Virginia Kull
{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Virginia Kull
| image = Virginia Kull by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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| caption = Kull in 2024
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2004–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Ryan Howard Young|May 2, 2009}}
| children = 2
}}
Virginia Kull is an American actress who has appeared in Big Little Lies, NOS4A2, The Looming Tower, and others.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-03|title='NOS4A2' Star Virginia Kull Previews Linda McQueen's Return|url=https://decider.com/2020/07/03/nos4a2-virginia-kull-linda-mcqueen-interview/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Decider|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227191613/https://decider.com/2020/07/03/nos4a2-virginia-kull-linda-mcqueen-interview/ |archive-date=February 27, 2022}} In addition to her roles in film and television, she has appeared in various Broadway productions.{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2021|title=Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: June 12|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/playbill-vaults-today-in-theatre-history-june-12|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2016-06-24|title='Sneaky Pete' Casts Virginia Kull; Brittany Curran Joins 'The Magicians'|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/sneaky-pete-cast-virginia-kull-brittany-curran-the-magicians-1201779195/|access-date=2021-07-08|work=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Debra Jo Rupp, Andy Lucien, and More to Star in Bekah Brunstetter's Mother's Day {{!}} TheaterMania|url=https://www.theatermania.com/berkshires-theater/news/debra-jo-rupp-andy-lucien-bekah-brunstetter-mothers-day_92075.html|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.theatermania.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|date=2012-02-24|title=The Week Ahead|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/arts/the-week-ahead.html|access-date=2021-07-08|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|last=Gates|first=Anita|date=2006-09-15|title=A Young Man's Travels on Thornton Wilder Turf|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/theater/reviews/a-young-mans-travels-on-thornton-wilder-turf.html|access-date=2021-07-08|issn=0362-4331}}
Most recently, she played Sally Jackson in the Disney+ adaption of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Career
She got her on-stage start in 2005, portraying Judy Battle in the Keen Company's revival of The Bread Winner.{{Cite web |last=Blankenship |first=Mark |date=2005-09-12 |title=The Breadwinner |url=https://variety.com/2005/legit/reviews/the-breadwinner-1200523290/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
She's made a variety of guest appearances on television shows, such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Good Wife, Shameless, Boardwalk Empire, Twin Peaks: The Return and This Is Us.{{Cite web |last=Sancto |first=Roxanne |date=18 January 2017 |title=This Is Us: "The Big Day" |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/this-is-us/this-is-us-review-the-big-day |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}
Kull appeared in the 2012 stage adaption of Henry James' novel Washington Square, titled The Heiress. The play was directed by Moisés Kaufman and starred Jessica Chastain, Dan Steven, and David Strathairn.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=6 October 2012 |title=The Heiress, Starring Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens, Opens a New Door on Broadway, Starting Oct. 6 |url=https://playbill.com/article/the-heiress-starring-jessica-chastain-and-dan-stevens-opens-a-new-door-on-broadway-starting-oct-6-com-198380 |access-date=15 March 2024 |website=PLaybill}}
She starred in the 2014 crime television show Gracepoint as Beth Solano.{{Cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |date=2014-10-01 |title=Body Found, This Time in California |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/arts/television/gracepoint-stars-david-tennant-and-anna-gunn.html |access-date=2024-03-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
In 2017, she made a recurring appearance in HBO's black comedy drama series Big Little Lies.{{Cite web |last=Nakamura |first=Reid |date=2017-02-21 |title='Big Little Lies': Who's Dead and Who's the Murderer? (Photos) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/big-little-lies-dead-murderer/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}} From 2017 to 2018 she appeared in the Amazon drama series Sneaky Pete as Katie Boyd.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2016-06-24 |title=‘Sneaky Pete’ Casts Virginia Kull; Brittany Curran Joins ‘The Magicians’ |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/sneaky-pete-cast-virginia-kull-brittany-curran-the-magicians-1201779195/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In 2018, Kull appeared in a recurring role as Sadie, a nurse in the neurology ward, in the second season of Mr. Mercedes.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2018-02-07 |title=‘Mr. Mercedes’ Casts Virginia Kull; Hart Bochner In ‘Too Old To Die Young’ |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/mr-mercedes-cast-virginia-kull-hart-bochner-too-old-to-die-young-1202280942/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The same year, she appeared as Kathy Shaughnessy in the drama miniseries The Looming Tower.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2017-03-15 |title=‘The Looming Tower’: Sullivan Jones, Virginia Kull & Louis Cancelmi Join Hulu’s 9/11 Drama Series |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/looming-tower-sullivan-jones-virginia-010526485.html |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}
From 2019 to 2020, Kull starred as Linda McQueen in the American supernaturalhorror drama television series NOS4A2.{{Cite web |last=Cavanaugh |first=Patrick |date=27 June 2019 |title=NOS4A2 Star Virginia Kull Details Bringing a Complex Character to Life and Perfecting a New England Accent |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/nos4a2-virginia-kull-interview-comments-amc-series-joe-hill/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=ComicBook |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2018-06-27 |title=‘NOS4A2’: Olafur Darri Olafsson, Virginia Kull & Ebon Moss-Bachrach Cast In AMC Horror Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/nos4a2-olafur-darri-olafsson-virginia-kull-ebon-moss-bachrach-cast-amc-horror-drama-1202418454/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In 2020, she starred in the German political satire drama Curveball as Leslie.{{Cite web |last=Obiekwe |first=Ojinika |last2=Parris |first2=Marcia |date=2021-11-30 |title=Actress Virginia Kull talks ‘Operation Curveball’ and more |url=https://pix11.com/entertainment/virginia-krull-talks-operation-curveball/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=PIX11 |language=en-US}}
In 2022, Kull was cast as Sally Jackson, mother of the titular character in the Disney+ fantasy show Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.{{Cite web |last=Brunner |first=Raven |date=2 June 2022 |title=Megan Mullally, Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, More Cast In Percy Jackson Disney+ Series |url=https://playbill.com/article/megan-mullally-virginia-kull-glynn-turman-more-cast-in-percy-jackson-disney-series |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=Playbill}}{{Cite web |last=Fuentes |first=Tamara |date=2024-02-01 |title=Exclusive: ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Star Virginia Kull on Bringing a New Sally Jackson to Life |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a46587600/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-virginia-kull-interview/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Kull married Ryan Howard Young on May 2, 2009, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, New York.{{cite web |url=https://ryanandvirginia.weebly.com/info--tidbits.html |access-date=2 June 2022|title=Info & Tidbits - Our Wedding }}
They have twin children, Wilhelmina and Lloyd.{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/33LCT6OXc9jTwBqwjJm60J?si=fmxExQHMSZO2k9045tqAjg |access-date=11 February 2023|title=That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast}}
Acting credits
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2009
|A NY Thing |Film Girl 2 |Television film |
| 2010
|4 episodes |
| 2011
|Mia |Episode: "When the Saints Go" |
| 2011; 2022
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |Catherine Harrison / Claire Lee |Episode: "Reparations," "Do You Believe in Miracles?" |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Ashley |Episode: "Matsya Nyaya" |
| {{sortname|The|Good Wife}}
|Elizabeth Sun |Episode: "Two Girls, One Code" |
| 2013
|{{sortname|The|Following}} |Maggie Kester |2 episodes |
| 2014
|Beth Solano |10 episodes |
| 2015
|{{sortname|The|Affair|The Affair (TV series)}} |Dr. D'Amato |Episode #2.9 |
| 2016
|Christine |Episode: "Pretty Little Lawyers" |
| rowspan="4" |2017
|Samantha |Episode: "The Big Day" |
| Big Little Lies
|Emily Barnes |6 episodes |
| Twin Peaks: The Return
|Szymon Waitress |Episode: "Part 13" |
| Get Shorty
|Brynlee |Episode: "Sins of a Chambermaid" |
| 2017–2018
|Katie Boyd |8 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|{{sortname|The|Looming Tower|The Looming Tower (miniseries)}} |Kathy Shaughnessy |10 episodes |
| Mr. Mercedes
|Sadie |4 episodes |
| 2019–2020
|Linda McQueen |20 episodes |
| 2021
|Nancy Lamper |Episode: "Father Frank, Full of Grace" |
| 2022
|4 episodes |
| 2023 - present
|Percy Jackson and the Olympians |Recurring role |
= Theatre =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Director !Venue !Notes !Ref |
| 2005
|Judy Battle | rowspan="2" |Carl Forsman | |
| 2006
|Eloise Fenwick | |
| 2007
|Deirdre Drake / Karina / Susan |Understudy |
| rowspan="3" |2008
|Marc Masterson | rowspan="2" |Arena Stage | | |
| Death of a Salesman
|Miss Forsythe | |
| Dividing the Estate
|Irene Ratliff | rowspan="3" |Michael Wilson |Original cast |
| 2009
| |
| 2010
|Bessie Stillman / Minnie Robedaux Curits |Peter Norton Space | |
| rowspan="2" |2011
|Sex Lives of Our Parents |Virginia |David McCallum |McGinn Cazale Theatre | |
| Man and Boy
|Carol Penn |American Airlines Theatre |Original cast |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Nora |Trip Cullman | |
| The Heiress
|Maria |Original cast |
| 2013
|Rapture, Blister, Burn |Avery |Peter Dubois |Playwrights Horizons | |
| 2024
|Cult of Love |Evie Dahl |Trip Cullman | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm3292425}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:American film actresses