Though she entered into acting at an early age, Sprague Grayden had no qualms about exhibiting her roots in education. An auburn-haired, stage-bred child of educators, Grayden put her well-informed wit to good use on the small screen, playing a variety of unique characters on popular dramas. But it was Grayden’s 2004 breakout role as Anita on HBO’s “Six Feet Under” (2001-05) that led to a slew of subsequent roles on other shows – a pattern which ceased to slow down as her career path curved into the catastrophic remains of “Jericho” (2006- ).Grayden was born the daughter of two public school
