Caterina Scorsone

Caterina Scorsone (born October 16, 1981) is a Canadian actress.

Scorsone was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is the middle child of 5 in her family. She has two older twin sisters, a younger sister and brother. Francesca Scorsone is Caterina's older sister and also an actress.

Caterina attended the Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto where she starred in "Oklahoma!" and a several other productions. In addition, she attended Trinity College in the University of Toronto and, most recently, in 2005, she finished her studies there, where she learned literary studies, comparative religions and obtained a poli-sci degree.

Acting career

Caterina's first TV appearances were as a child on the Canadian children's TV show Mr. Dressup. In that show Caterina was a regular guest.

The series where Caterina had her worldwide breakthrough is 1-800-Missing (now simply called "Missing"). She plays 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.

Filmography

*Shock Treatment (1995) (TV) .... Robyn Belmore
*When the Dark Man Calls (1995) (TV) .... Angie
*Teen Knight (1998) .... Alison
*Power Play (1998) TV Series .... Michelle Parker
*Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998) (TV) .... Irena Csizmadia
*Strike! (1998) .... Susie... aka Hairy Bird, The (1998) (Australia) (USA: working title) ... aka All I Wanna Do (2000) (USA: new title) ... aka College femminile (1998) (Italy) ... aka Filles font la loi, Les (1998) (Canada: French title)
*Third Miracle, The (1999) .... Maria Witkowski
*Devil's Arithmetic, The (1999) (TV) .... Jessica
*Borderline Normal (2000) .... Beth... aka Plus rien à perdre (2000) (Canada: French title)
*Common Ground (2000) (TV) .... Peggy
*Rated X (2000) .... Liverty
*My Horrible Year! (2001) (TV) .... Babyface Hamilton
*Missing (formerly 1-800-Missing) (2003-2006) TV Series - Jess Mastriani

Filmography as: Actress, Notable TV Guest Appearances

*Mr. Dressup - reaccuring - (1991-1994)
*Ready or Not (1993) playing "Colleen" in episode: "The Girlfriend" (episode # 4.6) 1996
*Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996) playing "Megan Lester" in episode: "Possession/Man Out of Time" (episode # 1.2) 5 October 1996
*Flash Forward (1996) playing "Darby" in episode: "Saboteurs" 1996
*Once a Thief (1997) playing "Alice 'Allegra' Mansfield" in episode: "Little Sister" (episode # 1.17) 7 March 1998
*The Associates (2001) playing "Anna Clay" in episode: "Winner Take All" (episode # 2.15) 3 May 2002 The Associates (2001) playing "Anna Clay" in episode: "Spare the Rod" (episode # 2.12) 5 April 2002
*Goosebumps playing Jessica Walters in episode: Chillogy: Part one

External links

*imdb name | id=0778741 | name=Caterina Scorsone
* [http://www.g2creations.qc.ca/powerplay/caterina/caterina.html Power Play] - Fan site, with screen captures, including [http://www.g2creations.qc.ca/powerplay/caterina/csdressup.html appearances on Mr. Dressup] .
* [http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/missing/cast/missing_cast_scorsone.html Lifetime TV] - Profile of Caterina Scorsone. An [http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/missing/cast/missing_cast_meetscorsone.html interview with her] is also included.
* [http://www.sonypictures.co.uk/tv/shows/missing/tvbiolist/bio-CaterinaScorsone.html Sony cast profile] - Profile of Caterina Scorsone, by Sony Pictures Entertainment, producers of the show 1-800-Missing.
* [http://www.caterinascorsone.net The ultimate Caterina Scorsone website]