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 | |
| Born | Alexis Gabrielle Dziena July 8, 1984 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Alexis Gabrielle Dziena (born July 8, 1984) is an American actress.
Early life
Dziena was born in New York City and is of Irish, Italian and Polish descent.[1] She attended the private 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]
Career
Television
Dziena made her acting debut in TNT's Witchblade (2002).[3] Guest roles followed in other series, such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Joan of Arcadia. One of her first major roles was in the Lifetime channel original She's Too Young (2004),[3] in which she portrayed a sexually active teenager. In the ABC television series Invasion she played the sheriff's daughter Kira Underlay. Dziena also appeared frequently on the sixth season of the HBO series Entourage (2009).[3]
Feature films
She played Heather, a sexually frustrated young woman in a loving relationship, who takes part in a couple swap as part of therapy in the film Sex and Breakfast.[3] She also co-starred in the films Fool's Gold (2008) and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008).[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Season of Youth | ||
| 2003 | Mimic 3: Sentinel | Rosy Montrose | |
| 2003 | Bringing Rain | Lysee Key | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2003 | Rhinoceros Eyes | Bird Girl | |
| 2003 | Wonderland | Gopher's Girlfriend | Scenes deleted |
| 2004 | She's Too Young | Hannah Vogul | Lifetime movie |
| 2005 | Strangers with Candy | Melissa | |
| 2005 | Stone Cold | Candace Pennington | aka Jesse Stone: Stone Cold |
| 2005 | The Great New Wonderful | Angie | Scenes deleted |
| 2005 | Broken Flowers | Lolita | |
| 2005 | Pizza | Emily | |
| 2005 | Havoc | Sasha | |
| 2007 | Sex and Breakfast | Heather | |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold | Gemma Honeycutt | |
| 2008 | Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist | Tris | |
| 2009 | Tenderness | Maria | |
| 2010 | When in Rome | Joan | |
| 2012 | Wrong | Emma | |
| 2014 | Sister | Ashley Presser | |
| 2015 | Without Ward | Scout Finch |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Witchblade | Bola | Episode: "Parabolic" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mia Van Wagner | Episode: "Pandora" |
| 2003 | Law & Order | Lena Parkova | Episode: "House Calls" |
| 2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Bonnie | 2 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Invasion | Kira Underlay | 21 episodes |
| 2007 | One Life to Live | Pretty Girl | Episode #16.9839 |
| 2009 | Entourage | Ashley Brooks | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
References
- ^ "ALEXIS DZIENA". craveonline. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ Alexis Dziena: an actress who takes her cues from Sharon Stone, Parker Posey, and Dr. Dre | Interview | Find Articles at BNET.com[dead link] [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Alexis Dziena at IMDb
External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Polish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- People from Sea Isle City, New Jersey
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from New Jersey
- Actresses from New York City
- Actresses of Italian descent