Morgan Obenreder

Morgan Obenreder was born in Yardley, Pennsylvania in 1995. Upon moving with her family to DuBois, she began acting at the local Reitz theater at the age of 7. She went on to perform in school plays during her teenage years.{{cite news |first=Allen |last=Foster |title=Can Morgan Obenreder survive the Nanny Killer? |work=Entertaining Options |page= |date=April 29, 2018 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://entertaining-options.com/2018/04/29/can-morgan-obenreder-survive-the-nanny-killer/}}{{cite news |first=Elaine |last=Haskins |title=Obenreder lands role on The Young and The Restless |work=Courier Express |page= |date=July 26, 2017 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=http://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/local/obenreder-lands-role-on-the-young-and-the-restless/article_6174e9df-bd07-5f85-b678-ddd118d4fe5b.html}}

While in high school, Obenreder attended an acting camp in Los Angeles. She subsequently moved to California and signed with an agency. In 2012, at the age of 16, she began appearing in minor parts in independent short films and television shows, including the Fox series Bones and Nickelodeon's See Dad Run.

In 2015, she played Charisma Carpenter's daughter in the erotic drama Bound. Though the film received a generally lukewarm response, Through The Shattered Lens praised Obenreder's performance, and her work was also spotlighted by Fandango Movieclips.{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Bound (2015) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |page= |date= |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bound_2015}}{{cite news |first=Lisa |last=Bowman |title=50 Shades of Obsession: The Boy Next Door and Bound |work=unobtainium13.com |page= |date=February 15, 2015 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://unobtainium13.com/2015/02/12/50-shades-of-obsession-the-boy-next-door-and-bound/}}{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Fandango Movieclips |page= |date= |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ev8Q9RDC8k}}

She appeared in the science-fiction military thriller Rz-9, which follows a resistance effort in a dystopian America. For her work in the film, Obenreder was nominated for the Best Actress accolade at the 2015 Northeast Film Festival.{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Rz-9 (2014) |work=horrorcultfilms.co.uk |page= |date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2015/05/rz-9-2014/}}{{cite news |first= |last= |title=2015 Award Winners |work=Northeast Film Festival |page= |date= |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=http://www.nefilmfestival.com/2015-winners.html}}

In 2016, Obenreder guest-starred as a naval officer on the CBS drama NCIS.{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Photos: A look back at Michael Weatherly on NCIS |work=USA Today |page= |date=January 6, 2016 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/tv/2016/01/06/photos-a-look-back-at-michael-weatherly-on-ncis/78349390/}}{{cite news |first= |last= |title=DuBois native guest stars on NCIS |work=Courier Express |page= |date=February 8, 2016 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=http://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/local/dubois-native-guest-stars-on-ncis/article_0d69af8c-ce0b-11e5-b1b1-2394fdd0b184.html}} Following this, she appeared in the lead role of the Lifetime dramatic film Double Mommy.{{cite news |first=Sammi |last=Turano |title=Nanny Killer{{’}}s Morgan Obenreder Interviewed |work=tvgrapevine.com |page= |date=April 23, 2018 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://tvgrapevine.com/2018/04/nanny-killers-morgan-obenreder-interviewed/}}{{cite news |first=Kambra |last=Clifford |title=Y&R{{'}}s Morgan Obenreder Dishes On Her Outrageously Soapy Screen Situations |work=soapcentral.com |page= |date=April 25, 2018 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=http://soapcentral.com/yr/news/2018/0426-morgan_obenreder_interview.php}} In the feature, she plays a teenager named Jess, who learns that she is pregnant with twins fathered by different boys, one of whom date-raped her. Jess gradually seeks to expose her rapist while building a life with her boyfriend.

Throughout the rest of 2016, she appeared in the Netflix comedy film Mascots and the go90 show Mr. Student Body President, in which she played a snobby cheerleader.

In 2017, Obenreder was cast in CBS's long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless.{{cite news |first=Rick |last=Porter |title=TV Ratings: Young and the Restless Marks 30 Straight Years as No. 1 Daytime Soap |work=The Hollywood Reporter |page= |date=December 11, 2018 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/young-restless-marks-30-years-as-no-1-daytime-soap-1168187}} She portrayed Crystal Porter, a captive in a sex-trafficking ring who rebels and enters a witness-protection program, and received positive reviews by SoapHub.com.{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Y&R Spotlight: The Sensational Actress Behind GC's Sex Trafficking Victim Crystal! |work=soaphub.com |page= |date=July 25, 2017 |accessdate=April 3, 2019 |url=https://soaphub.com/young-restless/morgan-obenreder-five-fabulous-facts/}}

In 2018, she appeared in another Lifetime film, as the nanny in the drama Nanny Killer.

In 2019, Obenreder played Kelsey Jackson in the film Taking Your Daughter. She briefly reprised the role of Crystal on The Young and the Restless in 2022.{{cite news |first=Amy |last=Mistretta |title=Young & Restless' Obenreder Returning for the Wedding of the Year |work=soaps.sheknows.com |page= |date=May 6, 2022 |accessdate=August 16, 2022 |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/comings-and-goings/630614/young-restless-morgan-obenreder-returns-crystal-tessa-mariah-teriah-wedding/}}

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