Odette Annable

Odette Juliette Annable (née Yustman) is an American actress known for her various roles in film and television. She is widely recognized for playing Dr. Jessica Adams in the Fox medical drama series House, Beth McIntyre in the monster film Cloverfield, Aubrey Diaz in the ABC drama series October Road, Samantha Arias / Reign in Supergirl, and Nola Longshadow in Banshee.

Born on May 10, 1985, in Los Angeles County, California, Annable was raised near Palm Springs by a Cuban mother and a Colombian father of French, Italian, and Swiss descent. Spanish was her first language, and she learned English at the age of five. She graduated from Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside.

Annable began her acting career at age five, playing the Spanish-speaking student Rosa in the film Kindergarten Cop. She later appeared in television series such as South Beach and October Road, and played a lead role in the 2007 Lifetime film Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape. Her early career also included appearances in the comedy film Walk Hard, the horror film The Unborn, and the 2007 film Cloverfield.

In 2011, she portrayed nurse Annie Miller during the fifth season of Brothers & Sisters. That same year, she joined the comedy series Breaking In as a series regular named Melanie Garcia, later returning as a guest star. Annable then joined the cast of House as Dr. Jessica Adams, remaining with the medical drama until its series finale in May 2012.

Annable continued working in television over the following years, being cast as Trudy Cooper in the ABC series The Astronaut Wives Club in March 2014. In 2017, she joined the main cast of the CW series Supergirl, playing Samantha Arias, a single mother who uncovers her shared Kryptonian origins with Supergirl and Superman, as well as her identity as the engineered Worldkiller named Reign. Starting in 2021, she appeared in the series Walker as local barkeep and family friend Geraldine Broussard.

In her personal life, Annable was previously engaged to actor Trevor Wright before the relationship ended in 2008. She married her Brothers & Sisters co-star Dave Annable in October 2010, and the couple has two daughters. After announcing a separation in October 2019, they announced their reconciliation in August 2020. Publicly, she endorsed Hillary Clinton during the 2016 United States presidential election.