Grubba, Eileen

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Grubba, Eileen

PERSONAL

Born in Anchorage, AK. Education: Attended the College of Fine Arts at the University of Florida; trained with Actors Studio, HB Studios, and the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA. Avocational Interests: Art.

Addresses:

Agent—Conan Carroll and Associates, 11350 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Studio City, CA 91604; JS Represents, 6815 Willoughby Ave., Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Manager—Encore, 2219 West Olive Ave., 100–51, Burbank, CA 91506–2625.

Career:

Actress and casting director. ICU Comedy Troupe, founding member. Appeared in advertisements and public service announcements. Presenter at the Media Access awards.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors Studio.

Awards, Honors:

Received awards for artwork and cheerleading.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Emily, Spinning, American Film Institute, 1999.

Reporter, Strike Zone, 1999.

Debbie the crackhead mother, True Rights, Buffalo Rome Films/Intellifilm/Soundelux, 2000.

The Right Hook (short film), 2000.

Celeste, Outlaw, 2001.

Maid and Sarah, The Guest of Honor (short film), 2001.

Rose, Rats (also known as Killer Rats), Nu–Image Films, 2001.

Abused wife, Wheelmen, Stretch Pix, 2002.

Stuck on You, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Susan Montgomery, Shades of Crimson (short film), 2005.

Appeared as Carolyn in Lily; as Sexy Foxy Momma in Pure Funk II; and as Toni in Rambling Cats. Appeared in other films and student films, including Always with You, Another Man's Treasure, The Black Rose, Blondes & Brunettes, The Castratos, Dinner with Friends, The Last Dinner, The Long Road, Lost, The Refuge, Salada Mista, A Story of Deception, and You Get What You Need.

Film Work:

Acting coach, Stuck on You, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Spicy Sauce, Ryan Caulfield: Year One (also known as The Badland and Ryan Caulfield), Fox, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rebecca Malone, Tides of War (also known as The Phantom Below and USS Poseidon: Phantom Below), Here!, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Veronica, "It's Not about the Butter: Part 1," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999.

Veronica, "Lighten Up, Rene," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 2000.

Television reporter, "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001.

Mother, "Mr. Monk and the Red Herring," Monk, USA Network, 2005.

Appeared as a drug–addicted prostitute, Arrest & Trial, syndicated; in "The Story of Mary Magdalene" and "The Story of Lazarus," The Parables of Jesus, Trinity Broadcasting Network; and made multiple appearances in Maybe Next Time and The Method Actor Speaks. Appeared in other programs, including Loving, ABC; One Life to Live (also known as Between Heaven and Hell), ABC; Passions (also known as Harmony's Passions and The Passions Storm), NBC; Port Charles (also known as Port Charles: Desire, Port Charles: Fate, Port Charles: The Gift, Port Charles: Miracles Happen, Port Charles: Naked Eyes, Port Charles: Secrets, Port Charles: Superstitions, Port Charles: Surrender, Port Charles: Tainted Love, Port Charles: Tempted, Port Charles: Time in a Bottle, and Port Charles: Torn), ABC; and What Should You Do?, Lifetime.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Spicy Sauce, Ryan Caulfield: Year One (also known as The Badland and Ryan Caulfield), Fox, 1999.

Appeared in various episodes, including Get Sirius!, Food Play, and Love Bites.

Television Work; Series:

Casting director, Blind Date (also known as Cupid Confidential), syndicated, beginning 1999.

Casting director, The 5th Wheel (also known as The Fifth Wheel), syndicated, beginning 2001.

Senior casting manager, The Law Firm, NBC, beginning 2005.

Casting director, The Miracle Workers, ABC, beginning c. 2006.

Television Work; Specials:

Casting director, Mobile Home Disaster, The WB, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Myrtle, Kingdom of Earth: The Seven Descents of Myrtle, as the lead role, Reunion, as Angela, Some Kind of Love Story, and as the lead role, The Trip Back Down, all productions at the Actors Studio; appeared as the title role, Cinderella, and as Audrey, The Little Shop of Horrors, both musicals at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA; as a silly girl, Beauty and the Beast (musical); as Ashley, Dracula (musical); as Wanda, A Fish Called Wanda; as Sandy, Grease (musical); as the lead role, The Pajama Game (musical); as Irene, The Rat Thing, HBO Workspace; and as Beverly, Triple Witching Hour. Also appeared in a staged reading of the pilot Get Sirius!.