Heléne Yorke is a Canadian-American actress, writer, singer, and dancer. Yorke is known for her work on television. She currently plays Brooke Dubek on the HBO Max series '' The Other Two''. She has also played the roles of Jane Martin on the Showtime American

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television series ''

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'', Olivia Graves on ''

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'' and Amy Breslin on ''

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''. Additionally, she is known for her work on

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, in particular for originating the roles of Olive Neal in ''

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'' and Evelyn Williams in '' American Psycho'', as well as for originating G(a)linda in the Munchkinland Tour of ''

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''.

Early life

Yorke was born in

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, British Columbia, Canada, and moved to the United States at the age of one. Yorke grew up in

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. She started dancing ballet when she was three years old and took her first acting class in middle school. Yorke graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

Career

Yorke has worked on various Broadway productions, including ''

'', '' American Psycho'', and '' Grease''. She also played Glinda in ''

'' on tour. In 2013, Yorke was cast in a recurring role as Jane Martin on ''

''. In 2016-17, she played a major role in the 2 Seasons of Graves (EPIX), playing Nick Nolte’s daughter. She currently stars as Brooke Dubek on HBO Max’s '' The Other Two,'' which was renewed for a third season in September 2021.

Personal life

Yorke dated chef

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from 2016-2019. Throughout their relationship she ran a food-based Instagram account chronicling her cooking adventures with Flay, but the account was deleted following their breakup. Yorke married Bary Dunn in a Jewish ceremony on September 3, 2021, in

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. On January 22, 2022, Yorke announced her pregnancy on Instagram. On June 12, 2022 the couple welcomed a son.

Credits

Theatre

Sources:

Film

Television

References

External links

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