{{short description|American actress and comedian (born 1977)}} {{Infobox person | name = Barret Swatek | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|3}} | birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1997–present }} '''Barret Swatek''' (born March 3, 1977) is an American actress and comedian who has appeared in films such as ''Lethal Weapon 4'', ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', and ''High School''. She has also made guest appearances on television shows such as ''Just Shoot Me!'', ''American Dad!'', and ''2 Broke Girls'', and recurred as teacher Ms. Sommers on ''10 Things I Hate About You''. She played resident bad girl gone good, Cheryl, on the WB series ''7th Heaven'' for three seasons, and played the role of Brittany on the NBC comedy series ''Quarterlife''. Swatek played the character Ally Saxton for 5 seasons on the MTV comedy series ''Awkward''. She currently recurs on ''American Housewife'' as Sage and ''Yellowstone'' as Victoria Jenkins.
==Early life== Swatek was born in Birmingham, Alabama on March 3, 1977<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Swatek,_Barret/index.html Barret Swatek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717160524/http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Swatek,_Barret/index.html |date=2009-07-17 }} at Starpulse</ref> where she pursued competitive figure skating until she was 12 years old.<ref name="allmovie">[http://allmovie.com/artist/barret-swatek-301997/bio Barret Swatek biography] at allmovie</ref> She took part in community theater and studied film in college.<ref name="allmovie"/> She started college at the University of Arizona and finished with a degree in film at Loyola Marymount University.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.makli.com/barret-swatek-004389/ |title=Barret Swatek |accessdate=2009-01-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123073151/http://www.makli.com/barret-swatek-004389/ |archivedate=2009-11-23 }}</ref>
==Career== Swatek's first minor role was on the 1997 television show ''Power Rangers: Turbo''. She continued to have guest starring roles on series ''Just Shoot Me!'' before landing a major role as Cheryl on ''7th Heaven'' from 2000 to 2003.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081113152425/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/301997/Barret-Swatek/filmography Barret Swatek filmography] at NYTimes.com</ref> She then had a small appearance in ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' and a recurring role on the television series ''Quarterlife'' in 2008. In 2009 and 2010, she appeared on the television series ''10 Things I Hate About You'' as Ms. Sommers and continued that role into the series's second season. She appeared in the 2010 comedy films ''High School'' and ''Barry Munday''. In 2011, Swatek was cast on MTV's ''Awkward'' as Ally Saxton which ran until 2016. Swatek wrote and starred in two web series, ''Dating for Dumbasses'' on Funny or Die and ''My Two Fans'' on KoldCast TV.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/03/08/my-two-fans-premieres-with-sexy-barret-swatek/ |title='My Two Fans' Premieres with Sexy Barret Swatek |accessdate=2009-01-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312100154/http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/03/08/my-two-fans-premieres-with-sexy-barret-swatek/ |archivedate=2009-03-12 }}</ref> She played Sage on ABC's American Housewife for 5 Seasons. In 2017-2018 she played Victoria Jenkins on TV series Yellowstone. In 2025 she moved to Alabama from Hawaii to be closer to her parents.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/yellowstone-barret-swatek-hawaii-home-37967c66</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 1998 | ''Lethal Weapon 4'' | Nurse |- | 2001 | ''On Edge'' | Veda Tilman |- | 2005 | ''{{sortname|The|40-Year-Old Virgin}}'' | Bar girl |- | 2010 | ''High School'' | Female news desk reporter |- | 2010 | ''Barry Munday'' | Lucy |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1997 | ''Power Rangers Turbo'' | Vicki | Episode: "The Song of Confusion" |- | 2000–03 | ''7th Heaven'' | Cheryl | 15 episodes |- | 2000 | ''Just Shoot Me!'' | Nicole | Episode: "Finch on Ice" |- | 2001 | ''Three Sisters'' | Sydney | Episode: "Work Related" |- | 2008 | ''Quarterlife'' | Brittany | 4 episodes |- | 2009 | ''American Dad!'' | Landon's Shopkeeper (voice) | Episode: "Shallow Vows" |- | 2009–10 | ''10 Things I Hate About You'' | Ms. Sommers | 2 episodes |- | 2011–2016 | ''Awkward'' | Ally Saxton | Recurring role |- | 2013 | ''2 Broke Girls'' | Chick lady | Episode: "And Too Little Sleep" |- | 2013 | ''Guys with Kids'' | Joyce | Episode: "Divorce Party" |- | 2016 | ''2 Broke Girls'' | Nina Spiegel | 2 episodes |- | 2017–2021 | ''American Housewife'' | Sage | 8 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Yellowstone'' | Victoria Jenkins | 2 episodes |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Web ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''My Two Fans'' | Kate Maxwell | 16 episodes |}
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