Paget Brewster facts for kids
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Paget Brewster
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Brewster in 2009
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Paget Valerie Brewster
March 10, 1969 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Emily Prentiss in Criminal Minds |
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Steve Damstra
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Paget Valerie Brewster (born March 10, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds. Many people also know her for her role as Kathy on the popular sitcom Friends.
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Early Life and Family
Paget Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts. Her parents, Hathaway and Galen Brewster, both worked as school administrators. She is a descendant of William Brewster, who was a passenger on the famous Mayflower ship in 1620.
Brewster grew up in Massachusetts. After high school, she moved to New York City to study at the Parsons School of Design. However, she soon discovered her passion for acting. She decided to leave design school to focus on becoming an actress. In the mid-1990s, she moved to San Francisco to take acting classes.
Acting Career
Brewster's career began to take off in the 1990s. She hosted a late-night talk show called The Paget Show in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her big break came when she was cast as Kathy in the fourth season of the hit show Friends. This role made her a familiar face to millions of viewers.
Major Television Roles
Brewster's most famous role is as Emily Prentiss on the CBS show Criminal Minds. She played the smart, multilingual FBI agent for many seasons. In 2010, she left the show but returned after fans showed their support. She left again in 2012 to try more comedy roles but came back as a special guest star. In 2016, she returned to Criminal Minds as a main character once again.
She also played important roles in other shows. She was a main character in the sitcom Andy Richter Controls the Universe and had a recurring role on the show Huff. From 2015 to 2016, she starred in the comedy series Grandfathered. She also joined the cast of the sitcom Community for its final season.
Voice Acting and Other Work
Besides acting on screen, Brewster is a talented voice actress. She voiced the character Judy Ken Sebben, also known as Birdgirl, in the animated series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. She later got her own spin-off show called Birdgirl. She has also provided voices for characters in shows like American Dad!, Dan Vs., and the Disney series DuckTales, where she voiced Della Duck.
Brewster has appeared in many other TV shows, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Modern Family, and Mom. She also acted in the superhero comedy movie The Specials (2000).
Personal Life
Brewster enjoys giving back to the community. She has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program in Los Angeles, which helps children learn to write and share their own stories.
In 2013, she got engaged to composer Steve Damstra. They were married on November 28, 2014, in Los Angeles. The ceremony was officiated by her close friend and Criminal Minds co-star, Matthew Gray Gubler.
See also
In Spanish: Paget Brewster para niños
