Gretchen Egolf grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she began acting in theater as a child. After high school, she attended the Juilliard School for drama in New York and has been living and working in New York and Los Angeles ever since. Aside from her numerous Broadway, off-Broadway, West End, and regional theater credits, Gretchen was a series regular on "Martial Law" (CBS), played the recurring character of "Vanessa Whitaker," in "Roswell" (WB), and appeared as Jackie's wife in "Gleason" (CBS movie), starring opposite Brad Garrett. She has guest starred on numerous shows: "Law and Order," "Without a Trace," "Century City," "Nero Wolfe," "Cosby," "The Naked Brothers Band," and "Cracker." She has also played series regular roles in the pilots "Leap of Faith," "The Corsairs," and "Journeyman." Gretchen's film experience has been varied and includes roles in Mira Nair's "The Namesake," Anthony Minghella's "The Talented Mr. Ripley," and Robert Redford's "Quiz Show," as well as the independent films "Social Grace" and "Nicolas." She currently lives in New York City.

In NBC's "Leap of Faith" (2002), she played the original Faith Wardwell. However, she was replaced during the middle of the first season allegedly because NBC executives got their hands on a bigger star - Sarah PaulsonBrother is Tristan Egolf, who wrote, "Lord of the Barnyard," "Skirt and the Fiddle," and "Kornwolf.". UpdateYou may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.Add resumeWith our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb. Browse biographies section by nameA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z