Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series Angel (with Gina Torres, Sven Holmberg, Leland Crooke, Michael Phenicie, Mark Colson, Anthony Cistaro, Michael Halsey, Jamie McShane, Thomas Rosales Jr., etc) as Winifred Burkle and Illyria, on Alias as Kelly Peyton and as Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey on Dollhouse. She appeared in the ABC series Happy Town. and played Samantha Groves (a.k.a. Root) as a series regular on the top-rated show Person of Interest.
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