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A porcelain-skinned redhead with a child prodigy past and a promising acting future, Alicia Witt made her... (Learn more)

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Alicia Witt’s Milestones
Earned a living playing piano at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel
1979 First TV appearance, reciting Shakespeare on ABC's "That's Incredible"
1982 Began studying piano at age seven
1984 Made acting debut at age nine when David Lynch cast her in "Dune"
1990 Moved to California
1990 TV acting debut, on an episode of the David Lynch series "Twin Peaks" (ABC)
1991 Appeared in the Mike Figgis drama "Liebestraum"; played Liszt's title piece
1993 Appeared in a 1936-set segment of the David Lynch anthology film "Hotel Room" (HBO)
1993 First adult role in features, "Bodies, Rest & Motion"
1994 Featured in the CBS TV-movie "The Disappearance of Vonnie"
1994 Starred as a teenage murderer in the acclaimed independent feature "Fun"
1995 - 1998 Cast as Zoey Woodbine, the rebellious, disagreeable younger daughter of the title character, in "Cybill" (CBS)
1995 Featured as a red-dreadlocked lesbian witch in the Alison Anders-directed segment of the feature "Four Rooms"
1995 Starred as a budding clarinet player in "Mr. Holland's Opus"; learned how to play the clarinet for the part
1996 Played the daughter of a pro-life activist couple in Alexander Payne's satirical "Citizen Ruth"
1998 Was featured in the Los Angeles Film Independent Film Festival-screened feature "Bongwater"
1998 Was part of the ensemble of the college campus-set horror thriller "Urban Legend"
1999 Starred with Sela Ward and Timothy Dalton as part of the 1900s-set love triangle-themed TV-movie "Passion's Way"
2000 Guest starred as a film-industry d-girl on HBO's acclaimed drama "The Sopranos"
2000 Had a recurring role as Hope Mercey in the FOX dramedy "Ally McBeal"
2000 Made musical stage debut in L.A. production of "The Gift"; played an exotic dancer
2000 Played a porn actress in the John Waters comedy "Cecil B. Demented"
2000 Starred as a pianist whose rejected by a competiton results in a breakdown in the feature "Playing Mona Lisa"
2001 Appeared as Libby in Cameron Crowe's "Vanilla Sky"
2002 Played Hugh Grant's girlfriend June in the romantic comedy "Two Weeks Notice"
2005 Portrayed Joan Allen's daughter in "The Upside of Anger" a film by Mike Binder; screened at sundance
2006 Cast opposite Queen Latifah in the comedy "Last Holiday"
2007 Joined the cast of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC/USA) for the 2007-08 season as Det. Nola Falacci
2008 Co-starred with Al Pacino for the thriller, "88 Minutes"

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Also known as

Birth Name : Alicia Roanne Witt

Born

August, 21 1975 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Education

  • Home-schooled by parents; received high school diploma at age 14
  • Boston University, Boston, MA: Studied piano; won several national and international classical piano competitions

Professions

actor