Bridget Flanery


Bridget Christine Flanery is an American actress.

Early life

Bridget Christine Flanery was born on March 24 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Flanery has an older sister, Jill, and three brothers, James, Bill and John. She studied Theatre and graduated from Drake University. After graduation, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Career

She is most notable for playing Lila Fowler in comedy-drama series Sweet Valley High in 1994 until 1996 before being replaced by actress Shirlee Elliot. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1997 for the Best Performance in a TV Comedy — Guest Starring Young Performer for the television show Pearl. Between 1996 and 1998, she portrayed Jill on sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch. She appeared in several guest starring television roles, including , Will & Grace, Desperate Housewives, Boy Meets World, Out of Practice, Without a Trace, Hart of Dixie and Two and a Half Men.
She has also appeared in theatre productions, including A Streetcar named Desire at the Yale Repertory Theatre, Loves and Hours at the Old Globe Theatre, and Spring Awakening at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center. Flanery teaches acting at The Studio School in Los Angeles as of May 2019.

Personal life

She has been married to Brandon Christy since August 8, 2009.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994EncounterCatShort film
1996Fatal ExpressionsKathy Kelly
2009Something BlueKathleen O'Connell

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994-1996Sweet Valley HighLila Fowler44 episodes
1996Weird ScienceCourtneyEpisode: "Grumpy Old Genie"
1996Boy Meets WorldLisaEpisode: "Singled Out"
19967th HeavenSusan BarrettEpisode: "Saturday"
1996California DreamsGirl who makes announcementEpisode: "The Fashion Man"
1996–1998Sabrina the Teenage WitchJill9 episodes
1997PearlEpisode: "Power Play"
1997'LisaTV miniseries
1997Unhappily Ever AfterBunnyEpisode: "Sorority Girl"
Episode: "Ryan Vampire Slayer"
1997-1998Teen AngelJessica Fishman4 episodes
1998'MirandaEpisode: "Dead Friday"
1998Babylon 5ZoeEpisode: "Day of the Dead"
1998'Lita HayworthTV movie
1999'SimoneEpisode: "Such Sweet Dreams"
2005Without a TraceBeth NorwoodEpisode: "Lone Star"
2005Will & GraceViv CassidyEpisode: "Kiss and Tell"
Episode: "Friends with Benefits"
2005Out of PracticeMaryEpisode: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do. And Do. And..."
2008Two and a Half MenKatieEpisode: "Damn You, Eggs Benedict"
2008Desperate HousewivesPeggyEpisode: "Back in Business"
2011Hart of DixieBecky HilsonEpisode: "The Pirate & the Practice"