Alice Greczyn
| Alice Greczyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice Hannah Meiqui Greczyn February 6, 1986 Walnut Creek, California |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Alice Hannah Meiqui Greczyn[1] (born February 6, 1986) is an American actress and model. She is best known for roles in the films The Dukes of Hazzard, Shrooms, House of Fears and Sex Drive. She is also well known as Sage Lund in Lincoln Heights, and as Madeline 'Mads' Rybak in the hit series The Lying Game.
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[edit] Personal life
Greczyn was born in Walnut Creek, California and lives in Hollywood, California. She is the eldest of five children.[2] As a child, Greczyn competed in figure skating.[2] She was home-schooled in Colorado, graduated early from high school, and started taking classes at Front Range Community College when she was 15 or 16.[3][4] Informed that she had to be 18 to take Colorado's nursing test, she decided to try modeling and relocated to California.[4][3] Greczyn is of European and Asian descent.[5] On her heritage, Greczyn stated, "I'm mainly French, Japanese, and Polish, but there's also Chinese, Korean, German, Irish, Native American, Scotch, English, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Swedish, Czech."[6]
[edit] Career
Greczyn started her career with a role in the movie Sleepover. She later appeared in the Fox comedy show Quintuplets as a recurring character. She was also cast in the short lived show Windfall. Greczyn played a recurring character on both Lincoln Heights and Privileged.
Greczyn was cast in a supporting role for the 2004 comedy Fat Albert and appeared in the 2005 movie The Dukes of Hazzard. In 2007, Greczyn appeared in the horror movies House of Fears and Shrooms. The following year she appeared in the comedy, Sex Drive and the action movie Exit Speed.
In 2011, Greczyn was a model for Victoria Beckham's denim and eyewear line.[7]
Greczyn appeared in three episodes of the ABC Family series Make It or Break It, playing a model struggling with anorexia. She is currently a series regular on another ABC Family show The Lying Game, playing Madeline Rybak.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sleepover | Linda | |
| Phil of the Future | Alice Da Luce | Episode: "Neander-Phil" | |
| Fat Albert | Becky | ||
| 2004–2005 | Quintuplets | Alayna Collins | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Laurie Pullman | |
| 2006 | Windfall | Frankie McMahon | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Shrooms | Holly | |
| CSI: Miami | Holly Reese | Episode: "Rush" | |
| Investigating Love | Natalie Bansali | Short film | |
| House of Fears | Candice | ||
| Moonlight | Sam | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" | |
| 2007–2009 | Lincoln Heights | Sage Lund | 23 episodes |
| 2008 | An American in China | Kendra | |
| Sex Drive | Mary | ||
| Exit Speed | Annabel Drake | ||
| 2008–2009 | Privileged | Mandy | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Kelly Brook's Cameltoe Shows | Herself | Funny or Die skit |
| 2011 | Make It or Break It | Maeve Benson | 3 episodes |
| 2011–present | The Lying Game | Madeline Rybak | Series regular |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=alice&last=greczyn&spelling=Exact&4_year=&4_month=0&4_day=0&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=7&SubmitSearch.y=3&SubmitSearch=Submit
- ^ a b Swift, Andy (January 19, 2012). "‘Lying Game’ Star Alice Greczyn Talks Food, Dancing & Her New British Love Interest". Hollywood Life. http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/01/19/lying-game-scoop-mads-new-boyfriend-alice-greczyn-interview/.
- ^ a b Young, Quentin (August 18, 2011). "Workforce Boulder County saw potential in star of ABC's 'Lying Game". Longmont Times-Call. http://www.timescall.com/lifestyles/entertainment/ci_18699597.
- ^ a b Webber, Stephanie (February 20, 2012). "'The Lying Game' Interview: Alice Greczyn Details On Her Passions And What Future Roles She'd Love To Snag". Ology. http://www.ology.com/tv/lying-game-interview-alice-greczyn-details-her-passions-and-what-future-roles-shed-love-snag/0220.
- ^ "Alice Greczyn Makes Amish Sizzle in the New Film “Sex Drive”". Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. http://lastheplace.com/2008/10/19/alice-greczyn-makes-amish-sizzle-in-the-new-film-sex-drive/.
- ^ "TwitLonger". http://www.twitlonger.com/show/fcuuat.
- ^ Paxman, Lauren (May 12, 2011). "'You go to a barbecue and leave with a job from Victoria Beckham': Model reveals how she was discovered by Posh". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1385514/Alice-Greczyn-new-face-Victoria-Beckham-new-campaign.html.
[edit] External links
- Alice Greczyn biography from NBC.com
- Alice Greczyn at the Internet Movie Database
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