which occurred while the pilot was being filmed.

Palicki was a series regular on the first three seasons of NBC's drama series Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2009, portraying Tyra Collette. In early 2011, she returned for the final two episodes of the series.

She made an appearance in the will.i.am music video "We Are the Ones" in support of 2008 presidential hopeful Barack Obama. In 2010, Palicki joined the FOX television drama Lone Star, which was cancelled after two episodes, despite good reviews. In 2011, Palicki portrayed Wonder Woman in a television pilot produced by David E. Kelley for NBC. The pilot was not picked up to series. She played the recurring role of Dr. Samantha Lake in season one of the sitcom About a Boy in 2014, reuniting with Friday Night Lights showrunner Jason Katims.

Palicki starred in Legion (2010), and co-starred in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) in the lead female role of Lady Jaye. She also appeared in supporting roles in Red Dawn (2012) and John Wick (2014). Although initially signed on to star in Jamie Babbit's 2012 horror film Breaking the Girls, due to production delays and scheduling conflicts, she does not appear in the film.

In August 2014, Palicki joined Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a recurring role as Bobbi Morse. She became one of the principal cast after the midseason break of season 2, continuing until her character was written out of the series near the end of season 3. ABC ordered a pilot episode for a spin-off, Marvel's Most Wanted, featuring her character in the lead role, but did not develop it as a series.

In July 2016, Palicki was cast as Kelly Grayson in The Orville, a science fiction comedy-drama series created by Seth MacFarlane, who also stars in it as Captain Mercer, her character's ex-husband. The series premiered on September 10, 2017, and two seasons have aired on FOX. A third season began in June 2022 on Hulu.

In 2016, Palicki and her brother, Eric, collaborated on writing their first comic book, titled No Angel, published by Black Mask Studios. The first issue was released November 30, 2016.

In 2023, Palicki starred in the Hulu Original film Quasi, released on April 20, 2023.

Personal life Palicki has celiac disease. In September 2014, her representative confirmed that she was engaged to stuntman Jackson Spidell, whom she met on the set of John Wick. At San Diego Comic-Con in 2018, it was revealed that she was dating The Orville co-star Scott Grimes. The two announced their engagement in January 2019 and married on May 19, 2019, in Austin, Texas. She filed for divorce two months later on July 22, 2019. In mid-November of that year, a judge granted Palicki's request to dismiss the filing. Palicki filed for divorce for the second time on July 16, 2020.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Director Notes 2003 Rewrite The Pretty Girl Tom Lisowski Short film Getting Rachel Back Rachel Tom Lisowski Short film 2005 Popstar Whitney Addison Richard Gabai 2006 Seven Mummies Isabelle Nick Quested 2009 Women in Trouble Holly Rocket Sebastian Gutierrez 2010 Legion Charlie Scott Stewart Elektra Luxx Holly Rocket Sebastian Guiterrez 2011 Waves Girlfriend Thor Gold Short film 2012 Red Dawn Toni Walsh Dan Bradley 2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Jaye Burnett / Lady Jaye Jon M. Chu Coffee Town Becca Brad Copeland 2014 Dr. Cabbie Natalie Wilman Jean-François Pouliot John Wick Ms. Perkins Chad Stahelski 2015 Baby, Baby, Baby Sunny Brian Klugman Direct-to-video 2017 S.W.A.T.: Under Siege Ellen Dwyer Tony Giglio Direct-to-video It's Supposed to be Easy Kris Keith Ewell Short film 2021 With/In: Volume 2 TBA Sebastian Gutierrez segment: "Twenty Questions" 2023 Thoughts and Prayers Senator Barnes Evan Miller Short film, also producer Quasi Queen Catherine Kevin Heffernan Hulu exclusive 2024 Texas Cult House Brittany Julia Barnett 2025 Due West The Woman Evan Miller Also producer The Long Shot Samantha Lambert Austin Nichols 2026 The Wolf and the Lamb Liz Michael Schilf TBA Remote Jules Steven DeGennaro

Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Smallville Kara, Lindsay Harrison Episode: "Covenant" Quintuplets Jessica Geiger Episode: "Love, Lies and Lullabies" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Miranda Episode: "Formalities"The Robinsons: Lost in Space Judy Robinson Unsold pilot 2005 North Shore Lisa Ruddnick 2 episodes 2005–2009 Supernatural Jessica Moore Guest role (seasons 1-2, 5); 4 episodes 2006 South Beach Brianna 8 episodes Aquaman Nadia Unsold pilot 2006–2011 Friday Night Lights Tyra Collette 52 episodes 2007 Winter Tales Mistletoe Girl 3 episodes 2007–2019 Robot Chicken Various characters Voice, 8 episodes 2008 Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II Padmé Amidala, Jessica, Lexi Voice, television special 2009 CSI: Miami Marisa Dixon Episode: "Dead on Arrival" Titan Maximum Clare Voice, 4 episodes 2010 Family Guy Tiffani Thiessen Voice, episode: "Big Man on Hippocampus" Lone Star Cat Thatcher 5 episodes Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Padmé Amidala, Jessica, Woman Voice, television special 2011 Criminal Minds Sydney Manning Episode: "The Thirteenth Step" Wonder Woman Diana Prince / Diana Themyscira / Wonder Woman Unsold pilot 2014 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Vanessa Styles 2 episodes Drunk History Kate Warne Episode: "Baltimore" About a Boy Dr. Samantha Lake 10 episodes This Is Why You're Single Maria Television film 2014–2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Bobbi Morse Main cast; 31 episodes 2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Double Agent Herself "Searching for Secrets" 2016 Marvel's Most Wanted Bobbi Morse Unsold pilot 2017–2022 The Orville Commander Kelly Grayson Main cast; 36 episodesNominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2017 and 2018/2019) 2024 A Christmas in New Hope Shannon Television film 2025 Doctor Odyssey Dr. Brooke Lane 2 episodes

Music videos Year Title Artist(s) Role Notes 2008 "We Are the Ones" will.i.am Herself 2016 "Where's the Love?" The Black Eyed Peas (featuring The World) Herself

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