Darby Stanchfield was born and raised in Kodiak, Alaska, and the actress is perhaps best known for depicting Abby Whelan in the ABC political drama series Scandal starting from 2001 to 2018. Five years later in 2017, she directed six episodes of Gladiator Wanted and an episode of its season finale called “The Noise,” one year after.
Due to her extensive work with Scandal, Darby Stanchfield was cast in the crime horror film Carnage Park which premiered during the Sundance Film. On January 30, 2019, it was publicly made known that Darby Stanchfield would play the recurring role of Nina Locke in the Netflix drama series Locke & Key.
Troian Bellisario Now
In 2009, Troian Bellisario got the lead role in the free-form series Pretty Little Liars. Besides her performance on the show, the American Actress also became a star for the WIGS series Lauren, in which she garnered significant recognition and the New York Film Festival Award for Best Performance by an Actress. She even started directing and made her debut as a director on Pretty Little Liars for episode 15 of season 7.
In 2009, Troian Bellisario began dating Suits actor Patrick J. Adams following their work on the play Equivocation. The star couple broke off shortly but ultimately reconciled after Adam played the guest role “Hardy” in Pretty Little Liars in 2010. They tied the knot on December 10, 2016, in Santa Barbara, California. A couple of years later on October 8, Troian shared on Instagram that she and Adam have given birth to their first child.
Darby Stanchfield Then
Darby Stanchfield started her acting career in theatre and first appeared on TV in 2000 on an episode of the CBS crime drama, Diagnosis: Murder. She also appeared in films as well, performing the leading lady role opposite Josh Duhamel in the movie adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde and shared the spotlight with her co-stars in the comedy-drama Waitress.
Darby Stanchfield was cast as “Shannon Gibbs,” the deceased wife of Jethro Gibbs on NCIS. The character mostly appears on the show as a memory of Jethro Gibb’s past life. She would then reappear again in a flashback showing Special Agent Gibb’s previous life where she was still alive, and the two were still together. And finally, she appeared for a third time in the same flashback manner in the ninth season of the show.
Melinda McGraw Then
Melinda McGraw made her first big performance when she was cast as Detective Cydavia "Cyd" Madison on The Commish in 1992 towards 1994. The American actress became popular after playing the character Melissa Scully, the doomed sister of Dana Scully if four episodes of The X-Files. In a twist of faith, Alex Kryceck, the recurring villain of the story who was guilty of the death of Melissa, was portrayed by her ex-partner.
Sterling first appeared on NCIS during its ninth season where she is featured apprehending her husband together with the aid of her two ex-husbands, Tobias Fornell, and Jethro Gibbs. The character also made an appearance in the twelfth season, where she is seen at a crime scene talking to Gibbs.
Melinda McGraw Now
Aside from enjoying a regular role in NCIS, McGraw also appeared on other prominent roles on Crisis and State of Affairs. The American actress also played a part in the blockbuster movie, The Dark Knight and other films such as Pursuit of Happiness, Soul Man, Living in Captivity and Center of the Universe.
Melinda McGraw studied in Bennington College and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she was among one of only seven women who were admitted to study at the prestigious school that year. She performed in theatres in the West End and other places in the UK, She is married to composer, Steve Pierson, for nearly two decades now. The couple have a daughter named Lucy.