Bridget Catherine Regan ( REE-gən; born February 3, 1982) is an American actress best known for her lead roles as Kahlan Amnell in the ABC adventure romance series Legend of the Seeker (2008–10) and Sasha Cooper in the last three seasons of the TNT action drama series The Last Ship (2016–18), as well as her recurring roles as Rebecca Lowe/Rachel Turner in the USA Network police procedural drama series White Collar (2013–14), Rose Solano in The CW romantic comedy drama series Jane the Virgin (2014–19), Dottie Underwood in the ABC action adventure superhero series Agent Carter (2015–16), and lawyer Monica Stevens in the ABC police series The Rookie (2018–2026). Regan has also appeared in films such as The Babysitters (2007), John Wick (2014), and Devil's Gate (2017).
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Early life and education
Born in Carlsbad, California, Bridget Catherine Regan grew up in a family of Irish and German descent and was raised Catholic. She began acting as a child in North County productions of The Wizard of Oz at the La Paloma Theatre and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Carlsbad.
Regan attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating with a BFA in drama in 2004. After college, she moved to New York City to pursue a professional acting career.
