Alexis Dziena
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| Alexis Dziena | |
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 Dziena at the TIFF '08 screening of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
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| Born | Alexis Gabbriel Dziena July 8, 1984 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Alexis Gabbriel Dziena (born July 8, 1984) is an American actress.
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[edit] Life and career
Dziena was born in New York City of Irish, Italian, and Polish descent.[1] She attended Saint Ann's School alongside her Bringing Rain (2003) costar, Paz de la Huerta. She spent many of her summers growing up in the small South Jersey shore town of Sea Isle City. Also, during high school, she attended classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and appeared in plays there as well.[2] She appeared as a character called Lolita (a reference to Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita) in Broken Flowers, where her character surprises a character played by Bill Murray by walking into a room full frontally nude. In the ABC television series Invasion she played the sheriff's daughter Kira Underlay. She made her acting debut in TNT's Witchblade. Dziena also appeared on the most recent season of the HBO series Entourage.
In addition to acting, she is a budding playwright and drummer.[2] She dated actor Michael Pitt.[3]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Season of Youth | ||
| Mimic 3: Sentinel | Rosy Montrose | ||
| Bringing Rain | Lysee Key | Direct-to-DVD | |
| Rhinoceros Eyes | Bird Girl | ||
| Wonderland | Gopher's Girlfriend | Scenes deleted | |
| 2004 | She's Too Young | Hannah Vogul | Lifetime movie |
| 2005 | Strangers with Candy | Melissa | |
| Stone Cold | Candace Pennington | aka Jesse Stone: Stone Cold | |
| The Great New Wonderful | Angie | Scenes deleted | |
| Broken Flowers | Lolita | ||
| Pizza | Emily | ||
| Havoc | Sasha | ||
| 2007 | Sex and Breakfast | Heather | |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold | Gemma Honeycutt | |
| Tenderness | Maria | ||
| Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Tris | ||
| 2010 | When in Rome | Joan |
[edit] Television
| Year | Series | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Witchblade | Bola | "Parabolic" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mia Van Wagner | "Pandora" |
| Law & Order | Lena Parkova | "House Calls" | |
| 2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Bonnie | "Secret Service" |
| "Trial and Error" | |||
| 2005- 2006 |
Invasion | Kira Underlay | 21 episodes |
| 2007 | One Life to Live | Pretty Girl | Episode #1.9839 |
| 2009 | Entourage | Ashley Brooks | Recurring character |
[edit] References
- ^ Alexis Dziena Interview, Fool's Gold - MoviesOnline
- ^ a b Alexis Dziena: an actress who takes her cues from Sharon Stone, Parker Posey, and Dr. Dre | Interview | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ "New York Times". http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/05/nyregion/boldface-names-257214.html. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
