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My Take
For me, Beth Riesgraf will always be Parker, the brilliant, slightly off-kilter thief from Leverage. Born in Minnesota in 1978, she carried that character across the original 2008-2012 TNT run and then back into Leverage: Redemption from 2021 onward, which says a lot about how central she was to the show's chemistry. I respect that she did not stop at acting either, moving into television directing. That kind of step behind the camera tells me she wanted real ownership of the work, not just screen time. She is a quietly steady talent who anchored an ensemble for well over a decade.
Overview
Beth Riesgraf (born August 24, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is known for her portrayal of Parker on the TNT television series Leverage (2008–2012) and the revival Leverage: Redemption (2021–2025) on Amazon Prime.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Beth Riesgraf
- Name (Japanese)
- ベス・リースグラフ
- Reading
- べす・りーすぐらふ
- Born
- August 24, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cimarron-Memorial High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.