Scottie Thompson

Scottie Thompson
Scottie Thompson, West Hollywood, CA on September 9, 2011
Born	Susan Scott Thompson November 9, 1981 (1981-11-09) Richmond, Virginia, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000 (2000)–present

Susan Scott "Scottie" Thompson (born November 9, 1981) is an American film, television and stage actress.

Early life

Thompson grew up in Richmond, Virginia, where she attended Collegiate School. From an early age she began learning ballet, jazz and modern dance. She danced with the Richmond Ballet for many years, took a year off after graduating to dance with the company, and then went on to study for a degree in Performance Studies and Literature at Harvard University. Thompson started dancing with the Harvard Ballet Company and acted in many theater productions. She was the publicity manager for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals in 2003, worked for Let's Go Travel Guides, and was credited as associate editor for the travel book Let's Go: Vietnam. Thompson graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Performance Studies and Literature, focusing on French and Postcolonial works.

Career

After graduating Thompson landed her first role in the television show Brotherhood (2006) opposite Jason Isaacs. She then guest starred in several television shows before landing a recurring role on the CBS show NCIS (2006–2007) as Dr. Jeanne Benoit, the girlfriend of Tony DiNozzo (played by Michael Weatherly). She appeared regularly throughout season 4 and left the show in early season 5 (she reappeared later that season in the episode Internal Affairs). She then filmed the independent movie Pornstar (2008), co-starring Matthew Gray Gubler, and made guest appearances on Shark (2007), CSI: NY (2007) and Eli Stone (2008).

In 2008 Thompson appeared in the video for Counting Crows single You Can't Count on Me. She also filmed a small part in JJ Abrams Star Trek and a lead role in the feature Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda, shot in London, UK. In February 2010, Thompson was cast in the Brothers Strause alien-apocalypse film Skyline, which was released in November of that year. She also appears in the Bon Jovi music video What Do You Got?.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2000	Center Stage	Ensemble	Uncredited
2009	Star Trek	Nero's wife
2010	Skyline	Elaine
2011	Pornstar	Diane	Complete
	Coulda Woulda Shoulda	Chloe	Complete
	Lake Effects	Sara Tisdale	Post-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Law & Order	Julia Ketchum	1 episode: "Magnet"
	Brotherhood	Shannon McCarthy	4 episodes: "Mark 8:36", "Genesis 27:29", "Matthew 5:6" and "Matthew 12:25"
	CSI: Miami	Lindsey Archer	1 episode: "Death Pool 100",
	Ugly Betty	Photo Editor	1 episode: "The Box and the Bunny",
2006–2008	NCIS	Jeanne Benoit	16 episodes
2007	Shark	Leslie Purcell	1 episode: "In the Crosshairs"
	CSI: NY	Lia Ramsey	1 episode: "Buzzkill"
2008	Eli Stone	Jessica Benson	1 episode: "One More Try"
2009	Bones	Kim Mortenson	1 episode: "The Critic in the Cabernet"
	The Closer	Tara Latimer	1 episode: "Smells Like Murder"
2009–2010	Trauma	Diana Van Dine	17 episodes
2010	Drop Dead Diva	Jocelyn Harold	1 episode: "Senti-Mental Journey"
	Rizzoli and Isles	Lola	1 episode: "I'm Your Boogie Man"

External links

• Scottie Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
• Scottie Thompson at the Harvard Theater Database
• Scottie Thompson Online