Charlene Amoia
Biography
Charlene Amoia is an American actress born in Buffalo, New York, on September 25, 1982. She began her career in modeling before transitioning to acting in 2001 with a role on the soap opera Port Charles. This initial television appearance led to guest roles in various series, including Joey, Girlfriends, 90210, Glee, Switched at Birth, Days of Our Lives, and a role as Anna Schick in The Young and the Restless. Amoia is best known for portraying Wendy the waitress in the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Her film credits include American Reunion from the American Pie series.
Career overview
Charlene Amoia is an American actress born in Buffalo, New York on September 25, 1982. She began her career in modeling before transitioning to acting in 2001 with a role on the soap opera Port Charles. This initial television appearance on the daytime drama led to further guest roles in several other series, including Joey, Girlfriends, 90210, and an appearance as Anna Schick in The Young and the Restless.
Amoia is perhaps best known for her television role as Wendy the waitress in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Her additional television credits include Glee, Switched at Birth, and Days of Our Lives. In film, her credits include the 2012 release American Reunion, which is part of the American Pie series. Throughout her career, she has accumulated a total of seventy-seven known acting credits as recorded in her professional profile.
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- Scary Movie (2026) as Pearl Lady
- Love Story (2026) as Lawyer #2
- 100 Dates in Dallas (2026) as Tina
- A Crime Story (2026)
- Samo Lives (2026) as Fay
- A Royal Christmas Tail (2025) as Jill
- Have We Met This Christmas? (2025) as Dr. Blair
- Descendent (2025) as Laurie
- Do You Fear What I Fear? (2025) as Detective Harris
- Double Scoop (2025) as Mayor Alison
- Lifeline (2025) as Vivian Huxley
- St. Denis Medical (2024) as Elf
- These Stones (2024) as Eliana
- Fear of Flying (2024) as Liz
- Underdeveloped (2023) as Pam Chowder
- A Royal Christmas Holiday (2023) as Marcy
- A Royal Christmas on Ice (2022) as Janet
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) as Judy Glatzel
- Just Beyond (2021) as Principal Grace
- Fear Street: 1994 (2021) as Rachel Thompson / Sunnyvale Customer
- Fear Street: 1666 (2021) as Beth Kimball / Rachel Thompson
- Adverse (2021) as Mary
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) as Maria Bertinelli
- His Fatal Fixation (2020) as Dr. Isaac
- Good Trouble (2019) as Heather
- Desperate Waters (2019) as Trish
- Cold Brook (2019) as Miss Simmons
- Vitals (2019) as Dr. Jane Carson
- 9-1-1 (2018) as Dolores Graham
- The Resident (2018) as Bobbi Hendricks
- Cobra Kai (2018) as Julia
- Not a Stranger (2018) as Carol
- A Demon Within (2017)
- Deadly Vows (2017) as Becca Dillon
- Man with a Plan (2016) as Bessica
- Sniper: Special Ops (2016) as Janet Conrad
- The Waystation (2016)
- Grave Walkers (2015) as Deputy Hancock
- Adrenaline (2015) as Josie Rigsby
- The Flash (2014) as Miss Pellett
- Authors Anonymous (2014) as Eudora
- Sleepy Hollow (2013) as Susan James
- Fat (2013) as Jill
- Loveseat (2013) as Ashley
- Major Crimes (2012) as Kelly Press
- The Soul Man (2012) as Ariana
- The Finder (2012) as Annie Turnbull
- American Reunion (2012) as Ellie
- The Longer Day of Happiness (2012) as Cheryl
- Shameless (2011) as Audrey
- American Horror Story (2011) as Woman
- Switched at Birth (2011) as Diana Coto
- Mad Love (2011) as Heather
- The Christmas Pageant (2011) as Margaret
- Castle (2009) as Ana Marie
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Michelle Ardell
- Glee (2009) as Bailey
- Eastwick (2009) as Nurse #1
- The Mentalist (2008) as Melaina Mendelssohn
- iCarly (2007) as Jenna Hamilton
- Dexter (2006) as Young Woman
- The Love Within (2006) as Meg
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Kate Lachman
- Bones (2005) as Annie Wachlin
- The Closer (2005) as Dealer
- How I Met Your Mother (2005) as Wendy
- House (2004) as Dr. Fraser
- Joey (2004) as Diane
- NCIS (2003) as Denise Mancuso
- Nip/Tuck (2003) as Sandy
- Tangy Guacamole (2003) as Irene / Haggis Girl
- Only in Hollywood (2002) as Coby's Girlfriend
- One on One (2001) as Shelley
- Girlfriends (2000) as Wife
- Held for Ransom (2000) as Student #1
- A Very Evergreen Christmas as Giselle
- The Casanova Killer: The Paul John Knowles Story as Meredith Thompson