Melissa Sagemiller

Melissa Sagemiller
Born	June 1, 1974 (1974-06-01) (age 37) Washington, D.C.
Years active	2000–present
Height	5'6" (1.68m)

Melissa Sagemiller (born June 1, 1974) is an American television and film actress.

Early life and education

Sagemiller was born in Washington, D.C. to a political activist mother and a professional American football player father, who played in the NFL for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.^[1] She attended Georgetown Day School. Her entry into the performing arts was at age 3 when she began studying tap dance, ballet, jazz dance and modern dance. She made her stage debut in To Kill a Mockingbird when she was 9 years old, and soon after she became a regular on her local stage. At 14, however, acting took a backseat to modeling after Sagemiller was scouted by Eileen Ford in a jewelry shop. She eventually left modeling to take an undergraduate degree in Art History at the University of Virginia.

Career

Shortly after graduation, she decided to return to acting full-time, and studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory, New York University's Stonestreet Studio and at Michael Howard Studios.

Sagemiller appeared in Movieline magazine in August 2001.^[2] In November 2001, Sagemiller appeared in Gear magazine.^[3] Most recently, she portrayed the character Michelle Ernhardt in the TNT series Raising the Bar. After that series was cancelled, Sagemiller joined Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in a recurring role as the ADA. She replaced Paula Patton when Patton departed the series after one episode.

Personal life

Sagemiller became engaged in July 2006 to her Sleeper Cell co-star Alex Nesic after he proposed to her in the South of France. The couple eventually married and have one child.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• Get Over It (2001) .... Allison McAllister
• Soul Survivors (2001) .... Cassie
• Sorority Boys (2002) .... Leah
• Love Object (2003) .... Lisa Bellmer
• The Clearing (2004) .... Jill Hayes
• Standing Still (2005) .... Samantha
• Life on the Ledge (2005) .... Claire
• Without a Trace (1 episode, "When Darkness Falls", 2005) .... Carmen Kuskowski
• The Guardian (2006) .... Emily Thomas
• Sleeper Cell (17 episodes, 2005–2006) .... Gayle Bishop
• Mr. Woodcock (2007) .... Tracy
• Pick Up the Pace: Making Mr. Woodcock (2008) (V) .... Herself
• Phys Ed Trauma Tales (2008) (V) .... Herself
• Eleventh Hour (1 episode, "Medea", 2009) .... Sofia Lyons
• Raising the Bar (25 episodes, 2008–2009) .... Michelle Ernhardt
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode, "30 July 2009", 2009) .... Herself
• In Fidelity (2009) .... Nicole/Pamela/Producer
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (11 episodes, 2000 and 2010–2011) .... Becky Sorenson/A.D.A. Gillian Hardwicke

References

1. ^ "Melissa Sagemiller Biography (1974-)". FilmReference. http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Melissa-Sagemiller.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
2. ^ Maynard, Kevin. "Hype". Volume 12, Issue 11. Movieline Magazine. pp. 20. http://movieline.standard8media.com/features/dushku.shtml. Retrieved August 2008. 
3. ^ Martin, Michael. "Front". Gear (magazine). pp. 22–23. http://www.mopublishing.com/gear1101.htm. Retrieved November 2001. 

External links

• Melissa Sagemiller at the Internet Movie Database

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Date of birth	June 1, 1974
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