Adrianne Lee Palicki ( ; born May 6, 1983) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her starring roles as

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in the

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sports drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011), as Barbara "Bobbi" Morse/Mockingbird in the

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superhero drama series ''

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'' (2014–2016), and as Commander Kelly Grayson in the

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science fiction comedy-drama series ''

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'' (2017–present). Palicki also had supporting roles in the films ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2012), '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' (2013), and ''

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'' (2014).

Early life

Palicki was born in

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, the daughter of Nancy Lee (née French) and Jeffrey Arthur Palicki. She has an older brother, Eric, a comic book writer who influenced her interest in comics.

Career

Palicki was a series regular on the first three seasons of

's drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' from 2006 to 2009, portraying

. In early 2011, she returned for the final two episodes of the series. In 2003, Palicki also appeared as Judy Robinson in

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's unsold pilot, '' The Robinsons: Lost in Space''. In 2006, she also appeared in

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'' as the evil Nadia. The pilot was not picked up for series by

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network, a result of The WB and

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network merger, which occurred while the pilot was being filmed. She appeared as

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/Lindsay Harrison in the season 3 finale of ''

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''. Palicki appeared in ''

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'' as Jessica Moore,

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's doomed girlfriend who is killed by a demon in its pilot episode. The character reappears in the ''Supernatural'' season 2 episode, "What Is and What Should Never Be", and the season 5 episode "Free To Be You and Me." She made an appearance in the

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music video "We Are the Ones" in support of 2008 presidential hopeful

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. In 2010, Palicki joined the

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drama '' Lone Star'', which was cancelled after two episodes, despite good reviews. In 2011, Palicki portrayed

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in a 2011 pilot produced by

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for NBC. The pilot was not picked up as a series. She played the recurring role of Dr. Samantha Lake in season one of the sitcom '' About a Boy'' in 2014, reuniting with ''Friday Night Lights'' showrunner

Jason Katims Jason Katims (born November 30, 1960) is an American television writer, producer, and playwright. He is best known as the creator of several television series, including '' Relativity'' (1996), '' Roswell'' (1999–2002), '' Friday Night Lights' ...

. Palicki starred in ''

'' (2010), and co-starred in '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' (2013) in the lead female role of

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. She also appeared in supporting roles in ''

'' (2012) and ''

'' (2014). Although initially signed on to star in the

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's 2012 horror film ''Breaking the Girls'', due to production delays and scheduling conflicts, she does not appear in the film. In August 2014, Palicki joined ''

'' in a recurring role as Barbara "Bobbi" Morse. She became one of the principal cast after the midseason break of season 2, continuing until her character was written out of the series near the end of season 3. ABC ordered a pilot episode for a spin-off, ''

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'', featuring her character in the lead role, but did not develop it as a series. In July 2016, Palicki was cast as Kelly Grayson in ''

'', a

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series created by

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, who also stars in it as Captain Mercer, her character's ex-husband. The series premiered on September 10, 2017, and two seasons have aired on FOX. A third season began in June 2022 on Hulu. In 2016, Palicki and her brother, Eric, collaborated on writing their first comic book, titled ''No Angel'', published by

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. The first issue was released November 30, 2016.

Personal life

Palicki has

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. In September 2014, her representative confirmed that she was engaged to stuntman Jackson Spidell, whom she met on the set of ''John Wick''. At the

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in 2018, it was revealed that she was dating ''The Orville'' co-star

Scott Grimes Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the 1984 cult classic ''The Night They Saved Christmas'', '' ER'' as Dr. Archie Morris, ''Party of Five'' as Wil ...

. The two announced their engagement in January 2019 and married on May 19, 2019, in

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. She filed for divorce two months later on July 22, 2019. In mid-November of that year, a judge granted Palicki's request to dismiss the filing. Palicki filed for divorce for the second time on July 16, 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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