Michaela McManus (born May 20, 1983) is an American actress, known for her portrayals of

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on ''

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'', A.D.A.

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on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and Grace Karn on the NBC drama ''

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Early life

McManus, a

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, native, daughter of James "Jim" and Patricia McManus of Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, graduated from Fordham University, attended

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's graduate acting program before leaving to pursue her career in

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Career

In 2008, she joined the cast of season five of ''

'' playing

, the love interest of

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). After completing her work on ''One Tree Hill'', she booked a guest role on season five of ''

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''. She was subsequently announced as joining the cast of season ten of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as

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. She was abruptly written out of ''SVU'' in the middle of season ten in which ADA Alexandra Cabot (

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) returned. However, McManus continued to be credited in season ten's main titles, and it was later confirmed that McManus would not be returning to ''SVU''. Since then, she has had guest roles in prime time shows such as '' Castle,

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'', and '' Hawaii Five-0''. She also appeared in the music video 'Glad You Came' by The Wanted. She starred as Tara on the

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series ''

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'' in 2012, and as Grace Karn on ''

'' in 2015. In 2017, McManus had supporting roles in '' SEAL Team'' as Alana Hayes, and ''

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'' as the Krill Teleya. She appeared in the short lived

series '' The Village'' as Sarah Campbell in 2019. In November 2020, McManus was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the

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psychological thriller series ''

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''.

Personal life

McManus married writer/producer Mike Daniels on June 3, 2011. In January 2014, McManus announced that she was expecting their first child. The couple had son Gabriel October Daniels on April 3, 2014. Their second child, Declan Griffith Daniels, was born on September 13, 2016. Their third child, daughter Indigo Irene Daniels, was born May 12, 2021.McManus, Michaela (May 12, 2021) . ''Instagram.com'' She is of Scottish heritage.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McManus, Michaela 1983 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Rhode Island American film actresses American television actresses Fordham University alumni Living people New York University alumni People from Warwick, Rhode Island