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Diane Farr

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For the American historical romance novelist, see Diane Farr (writer). For the British horsewoman and writer, see Diana Farr.

Diane Farr
Born (1969-09-07) September 7, 1969 (age 55)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years activec. 1981–present
SpouseSeung Yong Chung (2006–2020)[1]
Children3
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Diane Farr (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress, producer, and writer. She is known for her roles as the FBI agent Megan Reeves in the CBS television series Numb3rs, the firefighter Laura Miles in Rescue Me, and the division chief Sharon Leone in Fire Country.

Life and career

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Diane Farr was born on September 7, 1969, in New York City.[2] She is of Irish and Italian descent.[3] Farr studied drama at New York's Stony Brook University and Loughborough University in England and graduated with a joint bachelor of arts from these two universities.[2][failed verification]

Farr has written two books. The first, The Girl Code, was published in 2001 and has been translated into seven languages. It discusses the secret language of single women.[4] Her second book, Kissing Outside the Lines, was published in May 2011 and is a comical memoir of her path to an interracial marriage.[5] Farr also writes for a number of American magazines and has an internationally syndicated newspaper column for the International Herald Tribune.[6]

Farr was a co-host for 200 episodes of the advice program Loveline on MTV and made guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show, Arli$$, and CSI. She portrayed the recurring role of Amy DeLuca, mother to the series co-star Majandra Delfino's character Maria, on The WB's and later UPN's Roswell. She also played Maddie Hudson on The WB's Like Family. Later, she played Detective Jan Fendrich on the ABC series The Job, co-created by and starring Denis Leary. Following the end of that series, she appeared in the cast of Rescue Me (also co-created by and starring Leary), playing a firefighter for two seasons. She left Rescue Me to star as FBI agent Megan Reeves on the CBS crime drama Numb3rs.

Farr opted not to renew her contract and left Numb3rs following the show's fourth season.[7] She starred in her final episode on May 18, 2008.[8] Farr then joined the Showtime series Californication for a 10-episode run in autumn 2009.[9]

In April 2010, Farr had a role as Barbara, a mother whose negative influence led her son Eddie to become a serial killer, in a flashback episode of Desperate Housewives. When Barbara discovered Eddie's collection of newspaper articles about the women he hurt or murdered, he strangled her to death. She guest-starred in White Collar as a waitress named Gina De Stefano.[10]

Farr guest-starred in season seven of Grey's Anatomy, where in episode 130, she played the role of a patient with Huntington's disease under the care of Meredith, played by the series star Ellen Pompeo.[11] She also had a recurring role in the final season (2012–13) of the Grey's Anatomy spin-off series, Private Practice, as Miranda, a terminal cancer patient and the love interest of Dr. Sheldon Wallace (Brian Benben).

For several years starting in 2010, Farr wrote, directed and presented a reality comedy series for FunnyorDie.com called AssCastles.[12][6]

In Adam Carolla's 2015 film Road Hard, Farr starred as his character's love interest.

Currently, Farr stars as Sharon Leone, Cal Fire Division Chief and mother of lead character Bode Donovan, in Jerry Bruckheimer's 2022 American drama television series, Fire Country.

Personal life

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On June 26, 2006, she was married to 36-year-old entertainment marketing executive Seung Yong Chung.[13] Their first child, son Beckett Mancuso Chung, was born in March 2007,[14] and they had twin daughters in August 2008.[15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Divorced White Male Lisa
1999 Bingo Miranda Short film
1999 Little Indiscretions C.J.
2000 Flooding Personal Ad Girl
2002 Hourly Rates Shania
2007 The Third Nail Hannah
2010 Ass Castle: Part 1 Short film
2011 The Carrier Claudia Short film
2012 About Cherry Jillian
2013 Almost Broadway Rachel Completed
2013 WildLike Jane
2015 Road Hard Sarah
2016 12 Feet Deep Clara
2016 American Romance Brenda Reed
2017 Palm Swings Claire

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Silk Stalkings Production Assistant Episode: "Baser Instincts"
1996 Unhappily Ever After Michelle Episode: "Jack Writes Good"
1997 In the House Dr. Young Episode: "Saint Marion"
1998 V.I.P. Helen Episode: "Scents and Sensibility"
1998 Arli$$ Erica Lansing Episode: "Behind Every Great Client..."
1999 The Drew Carey Show Tracy 3 Episodes: "Three Guys, a Girl and a B-Story", "Boy Party/Girl Party", "Tracy Bowl"
1999 Lands of Lore III Chesara / Jacinda / Morphera (voice) Video Game
1999 It's Like, You Know... Cindy Episode: "Lost in America"
1999–2001 Roswell Amy DeLuca Recurring Role (11 Episodes)
2000 The David Cassidy Show Lisa Erickson TV Film
2000 Sacrifice Karen Yeager TV Film
2000 Secret Agent Man Trish Fjord Episode: "The Elders"
2001–2002 The Job Jan Fendrich Main Cast (19 Episodes)
2002 Superfire [it] Sammy Kerns TV Film
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Marcie Tobin Episode: "Cats in the Cradle..."
2002 Arliss Penny Larson Episode: "Profiles in Agenting"
2002 Bram & Alice Tovah Episode: "Pilot"
2003 The Ripples TV Film
2003 Harry's Girl TV Film
2003–2004 Like Family Maddie Hudson Main Cast (23 Episodes)
2004–2005 Rescue Me Laura Miles Main Cast (19 Episodes)
2005–2008 Numb3rs Megan Reeves Main Cast (60 Episodes)
2009 Californication Jill Robinson Recurring Role (9 Episodes)
2010 Desperate Housewives Barbara Orlofsky Episode: "Epiphany"
2010 White Collar Gina De Stefano Episode: "By the Book"
2010 Grey's Anatomy Lila Davis Episode: "Can't Fight Biology"
2011 The Council of Dads Catherine Wells TV Film
2011 Collision Earth Victoria Preston TV Film
2011 CSI: Miami Marilyn Milner Episode: "By the Book"
2012 The Mentalist Amy Barron Episode: "At First Blush"
2012–2013 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Willadean Recurring Role (5 Episodes)
2012–2013 Private Practice Miranda 3 Episodes: "I'm Fine", "Full Release", "In Which We Say Goodbye"
2013 Modern Family Diane Episode: "Larry's Wife"
2013 Two and a Half Men Rachel Episode: "On Vodka, on Soda, on Blender, on Mixer!"
2016–2017 Chance Christina Chance Recurring Role (12 Episodes)
2018–2019 Splitting Up Together Maya Main Cast (25 Episodes)
2019 Bluff City Law Hannah Cosair Episode: "American Epidemic"
2021 The Good Doctor Jean Starzac Episode: "Gender Reveal"
2021 Charmed Francesca Jameson 3 Episodes: "Spectral Healing", "Chaos Theory", "The Storm Before the Calm"
2022–present Fire Country Sharon Leone Main Cast

References

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  1. ^ "Diane Farr on Instagram: "Merry Christmas from my fam and in my ex husband's defense - that headband came with the hairbrush Beckett bought him and he is so hung over he put it right on his head. #TheManIsStillFun #merrychristmas"".
  2. ^ a b "Diane Farr Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Farr, Diane (May 2011). "White Women Need Not Apply". MORE Magazine. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  4. ^ Southern, Nathan. "Diane Farr Biography". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  5. ^ Farr, Diane (May 10, 2011). Kissing Outside the Lines. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-1580053907.
  6. ^ a b "'Numbers" Diane Farr Sells Semi-Autobiographical Comedy to NBC (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. November 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "Exclusive: Diane Farr's Numbers Up". tvguide.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
  8. ^ Stephen M. Silverman (March 16, 2007). "Numb3rs Star Diane Farr Welcomes a Boy". People. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
  9. ^ "Diane Farr joins 'Californication'". eztv.it.
  10. ^ "White Collar Recruits Diane Farr". TVGuide.com.
  11. ^ "Grey's Anatomy Admits Diane Farr". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  12. ^ Bierly, Mandi. "Diane Farr talks the inspiration behind 'AssCastles'". Entertainment Weekly.
  13. ^ "Famous People Getting Married: Arquette, Farr Tie the Knot: And, oh yeah, so does 81-year-old 'Wyatt Earp' star". zap2it.com. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
    - "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Diane Farr, Seung Chung". The New York Times. June 26, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  14. ^ Stephen M. Silverman (March 16, 2007). "Numb3rs Star Diane Farr Welcomes a Boy". People.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  15. ^ "Diane Farr Gives Birth to Twin Girls". People. August 28, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
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