Scottie Thompson

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Scottie Thompson

Born	Susan Scott Thompson 9 November 1981 (1981-11-09) (age 26) Richmond, Virginia
Years active	2006 - present
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Scottie Thompson (born Susan Scott Thompson on November 9, 1981) is a film, television and stage actress.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early years
- 1.2 Career
2 Television
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

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 and took a year off after graduating to dance with the company. She then went on to study at Harvard University where she started dancing with the Harvard Ballet Company and acted in many theater productions. She was also the publicity manager for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals in 2003 and worked for the travel guide Let's Go. She was credited as associate editor for the travel book Let's Go: Vietnam ^[1]. Thompson graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Performance Studies and Literature, focusing on French and Postcolonial works.

[edit] 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 (2006-07) 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).