Paget Valerie Brewster (PAJ-it; born March 10, 1969) is an American actress. She first received recognition for her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom
Friends. Her breakthrough role came as FBI Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the CBS crime drama
Criminal Minds. She was a regular cast member on the series from 2006 to 2012, then made two guest appearances before returning as a regular in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on
Dan Vs., portraying Debra Chambers and Frankie Dart in the fifth and sixth seasons of
Community, respectively, and voicing Judy Ken Sebben /
Birdgirl in
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and
Birdgirl. Brewster has also played Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom
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