Annabeth Gish was born Anne Elizabeth Gish on March 13th 1971. She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico but grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Annabeth began her acting career at a young age, gaining critical acclaim for her role as Rose Chismore in her first feature film, "Desert Bloom", when she was just thirteen. When she was seventeen, she starred in the acclaimed feature film, "Mystic Pizza", opposite Julia Roberts. This role as Katherine 'Kat' Arujo won her widespread recognition and a nomination for best young actress in a motion picture, in the young artist awards. After this she took a four-year break from her acting career to attain an honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in English at Duke University.
     When she returned to acting Annabeth won recognition and acclaim in a wide range of roles in feature films and television. She attained a role as Urilla Sutherland in the 1994 western, "Wyatt Earp", which starred Kevin Costner. This being her first major film role since graduation. On television she starred as Anne Hampton in the mini series "Scarlett". These roles lead on to other starring roles in film and television. She recently starred in "Double Jeopardy" with Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd. Other recent film credits include, "Beautiful Girls" and "The Last Supper". Annabeth also starred as Julie Nixon in the Oliver Stone film, "Nixon".
     After her starring role as Monica Reyes in The X Files, Annabeth has a few projects underway. She has a starring role in the upcoming VH1 Original Movie, "The Way She Moves" with Kamar de los Reyes, it is a love story set against the back drop of the world of salsa dancing. "Buying the Cow" sees Annabeth star opposite Jerry O'Connell and Ryan Reynolds, coming soon from Destination Films.