Actress Merritt Wever, born in 1980, graduated from the Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She was initially active in off-Broadway plays, before making her screen debut in 1995. She has since held roles in films such as Strike!, Signs, Twelve and Holding, Michael Clayton, Into the Wild and Righteous Kill. She’s also held guest roles in television shows such as Law & Order, The Wire and Conviction, as well as a recurring role in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, as personal assistant Suzanne. She is set to star in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie.