Early life and education

Originally from Minnesota, Riesgraf graduated from Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1996.

Career

Riesgraf appeared with then-fiancé Jason Lee as the character Natalie Duckworth on the show My Name Is Earl in 2005 and 2007, and in Alvin and The Chipmunks as a mother in the supermarket in 2007. In 2008, she played the unnamed bride (presumed to be Catherine) in the official music video for "Cath..." by Death Cab for Cutie. From 2008 to 2012, she played the main role of Parker in the TNT series Leverage. In 2015, Riesgraf starred in the USA Network series Complications, which follows a morally conflicted doctor's life. The show lasted for one season.

Personal life

Riesgraf was in a relationship with Jason Lee from 2001 to 2007 and the two were engaged to be married. With Lee, she had her first child at age 25, a son named Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee, on September 28, 2003. Since 2009, she has been in a relationship with LA-based Irish actor Alan Smyth.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Summer of My Deflowering	Megan David	Short film
2002	Scorcher	Krissy
2003	I Love Your Work	Swoosh Photographer
2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	Mother in Store
2008	Struck	Amber	Short film
2009	Nobody	Edie
2011	A Standard Story		Short; also director and writer
2013	Let's Be Civil Kenneth!	Marjorie	Short film
2015	Intruders	Anna	Original title: Shut In

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Undressed	Loretta	Unknown episodes
2001	Spin City	Waitress	Episode: "Trainstopping"
2005	The Stereo Sound Agency	Various	Movie
2005	How I Met Your Mother	Works With Carlos Girl	Episode: "Purple Giraffe"
2005 2007	My Name Is Earl	Natalie Duckworth	Episodes: "Our 'Cops' Is On!" "Faked My Own Death"
2007	Big Shots	James's date	Episode: "The Good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly"
2007	Without a Trace	Kelly Schmidt	Episode: "Run"
2008-12	Leverage	Parker	Main role (77 episodes)
2011	NCIS	Maxine	Episode: "Kill Screen"
2012-13	Criminal Minds	Dr. Maeve Donovan	4 episodes
2013	The Surgeon General	Dr. Page Wyatt	Movie
2013	The Mentalist	Kira Tinsley	Episode: "The Red Tattoo"
2014	Perception	Daisy	Episode: "Cobra"
2014	Killer Women	Jennifer Jennings	Episode: "Some Men Need Killing"
2015	Complications	Samantha	Main role (10 episodes)
2015	The Librarians	Lady of the Lake	2 episodes

Accolades

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actress on Television	Leverage	Nominated
2012			Leverage	Nominated
2013			Leverage	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]