- Aleksa Palladino
Infobox actor
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caption = Palladino at the premiere of "Find Me Guilty " (March 14 ,2006 )
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birthname = Aleksa Palladino
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website = http://www.myspace.com/aleksapalladini
yearsactive = 1996 to presentAleksa Palladino (born
September 21 ,1980 ) is an American actress andsinger , perhaps best known for her lead roles in "Manny & Lo", "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole ", "Find Me Guilty ", "", and "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ".Biography
Palladino was born in
New York City , where she grew up and worked as an actress. Her debut role was as "Lo" in the critically-acclaimed "Manny & Lo" oppositeScarlett Johansson , where she played a 16 year old character despite being 14 at the time. The next year she was given her first lead role in theshort film "Number One Fan" withGlenn Fitzgerald , and soon appeared in "Wrestling with Alligators" withJoely Richardson , the well-received "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole " withAdrien Grenier , and "Second Skin" with Fitzgerald again.The year 2000 saw the release of Palladino's "Red Dirt", followed by the
independent film "Lonesome", and "Storytelling" withSelma Blair . She then had guest appearances in "", "The Sopranos " (where she played 2 different characters) and "Law & Order ".In 2003, Palladino moved to
Los Angeles , married Devon Church at a scenic overlook onMulholland Drive , and began writing music with her husband as the band Exitmusic. Exitmusic released a debut album in Fall 2007.In 2004, Aleksa returned to acting with a guest appearance on "Medium", followed by her lead role in "Spectropia" and a supporting one in "
Find Me Guilty " withVin Diesel . After working in "Find me Guilty", the directorSidney Lumet offered Palladino the role of Chris Lasorda in "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ", which she kindly accepted. She then filmed "The Picture of Dorian Gray", based on the novel byOscar Wilde , and was landed a supporting lead role in the well-acclaimed Horror sequel "". Palladino's latest project has been a film entitled "Acts of Mercy", where she plays the lead role of 'Maggie Collins'.She lives in
Los Angeles with her husband.Filmography
Films
Television series
External links
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* [http://www.myspace.com/aleksapalladino Official MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thedeclineofthewest Band MySpace]
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