Mireille Enos (born September 22, 1975) is an American actress, best known for roles as Kathy and Jodeen Marquart (twins) on the HBO drama series Big Love (2007–2010), as Sarah Linden on the AMC series The Killing and as Karin Lane in World War Z, Enos was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the daughter of Monique, a teacher of French, and Jon Goree Enos. Her father is American, from Texas, and is of part Scottish ancestry. Her mother is French. She moved to Houston, Texas, at the age of five, where she attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Enos studied at Brigham Young University. She was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, but no longer practices (her father was a missionary for the church).
Enos was nominated for a Tony Award (Best Featured Actress in a Play) in 2005 for her performance in the Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
She also has numerous television appearances, notably playing Kathy and Jodeen Marquart, twin sisters, in HBO's Big Love. She moved to leading role status with AMC's The Killing, which premiered on April 3, 2011 and earned her an Emmy nomination, as well as a Critics' Choice Award nomination. She also played the role of Karin Lane in World War Z, which premiered on June 2, 2013.
Enos married actor Alan Ruck on January 4, 2008. Their daughter, Vesper Vivienne Ruck, was born on September 23, 2010.
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