The Backstage 30

10. Wendy McColm

Twitter:@wendymccolm
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Representation: Ryan Hayden—Ideal Talent Agency
Credits: “How I Met Your Mother” (TV); “Community” (TV)
First professional job: My first job was as an extra. That was interesting but also a check off my bucket list. I got to play a victim on a crime re-enactment show. I have no idea where that footage of me tied up screaming is now, but when I got that job I thought, “Oh, man, my dreams are coming true.”
Audition horror story: I read for this movie. They said they thought I was great, then proceeded to say that to consider me for the role I would need to show them my boobs right then and there. I actually debated it for a bit, which is weird, then asked to go to the bathroom first and ran all the way to my car. I think it was a porn.