Agnes Bruckner
Biography
Agnes Bruckner, born August 16 1985 in Hollywood, California, is an American actress and former model. She began working in the entertainment industry at age eleven, appearing in commercials, several television pilots, and the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999. At fifteen she secured her first leading role in the independent film Blue Car (2002), portraying a high‑school student involved in an affair with her teacher, a part played by David Strathairn. Film critic Roger Ebert praised her performance, noting that she “negotiates this difficult script with complete conviction.” The role earned Bruckner an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. Throughout the 2000s she continued to take minor roles in television and film, accumulating a total of 49 credited acting appearances.
Career overview
Agnes Bruckner was born on August 16, 1985, in Hollywood, California, and began working in the entertainment industry at the age of eleven. Early work included appearances in television commercials and several pilots, followed by a recurring part on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999. By the time she was fifteen, Bruckner secured her first leading role in the independent feature Blue Car (2002), portraying a high‑school student entangled in a controversial relationship with her teacher, a part played by David Strathairn. Film critic Roger Ebert praised her performance, noting that she “negotiates this difficult script with complete conviction.” The role earned Bruckner a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
Throughout the 2000s, Bruckner continued to work steadily, taking on a variety of supporting and minor roles across both television series and films. Her career has encompassed a broad range of genres and formats, contributing to a total of forty‑nine credited performances listed in the Motion Picture Database. While she initially pursued modeling, her professional focus has remained on acting, establishing her as a consistent presence in American film and television.
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- The Roots (2025) as Martha
- The 11th Green (2020) as Laurie Larkspur
- The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson (2020) as Kris Kardashian
- Back Fork (2019) as Raylene
- Immortal (2019) as Vanessa
- The Returned (2015) as Nikki Banks
- There Is a New World Somewhere (2015) as Sylvia
- There Is a New World Somewhere (2015) Executive Producer
- A Bit of Bad Luck (2014) as Heather
- Breaking the Girls (2013) as Sara Ryan
- Wrong Cops (2013) as Julia Kieffer
- Anna Nicole (2013) as Anna Nicole Smith
- The Baytown Outlaws (2012) as Mona
- The Citizen (2012) as Diane
- The Millionaire Tour (2012) as Billie
- The Pact (2012) as Nichole
- Once Upon a Time (2011) as Lily Page
- Fairly Legal (2011) as Lea Ferran
- The Craigslist Killer (2011) as Megan McAllister
- Open Gate (2011) as Jesselyn
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Tanya
- Covert Affairs (2010) as Zarya Fischer
- Kill Theory (2009) as Jennifer
- A Good Funeral (2009) as Junior
- Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2008) as Jessica
- Private Practice (2007) as Heather Parker
- Dirty Sexy Money (2007) as Daphne
- Blood and Chocolate (2007) as Vivian
- Peaceful Warrior (2006) as Susye
- The Woods (2006) as Heather Fasulo
- Dreamland (2006) as Audrey
- Venom (2005) as Eden Sinclair
- Haven (2004) as Pippa Ridley
- The Iris Effect (2004) as Katya
- Stateside (2004) as Sue "of the Dubervilles" Dubois
- Blue Car (2003) as Megan ‘Meg’ Denning
- Rick (2003) as Eve O'Lette
- Murder by Numbers (2002) as Lisa Mills
- Home Room (2002) as Cathy
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as May
- 24 (2001) as Linda
- Alias (2001) as Kelly McNeil
- The Glass House (2001) as Zoe
- The Fugitive (2000) as Mallory Wickes
- American Adventure (2000) as Sydney
- The Shrunken City (1998) as Lori
- Girl (1997) as Lydia
- Pacific Blue (1996) as Connie Lamb
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Lisa
- Reapers Night as Katie