Background
Strode was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and grew up in the nearby town of Stanley on her family"s fourth generation farm. Her mother is a retired teacher, and her father is a farmer.
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Strode graduated from Apollo High School in Owensboro, and went on to attend the University of Mississippi in Oxford, from which she graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts.
Career
She has had roles on Comedy Central"s Lewis Black"s Root of All Evil, American Broadcasting Company"s Castle, and National Broadcasting Company"s Whitney. In 2012, she co-starred alongside Giovanni Ribisi in Gangster Squad, playing his character"s wife. She then starred in the American Broadcasting Company drama The Astronaut Wives Club, playing the role of Jane Conrad.
She has two older brothers, Jason and Matthew.
While at college, Strode appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire as Stella, Noises Office! as Brooke, and The Importance of Being Earnest as Cecily. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Strode booked the role of Windy Stevens in the film Las Angeles, directed by Gerardo Flores, which screened at the Los Angeles Festival.
The role was originally written for a Midwesterner, but producers, impressed by Strode"s portrayal of the character as a "wide-eyed" girl from the south, altered the role for her. Strode"s career in television began with a role on Comedy Central"s Lewis Black"s Root of All Evil, and was soon followed by multiple roles on Important Things with Demetri Martin.
In June 2009, Strode performed in the Katselas Theatre Company"s production of Le Ronde de Lunch.
Foreign her role in the comedy, written by Peter Lefcourt, Backstage wrote: "The cast is outstanding. Strode is perky perfection." Strode provided the voice of Jess" Mother in the independent film Jess + Moss, which was screened at the 2011 Sundance Festival. She then guest starred in the Disney Channel pilot Pack of Wolves, playing a secret agent named Doctor Harper.
Strode continued 2012 with roles on television series including Computer Society of India:New York, Castle, and Whitney, along with the National Broadcasting Company pilot, The New Normal.
In 2012, Strode booked a lead role in the Nick at Night series Wendell & Vinnie, starring opposite Jerry Trainor. That same year, she also filmed the pilot episode of Los Angeles Noir alongside Jon Bernthal as young Mickey Cohen"s first victim.
Strode appeared in the Warner Brothers release Gangster Squad (2012), directed by Ruben Fleischer. She played the role of Marcia Keeler, alongside Giovanni Ribisi as Detective Conway Keeler.
The film also starred Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, and Emma Stone.
In independent film, Strode played the nemesis of Laura Bell Bundy"s character in the film Watercolor Postcards. The film was directed by Rajeev Dassani and also starred John C. McGinley and Bailee Madison. She next starred in the 2013 film Only in Los Angeles
In 2015, Strode portrayed the role of real-life National Aeronautics and Space Administration wife Jane Conrad on American Broadcasting Company"s drama series The Astronaut Wives Club.
Created by Stephanie Savage, the series was based on the best selling book by Lily Koppel. She is set to star, in flashbacks, as Rita Forrester, the mother of Editor Westwick"s character, in American Broadcasting Company"s crime drama series Wicked City.
