Meredith Bishop

Meredith Anne Bishop
Born (1976-01-15) January 15, 1976 (age 48)
Los Angeles
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1985–present

Meredith Anne Bishop (born January 15, 1976) is an American actress, writer and producer. Bishop is best known for her role as Annie Mack in Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack, which ran on the network from 1994–1998.[1]

Early life

Meredith Bishop was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in Woodland Hills, California. She attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills.[2] Bishop has also trained as a jazz dancer and a classical ballerina.[3]

Career

Bishop began acting professionally in 1985, though would not gain international recognition until her role as Annie Mack in Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack in 1994.[4]

Bishop has appeared in numerous theater productions in the Los Angeles area over the course of several decades. In 1996, Bishop received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Performance in Lee Blessing's Eleemosynary.[5] Bishop has also received two Ovation Award nominations, one for Best Lead Actress in a Play for The Concept of Remainders [6] and one for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Aftermath.[7] Bishop also co-starred in Better at the Echo Theater,[8] Complete at the Matrix Theater,[9] and played a young Rose Kennedy in The Color of Rose [10] which premiered at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

Bishop executive produced and starred in the 2003 film Klepto [11] which premiered at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival.[12]

Bishop is also known for co-producing and co-starring in the comedy web series Grip and Electric [13] for which she earned an Indie Series Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy.[14] Grip and Electric, which co-starred Henry Thomas, Lin Shaye, Janet Varney, Burl Moseley, Izzy Diaz, and Andrew Burlinson,[15] was favorably reviewed by the New York Times[16] and TubeFilter.[17]

In 2018, Bishop wrote, co-produced and starred in the short film See You Soon,[18] a dark comedy which was an official selection at the HollyShorts Film Festival.[19]

Bishop has also appeared on many network TV programs including Scrubs, Mad About You, Felicity, Good Luck Charlie and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[20]

Bishop has also appeared in numerous commercials including the KitKat "Jack-O'-Lantern" commercial,[21] the Bud Light "Book Club" commercial [22] which aired during Super Bowl XLIV [23] and the GEICO "Reality Show" commercial which features a young couple competing in a fake reality TV show called Tiny House.[24][25] "Reality Show" was listed among the top ten most popular GEICO commercials of all time.[26]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Kidsongs Jumproper Video short, "A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm"
2003 Klepto Emily Brown
2010 Bed & Breakfast: Love is a Happy Accident Celeste
2012 Austin, We Have a Problem Austin Powders / Jen Short
2014 Knights of the Long Table Guinevere / Wonder Woman Short
2015 The Serenader Joy Lewis Short
2015 Body + Blood Short
2016 Skin Girlfriend Short
2018 See You Soon Meg Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994–98 The Secret World of Alex Mack Annie Mack Main role, series regular
1997 Mad About You 18-Year-Old Mabel "Letters to Mabel"
1998 Sliders Jenny Anderson "The Dying Fields"
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Denise "The Right Thing"
2001 Nikki Lurleen "Technical Knockup", "Vaya Con Nikki"
2001–02 Felicity Samantha "Boooz", "Oops... Noel Did It Again", "Future Shock"
2006 Scrubs Melissa "My Day at the Races"
2008 Speedie Date Nina New media series
2014 Good Luck Charlie Rhonda "Good Bye Charlie"
2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Officer Anderson "Love in the Time of Hydra"
2016 Grip and Electric Heather New media series

Theatre

Recent theatre performances include:

  • Atonement (2007)[27]
  • The Concept of Remainders (2008)[28]
  • Breaking and Entering (2009)[29]
  • The Color of Rose (2010)[30]
  • London's Scars (2010)[31]
  • AfterMath (2011)[32]
  • Complete (2013)[33]
  • Better (2014)[34]

Awards and nominations

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards

  • 1996: Winner, Lead Performance for the role of Echo in "Eleemosynary"[35]

Ovation Awards

  • 2008: Nominated for Lead Actress in a Play for the role of Sophie in "The Concept of Remainders"[36]
  • 2011: Nominated for Featured Actress in a Play for the role of Natalie in "Aftermath"[37]

Indie Series Awards

  • 2017: Nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy for the role of Heather in "Grip and Electric"[38]

References

  1. ^ The Secret World of Alex Mack, 8 October 1994, retrieved 2020-07-26
  2. ^ Meredith Bishop at IMDb
  3. ^ Meredith Bishop at IMDb
  4. ^ "Secret Life of Alex Mack: What they look like now". Digital Spy. 24 May 2016.
  5. ^ "LA Drama Critics Circle Awards IMDB". LA Drama Critics Circle Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  6. ^ "2008 Ovation Awards Nominees Announced". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  7. ^ "Raul Esparza, Tom Hewitt, Laurie Metcalf, Phylicia Rashad, et al. Receive Ovation Nominations | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  8. ^ "Echo Theater Company to Premiere BETTER, 10/4-11/6". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  9. ^ "Chambers and Bishop Complete Their Elongated ands". At This Stage. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  10. ^ "The Color of Rose Theater Review - An Enjoyable Evening of History". Splash Magazines | Los Angeles. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  11. ^ Klepto, 5 March 2003, retrieved 2020-07-26
  12. ^ Harris, Dana (2003-05-23). "CineVegas skeds 'Octane,' 'Shade'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  13. ^ "GRIP AND ELECTRIC - Episode 1 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  14. ^ "8th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominations". INDIE SERIES AWARDS. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  15. ^ Grip and Electric, retrieved 2020-07-26
  16. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2016-12-28). "On Small Screens at Year's End: Weird Stuff Worth a Look". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  17. ^ "Indie Spotlight: 'Grip & Electric' Plugs In Some Film Set Comedy". www.tubefilter.com. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  18. ^ See You Soon, 14 July 2018, retrieved 2020-07-26
  19. ^ "JENNIFER GRIFFIN CHAMBERS & MEREDITH BISHOP - SEE YOU SOON - HollyShorts 2018 - JeanBookNerd - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  20. ^ "Meredith Bishop". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  21. ^ "KitKat TV Commercial, 'Jack-O'-Lantern'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  22. ^ "BUD LIGHT BOOK CLUB COMMERCIAL - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  23. ^ "Watch All the Super Bowl XLIV Spots". adage.com. 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  24. ^ "GEICO TV Commercial, 'Reality Show'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  25. ^ "GEICO Newlyweds on Reality Show Tiny House Commercial". All TV Spots. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  26. ^ "THE BEST OF GEICO". www.geico.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  27. ^ "'Orestes': Humor among murderers". Los Angeles Times. 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  28. ^ "2008 Ovation Awards Nominees Announced". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  29. ^ "Theater review: 'Breaking and Entering' at Theatre 40". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  30. ^ "The Color of Rose". Theatre 40. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  31. ^ "Theater Review: 'London's Scars' at Odyssey Theatre". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  32. ^ Grigware, Don. "BWW Reviews: Stunning AFTERMATH Reopens @ Matrix Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  33. ^ "Chambers and Bishop Complete Their Elongated ands". At This Stage. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  34. ^ "Echo Theater Company to Premiere BETTER, 10/4-11/6". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  35. ^ "1990 – 1999 Awards :: LA Drama Critics Circle". Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  36. ^ "Ovation Awards Nominees Announced". 24 September 2008.
  37. ^ "Kiss Me Kate Tops 2011 Ovation Award Nominations". 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  38. ^ "8th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominations". INDIE SERIES AWARDS. Retrieved 2020-07-29.