| Caterina Scorsone | |
|---|---|
| Born | Caterina Reminy Scorsone October 16, 1981 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Rob Giles |
Caterina Scorsone (born Caterina Reminy Scorsone[1] on October 16, 1981) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Amelia Shepherd, sister of Derek Shepherd, on Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy and for her role as Alice Hamilton in Alice.
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Scorsone was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is the middle child of five in her family. Her 4 siblings include: 2 older twin sisters and 2 younger siblings: a sister and a brother.[2] One of her older sisters is actress Francesca Scorsone.[3] (b. 1977)[4]
She attended the Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto where she starred in Oklahoma! and several other productions. In addition, she attended Trinity College in the University of Toronto and in 2005 finished her studies there, earning a degree in postmodern theory.[5]
Her first TV appearances were regular guest spots as a child on the Canadian children's TV show Mr. Dressup starting at age eight.[6][7]
The series where Caterina had her worldwide breakthrough was 1-800-Missing (now simply called Missing). She played the part of Jess Mastriani, a young woman who sees missing persons in visions. After Jess saved some missing persons, she joined the FBI, where a special squad was formed around her, to find missing persons.
In 2009, Scorsone starred as Alice Hamilton on the Syfy TV miniseries Alice.
In 2010 she joined Private Practice in a recurring role of Amelia, the sister of Derek Shepherd from Grey's Anatomy.[8] She was cast after Eric Stoltz, who was directing one of the show's episodes, heard about the role of Amelia and remembered Scorsone from working with her on My Horrible Year!. He mentioned her to Shonda Rhimes and commented on the resemblance Scorsone had to Patrick Dempsey (the actor who plays Derek Shepherd).[6]
As of July 2010, Caterina has been promoted to series regular for Private Practice.[9] She appeared in the third episode of the seventh season of Grey's Anatomy where she and Derek started to reconcile their differences.[10]
Scorsone is married to Rob Giles of The Rescues.[11]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1994 | Mr. Dressup | unknown | Episodes unknown |
| 1995 | Shock Treatment | Robyn Belmore | |
| When the Dark Man Calls | Angie | ||
| 1996 | Ready or Not | Colleen | Episode - "The Girlfriend" |
| Goosebumps | Jessica Walters / Sara Kramer | 4 episodes, 1996–1999 | |
| PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Megan Lester | 2 episodes - "Possession" / "Man Out of Time" | |
| Flash Forward | Darby | Episode - "Saboteurs" | |
| 1998 | Once a Thief | Alice 'Allegra' Mansfield | Episode - "Little Sister" |
| Teen Knight | Alison | ||
| Power Play | Michelle Parker | 26 episodes, 1998–2000 | |
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage | Irena Csizmadia | ||
| Strike! | Susie | ||
| 1999 | The Third Miracle | Maria Witkowski | |
| The Devil's Arithmetic | Jessica | ||
| 2000 | Borderline Normal | Beth | |
| Common Ground | Peggy | ||
| Rated X | Liverty | ||
| 2001 | My Horrible Year! | Babyface Hamilton | |
| The Associates | Anna Clay | 2 episodes - "Spare The Rod" / "Winner Take All" | |
| 2003–2006 | Missing | Jessica (Jess) Mastriani | Formerly 1-800-Missing |
| 2009 | Alice | Alice Hamilton | 2 Part TV Mini-series |
| Castle | Joanne Delgado | 1 episode - "Home is Where the Heart Stops" | |
| 2010–present | Private Practice | Dr. Amelia Shepherd | Season 3 and 4 - present |
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Episode - "Superfreak" Season 7 episode 3 | |
| Edge of Darkness | Melissa Conway |