Nadia Alexander

Nadia Alexander (born Nadia Cook-Loshilov) is an American actress[1] best known for roles in television (The Mob Doctor, Boardwalk Empire) and film (Admission (2013 film)). In Spring 2015 she joined the cast of the HBO Jenji Kohan pilot The Devil You Know[2] playing Ann Putnam, Jr., alongside Eddie Izzard.

Personal Life

Alexander spent her childhood in Pittsburgh, PA, performing in theater before moving to New York City as a teenager. She graduated from the drama program at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts.[3]

Career

Alexander began acting at the age of six, when she was cast in a Pittsburgh-area regional stage production of The Sound of Music playing the role of Gretl. She worked professionally throughout her childhood at most of southwestern Pennsylvania's Equity theaters, including Pittsburgh Public Theater, where she took home first place in their annual Shakespeare Monologue Competition for three consecutive years.[4]

In 2007, Alexander moved to New York City, where she became known for her commercial and episodic television work. While still in high school, Alexander performed Off-Broadway in There Are No More Big Secrets at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.[5] Her first feature film performance was in the independent movie, Postales. In 2014 she was cast in Ten Thousand Saints to play the role of Prudence, the sister of Jude Keffy-Horn, played by British film actor Asa Butterfield.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes and awards
2010 Postales Mary
2013 Admission Quest Student
2014 Jamie Marks is Dead Wendy Shown at 2014 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Ten Thousand Saints Prudence Shown at 2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Fan Girl Kim Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes and awards
2009 Possible Side Effects Alma Showtime Pilot, aired November 2009
2010 Law & Order Morgan Season 20, Episode 23: "Rubber Room"
2010 Delocated Tatiana Season 2, Episode 11: "David's Girlfriend"
2011 Boardwalk Empire Bethany Rohan Season 2, Episode 7: "Peg of Old"
2012 The Mob Doctor Susie Demarco Season 1, Episode 1
2015 The_Following Emily Hays Season 3, Episode 4

References

  1. "Nadia Alexander - Internet Movie Database.". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. "Deadline.". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. "List of Presidential Scholars, 2012.". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. Pace, Laura (March 23, 2005). "Bethel Park actress, 10, wins contest as Juliet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. Haagensen, Erik (November 12, 2010). "Off-Broadway Review, There Are No More Big Secrets". Backstage Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2014.