Genevieve Angelson

Genevieve Angelson is an American actress, best known for playing Alanis Wheeler on The Handmaid's Tale, Indigo on The Afterparty, Patti Robinson on Good Girls Revolt, and Ruth on Flack.

Early life and education Angelson was born in New York City to lawyer and businessman Mark Angelson and his wife, Lynn. Angelson has two elder sisters, Jessica and Meredith. She attended The Brearley School in Manhattan, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wesleyan University and holds a master's degree from the Tisch School of the Arts's Graduate Acting Program.

Career In September 2013, Angelson was added to the cast of the Showtime series House of Lies as Caitlin Hobart. In 2014, Angelson replaced Mamie Gummer as Det. Nicole Gravely in Backstrom for which Deadline Hollywood named Angelson one of the best casting discoveries of the year. In 2016, she starred in the Amazon Video original series Good Girls Revolt. The series was cancelled by Amazon after one season. She co-starred in The Upside, the American remake of the French film The Intouchables. In 2019, Angelson was cast in Flack, starring alongside Anna Paquin, as well as the second season of the DC Comics show Titans. Variety named Angelson one of the Top Ten TV Stars to Watch. In December 2021, Angelson appeared back to back on primetime NBC in This Is Us and New Amsterdam, recurring on both shows. She is a main cast member of The Afterparty on Apple TV+ created by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. She plays the leading role of Mae on The Chicken Sisters, adapted from the book by KJ Dell'Antonia.

She originated the role of Nina in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the Tony Award for Best Play at the 67th Tony Awards, in which Ben Brantley called her "exquisite." She has appeared in multiple other plays off-Broadway, including The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter at Manhattan Theatre Club and the world premiere of Joe DiPietro's Babbitt at the La Jolla Playhouse.

She is a published writer. Her work has been featured in Town & Country, Refinery29 and Elle.

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