Gretchen Egolf attended and eventually graduated from The Juilliard School, New York City. Gretchen Egolf then went on to do a variety of theater work- impressing critics with her versatility.
Opening her opportunities in television and film, Gretchen Egolf gained a blink-or-you’ll-miss-it role in the feature- ‘Quiz Show’ and was cast as recurring character- Vanessa Whitaker, in the hit series- ‘Roswell’.
In 1999, Gretchen Egolf’s big break came when she was made a regular on the popular syndicate- ‘Martial Law’.
Her character- Amy Dylan was the chief of the Major Crimes Unit, and the part allowed Gretchen Egolf to show all her talents as an actress. Gretchen Egolf even picked up martial-art skills since her character was an aspiring martial-artist.
It was also in 1999 that Gretchen Egolf married her long-time boyfriend: Welsh actor- Mason Phillips. At a humble ceremony, on Saturday, July 24, 2PM, the two exchanged vows at the house of the bride’s parents, in Lancaster.
Since Gretchen Egolf work on ‘Martial Law’, Gretchen Egolf was cast as the lead in NBC’S recent syndicate- ‘Leap of Faith’. However, she was replaced mid-season with an actress, who had better credentials.
Apparently, NBC executives were so adamant about bringing in Sarah Paulson to replace Gretchen that they refused to pick the show up unless their demands were met.
