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Charlene Amoia

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Charlene Amoia grew up in Buffalo, New York, relocating to Las Vegas at the age of 15. She would later move to Los Angeles to pursue her love of acting.

Amoia enjoyed a successful modeling career, and appeared in many commercials and television shows before landing the recurring role of Wendy the waitress on the hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother". Though originally initially hired to play Wendy in only one episode, the character was so popular with audiences that the role was upped to recurring.

Amoia has appeared in several recent feature films including "Seven Pounds" (2008) with Will Smith, "American Reunion" (2012) with Jason Biggs, "Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" (2020) playing the young Huntress's mother along side Margo Robbie and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson.

The actress, seen as Dr. Kate Lachman on "Grey's Anatomy", starred in indie hit, "Fat", which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. She recently guest starred as Bessica on the season finally of Matt LeBlanc's, "Man with a Plan."
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    Known for

    Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    How I Met Your Mother
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Wendy
    Mena Suvari, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Reunion (2012)
    American Reunion
    6.7
    • Ellie
    • 2012
    Kathryn Newton and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Samo Lives
    Samo Lives
    • Actress
      The Breadwinner (2026)
      The Breadwinner
      • Actress
      • 2026

      Credits

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      Actress



      • Love Story
        • Filming
        • TV Series
        • 2026
      • The Breadwinner
        • Pre-production
        • 2026
      • The Casanova Killer: The Paul John Knowles Story
        • Meredith Thompson
        • Post-production
      • Samo Lives
        • Post-production
      • A Motel
        • Pre-production



      • Have We Met This Christmas (2025)
        Have We Met This Christmas
        6.6
        • Dr. Blair
        • 2025
      • Ciara Hanna in Do You Fear What I Fear (2025)
        Do You Fear What I Fear
        5.8
        TV Movie
        • Detective Harris
        • 2025
      • Gizmo Nolan, Brittany Underwood, and Jonathan Stoddard in A Royal Christmas Tail (2025)
        A Royal Christmas Tail
        5.2
        TV Movie
        • Jill
        • 2025
      • Ryan McPartlin and Taylor Cole in Double Scoop (2025)
        Double Scoop
        6.1
        TV Movie
        • Mayor Alison
        • 2025
      • Amber Steigelfest and Samantha Georgette Reed in Cultivate (2025)
        Cultivate
        Short
        • Cult Leader
        • 2025
      • Descendent (2025)
        Descendent
        4.8
        • Laurie
        • 2025
      • Lifeline (2025)
        Lifeline
        5.5
        • Vivian Huxley
        • 2025
      • Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Mary Mouser, Peyton List, Jacob Bertrand, Tanner Buchanan, Gianni DeCenzo, and Xolo Maridueña in Cobra Kai (2018)
        Cobra Kai
        8.4
        TV Series
        • Julia
        • 2025
      • St. Denis Medical (2024)
        St. Denis Medical
        7.1
        TV Series
        • Elf
        • 2024
      • Karen Abercrombie and Madeline Carroll in These Stones (2024)
        These Stones
        8.7
        TV Series
        • Eliana
        • 2024
      • Mike Mitchell in Fear of Flying
        Fear of Flying
        • Liz
        • 2024
      • Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard in A Royal Christmas Holiday (2023)
        A Royal Christmas Holiday
        5.7
        TV Movie
        • Marcy
        • 2023
      • Tom Arnold, Thomas Ian Nicholas, David Koechner, Samm Levine, Mark Pellegrino, David Henrie, Brian A. Metcalf, Shelley Regner, Kelly Arjen, and Lulu Jovovich in Underdeveloped (2023)
        Underdeveloped
        6.5
        TV Series
        • Pam Chowder
        • 2023
      • William Baldwin, Jonathan Stoddard, and Anna Marie Dobbins in A Royal Christmas on Ice (2022)
        A Royal Christmas on Ice
        5.3
        TV Movie
        • Janet
        • 2022
      • Sons of Thunder (2019)
        Sons of Thunder
        4.0
        TV Series
        • Sandy
        • 2022

      Additional Crew



      • Taylor Richardson, Auli'i Cravalho, Rhenzy Feliz, Anthony Jacques, and Gerald Isaac Waters in All Together Now (2020)
        All Together Now
        6.5
        • voice actor
        • 2020
      • Bill Skarsgård in It: Chapter Two (2019)
        It: Chapter Two
        6.5
        • loop group
        • 2019
      • Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson in The Highwaymen (2019)
        The Highwaymen
        6.9
        • voice actor
        • 2019
      • Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
        The Christmas Chronicles
        7.0
        • voice actor
        • 2018
      • Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game (2017)
        Molly's Game
        7.4
        • voice actor
        • 2017
      • The Space Between Us (2017)
        The Space Between Us
        6.4
        • voice actor
        • 2017
      • Dane DeHaan in Metallica Through the Never (2013)
        Metallica Through the Never
        7.1
        • voice actor
        • 2013
      • Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in Twilight (2008)
        Twilight
        5.4
        • voice actor
        • 2008
      • Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Ashley French, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, and Lucas Grabeel in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
        High School Musical 3: Senior Year
        5.1
        • voice actor
        • 2008
      • Alison Lohman in Flicka (2006)
        Flicka
        6.0
        • voice actor
        • 2006

      Sound Department



      • Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Adam Driver in Megalopolis (2024)
        Megalopolis
        4.7
        • voice actor
        • 2024
      • Taylor Richardson, Auli'i Cravalho, Rhenzy Feliz, Anthony Jacques, and Gerald Isaac Waters in All Together Now (2020)
        All Together Now
        6.5
        • adr voice
        • 2020

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      How I Met Your Mother Selected Scenes Charlene Amoia as Wendy
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      How I Met Your Mother Selected Scenes Charlene Amoia as Wendy
      Charlene Amoia Comedy Scenes from iCarly
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      Charlene Amoia Comedy Scenes from iCarly
      Charlene Amoia & Mary McDonnell Vulnerable Footage
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      • Height
        • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
      • Born
        • September 25
        • Buffalo, New York, USA
      • Parents
          Joseph Amoia
      • Other works
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        It was originally planned that Wendy the waitress would only appear in one episode of "How I Met Your Mother" but the producers like Amoia so much that the character was upped to recurring.

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