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Amy Gumenick
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Amy Jaclyn Gumenick
May 17, 1986 |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Amy Jaclyn Gumenick (/ˈɡʌmənɪk/ gum-Ə-nik; born 17 May 1986) is a Swedish-American actress, best known for her roles as Natalee Holloway in the television film of the same name (2009) and its sequel, as the young Mary Winchester in Supernatural (2008–10), as Carrie Cutter / Cupid in Arrow (2014–2019) and as Philomena Cheer in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–17).
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Early life
Gumenick was born in Hudiksvall, Sweden, the daughter of a Russian father and Polish mother. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008, earning a BFA in theatre with an emphasis in acting.
Career
Gumenick's first role was in a short film entitled Sayonara Elviko, before she moved on to Army Wives. She then starred in a series of webisodes for the television show My Own Worst Enemy, before being cast as the young Mary Campbell, who became Mary Winchester, on Supernatural.
She then had roles on How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer and Bones before being cast as Natalee Holloway in the Lifetime movie Natalee Holloway. She also appeared in the movie's 2011 sequel, Justice for Natalee Holloway.
She subsequently appeared in episodes of Castle, No Ordinary Family, The Glades, The Closer, Grimm, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and Rules of Engagement.
In 2014, she began playing the recurring character Philomena on the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies. In August 2014, it was announced that she had been cast as Carrie Cutter / Cupid on The CW series Arrow.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Sayonara Elviko | Short film | |
| 2009 | Finding Nothing | Kelsi | Short film |
| 2009 | Quitting | Girl | Short film |
| 2009 | Just Add Water | Amy | Short film |
| 2013 | America 101 | ... Co-worker | Short film |
| 2014 | Hard Crime | Map Girl | |
| 2014 | The One | Clair | Short film |
| 2015 | The Binding | Sarah | |
| 2018 | Bird Box | Samantha |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Army Wives | Lee Ann | Episode: "Last Minute Changes" |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory | Emily Kent | Webisodes |
| 2008–09 | Greek | Regan | 2 episodes |
| 2008, 2010 | Supernatural | Young Mary Winchester | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Amanda | Episode: "Three Days of Snow" |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Becca Wells | Episode: "What a Difference a Day Makes" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Gwen Collier | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| 2009 | Bones | Paige Sayles | Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" |
| 2009 | Natalee Holloway | Natalee Holloway | Television film |
| 2010 | Castle | Danielle | Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Olivia Schaeffer | Episode: "No Ordinary Quake |
| 2011 | The Glades | Gwendolyn Henley | Episode: "Gibtown" |
| 2011 | The Closer | Shannon Hirschbaum | Episode: "To Serve with Love" |
| 2011 | Grimm | Gilda Darner | Episode: "Bears Will Be Bears" |
| 2011 | Justice for Natalee Holloway | Natalee Holloway | Television film |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Heidi Taylor | Episode: "Friendly Fire" |
| 2013 | CSI: NY | Sandra Chandler | Episode: "Blood Actually" |
| 2013 | Rules of Engagement | Charlotte | Episode: "Cats & Dogs" |
| 2014–2019 | Arrow | Carrie Cutter / Cupid | Guest (7 episodes) |
| 2014, 2016–17 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Philomena Cheer | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2016 | NCIS | Katrina Cooper | Episode: "Being Bad" |
| 2018 | Falling for Angels | Sharon | Recurring role: 2 episodes |
| 2018 | False Profits | Kimberly | Television film |
Web
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2012 | El Gato Blanco | Girl |
See also
In Spanish: Amy Gumenick para niños
