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Revision as of 01:19, 24 January 2007
Alexandra Michele Wescourt (born July 12th 1975) is an English actress.
Early life
Alexandra was born in London, England, the daughter of Sacha Wescourt Sr. and Gillian Margaret Elvins. Her father, an American residing in Los Angeles, California, was the son of Lithuanian-Jewish immigrants and made a career as an actor. Her mother was a vicar's daughter who had met Gordon in London, in the early 1970's. Gillian was a member of the famous dance troupe, The Bluebell Girls in Paris in the 1960's, who then went into modelling and performing in television shows. Alexandra spent the early part of her childhood living in Los Angeles before returning to London.
Acting career
Alexandra studied at the [Webber Douglas Academy] in Kensington, London, graduating in 1998. Her first part out of acting school was to play [Shelley Bower] in the Liverpool based television drama [Brookside] in the summer of 1999. Alexandra received much publicity from her characters' lesbian love affairs. Despite being offered a contract renewal she decided to quit the series in the Winter of 2000 to pursue a career in America.
American Life
Alexandra settled into her new life stateside and found roles in television commercials before landing the part of Gwen in Bug (2002). Alexandra's biggest role came in the vampire thriller Dracula III: Legacy (2005). Starring alongside established actors such as Jason Scott-Lee, Jason London, Roy Scheider and Rutger Hauer. Alexandra is currently appearing in the American television series "Watch Over Me".