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medical drama series ''

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'', Aubrey Diaz in the

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drama series '' October Road'', Samantha Arias / Reign in ''

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'', and Nola Longshadow in ''

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Early life

Odette Juliette Yustman was born on May 10, 1985, in

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, to a Colombian father and a Cuban mother. Her father is of French, Italian, and Swiss descent. She grew up near

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. Her first language is Spanish and she didn't learn to speak English until she was five. She graduated from

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Career

Annable played a Spanish-speaking student in ''

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'' at age 5. She later starred in the TV series '' South Beach'' and '' October Road''. She had a lead role in the 2007 Lifetime film ''Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape'', and ''

'', as well as an appearance in the comedy film ''

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'', and the 2009 film '' The Unborn''. In 2011, she played nurse Annie Miller in season five of '' Brothers & Sisters''. Annable played Melanie Garcia on the comedy '' Breaking In'' as a series regular in its first season, appearing as a guest star thereafter. She joined the TV series ''

'' as Dr. Jessica Adams, and remained on the show until the finale in May 2012. In March 2014, Annable was cast as

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in the ABC series ''

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''. In 2017, she joined the main cast of the CW series ''

'' as Samantha Arias, a single mother who discovers that she shares origins with

and

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, as well as Reign, the Kryptonian Worldkiller she was engineered to be. From 2021, she joined ''

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'' as Geraldine Broussard, a friend of the Walker's and local barkeep.

Personal life

She was engaged to actor

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until their breakup in 2008.''V'' magazine article
She married her '' Brothers & Sisters'' co-star

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in October 2010. They have two daughters. In October 2019, the couple announced their separation, but announced their reconciliation in August 2020. Annable endorsed

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in the

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September 26, 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video game

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Annable, Odette 1985 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses American people of Colombian descent American people of Cuban descent American television actresses American voice actresses California people in fashion Female models from California Hispanic and Latino American actresses Living people Models from Los Angeles Colombian American Cuban American