Anne Dudek

Anne Louise Dudek is an American actress. She is known for portraying Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 film White Chicks Danielle Brooks in the USA Network television series Covert Affairs Dr. Amber Volakis on the Fox series House Lura Grant on the HBO series Big Love and Francine Hanson in the AMC series Mad Men. The most well-known character played by Anne Dudek is that of Tiffany Wilson, in the film White Chicks. Also, she is well-known for her roles on television as the character Dr. Amber Volakis in Fox's sitcom House Danielle Brookson in USA Network's drama Covert Affairs and Lura Grant in HBO's drama Big Love. Born and raised in Massachusetts Dudek attended Northwestern University where she got her first role as an actor in a stage performance of The Iphigenia Cycle. She was awarded The Joseph E. Caloway Award for her outstanding performance on stage in the New York City production. American Theater Magazine also featured Dudek among the ten theatre actors who should be watched. Dudek went on to land parts on television as well as film. As a mother of two, on the screen, the gifted actress got married to Matthew Heller from 2008 to the year 2016. Dudek was born 22nd March 1975, was born on the 22nd of March, 1975 in Boston Massachusetts but raised in Newton. She attended Northwestern University in her early period, where she performed in various theater productions and on Broadway when she made her Broadway debut the latter of the Wrong Mountain in 2000. In 2000, her role as The Glass Menagerie won her the Connecticut Critics Circle Award. The Book Group was the first British drama comedy she was a part of. Since then, she has been a guest on a number of TV shows like Desperate Housewives, Friends The Way I Met Your Mother Charmed Bones Six Feet Under and Desperate Housewives. Additionally, she played Lucinda in the pilot episode for Psych. Then, she played an instructor at a high school who has an affair with one of her students in Law & Order Criminal Intent. Dudek then got a role as Amber Volakis. This character was one of 40 physicians that were Dr. Gregory House was considering for permanent jobs on his staff. The character first appeared in House's fourth season. The character Amber Volakis kept appearing throughout the show, but was finally killed off at the end in House's Heart. House was seen again as a figment during the Saviors episode of season five. Dudek was later seen on Mad Men, as the neighbor next door Francine Hanson. In addition, she was the antagonistic wife for Alby Grant on Big Love. Both roles were recurring. Dudek was in Covert Affairs, portraying Danielle Brooks as the sister of her character. She also has appeared in movies playing the role of the heir to the cruise line Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 comedy White Chicks and also played Anthony Hopkins's daughter in The Human Stain.