Maggie Siff

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Maggie Siff
Siff at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International
Born June 21, 1974 (age 41)
The Bronx, New York City, New York, US
Alma mater Bronx High School of Science
Bryn Mawr College (Undergraduate)
NYU Tisch School of the Arts (M.F.A.)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Paul Ratliff (m. 2012)
Children 1

Maggie Siff (born June 21, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as department store heiress Rachel Menken Katz on the AMC drama Mad Men and Dr. Tara Knowles-Teller on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy. She also had roles in the films Push (2009) as Teresa Stowe and Leaves of Grass (2010) as Rabbi Renannah Zimmerman.

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[edit] Early life

Siff was born in The Bronx, New York City. Her father is Jewish, and Siff identifies as half-Jewish. She is an alumna of The Bronx High School of Science and of Bryn Mawr College, where she majored in English and graduated in 1996. She later completed an M.F.A. in acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program.

Siff worked extensively in regional theater before acting in television. She won a Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theater in 1998 for her work in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at Lantern Theater Company.

[edit] Career

Siff started appearing in television series in 2004. She appeared as an Alcoholics Anonymous speaker during an episode of Rescue Me in Season 2. She also had roles on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Grey's Anatomy, and Law & Order.

She played Rachel Menken Katz on the series Mad Men from 2007 to 2008, which earned her a nomination, along with the rest of the cast, for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She also appeared in Nip/Tuck during that time, before being cast as Dr. Tara Knowles on Sons of Anarchy in 2008. In the closing scene of the Sons of Anarchy episode "John 8:32," Siff sang the song "Lullaby for a Soldier (Arms of the Angels)."

She has appeared in such films as Then She Found Me (2007) as Lily, Push as a psychic surgeon (called a Stitch) named Teresa Stowe, sent to help Nick (played by Chris Evans), Funny People (2009) as Rachel, Leaves of Grass (2010) as Rabbi Renannah Zimmerman, and Concussion (2013) as Sam Bennet. She appears in the 2016 Showtime series Billions.

[edit] WIW Professional wrestling

Maggie Siff
Birth name Maggie Siff
Born June 21, 1974 (age 41)
The Bronx, New York City, New York
Resides The Bronx, New York City
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Maggie Siff
Tara Knowles
Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68m)
Billed weight 125 lbs (57kg)
Billed from Charming, California (as Tara)
The Bronx, New York City, New York (as Maggie)
Trained by Kevin McAlmond
Debut January 2016

Maggie Siff (born June 21, 1974), better known by her ring name Tara Knowles, is an American professional wrestler, actress currently signed to WIW, where she also works under the her real name as well, Maggie Siff.

[edit] World Incorporated Wrestling

[edit] Debut (2016-present)

Main article: The Sons of Anarchy and The Enterprise

Siff made her WIW professional wrestling on the January 1, 2016 episode of ShowDown under the ring name Tara Knowles as part of the Sons of Anarchy stable. On the January she wrestled under her real name on the January 12, 2016 episode of Rage, she debuted under her real name Maggie Siff as part of The Enterprise stable, she defeating Tia George. On the January 19, 2016 episode of Rage, Siff wrestled once again under her real name teaming with Kevin McAlmond to defeat Matt Borske and Victoria, Siff got the pinfall on Victoria to win the match. On the January 22, 2016 episode of ShowDown, Siff was part of a backstage segment between Teller and McAlmond.

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Filmography

File:Maggie Siff at the premiere of Push (cropped).jpg
Siff at the premiere of Push in January 2009

[edit] Film

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Michael Clayton Attorney #1
2007 Then She Found Me Lily
2009 Push Teresa Stowe
2009 Leaves of Grass Rabbi Renannah Zimmerman
2009 Funny People Rachel
2013 Concussion Sam Bennet
2016 The 5th Wave Lisa Sullivan Post-production
2016 A Woman, a Part Anna Baskin Post-production
2016 The Sweet Life Ava Post-production

[edit] Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Third Watch Cindy Episode: "Obsession"
2005 Rescue Me Young Woman at AA Episode: "Twat"
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Emily McCooper Episode: "Gone"
2006 3 lbs. Lisa Kutchem Episode: "The God Spot"
2007 Grey's Anatomy Ruthie Sales Episode: "The Heart of the Matter"
2007–2015 Mad Men Rachel Menken 9 episodes
2007–2008 Nip/Tuck Rachel Ben Natan 3 episodes
2008 Law & Order Attorney Mahaffey Episode: "Executioner"
2008–2013 Sons of Anarchy Tara Knowles 79 episodes
2009 Life on Mars Maria Belanger 3 episodes
2011 A Gifted Man Lily Episode: "In Case of Letting Go"
2016 Billions Wendy Rhoades Main cast member

[edit] Awards and nominations

Awards
Year Award Category Series Result
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2012 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Sons of Anarchy Nominated
2014 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Sons of Anarchy Nominated

[edit] In wrestling

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