Bess Rous

Bess Rous is an American actress. She starred in the series Murder in the First (2014) and Other Space (2015) and also appeared in the film Ghostbusters (2016).

Rous was born in Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey. At 15, she trained as an ice dancer at the University of Delaware's Ice Skating Science Development Center in Newark, Delaware and was a competitive ice dancer for 14 years before pursuing a career in acting. She graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University with a BFA in Acting and also holds a certificate from the London Academy of Theatre.

Rous' first onscreen role was a guest appearance in the series Third Watch in 2004. This was followed by further guest spots on series such as Law & Order, Mad Men, Gossip Girl, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, and Blue Bloods. She made her film debut in What Just Happened in 2008.

In 2014, Rous landed her first series regular role in the first season of Murder in the First as an employee and mistress of a Silicon Valley prodigy portrayed by Tom Felton. The following year, she appeared as a series regular on Yahoo! View's Other Space as KarenLipinski, the temperamental first officer of an exploratory spaceship. The series aired for one season before Yahoo! Screen was shut down.

Her subsequent roles have included guest appearances on Castle, Under the Dome, Rosewood, Chicago Med, Grey's Anatomy, and Proven Innocent. Rous also appeared in the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters, reuniting her with Other Space creator Paul Feig and cast members Neil Casey, Eugene Cordero, Karan Soni, and Milana Vayntrub.

Outside of her acting career, Rous is certified by the Alzheimer's Association Speaker's Bureau and serves as a volunteer helping to educate and assist patients and their families who are affected by the disease.