- Scottie Thompson
Infobox actor
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name = Scottie Thompson
birthname = Susan Scott Thompson
birthdate = birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|11|9
location = Richmond,Independent City ,Virginia
yearsactive = 2000 - present
website = http://www.scottiethompson.com
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tonyawards =Scottie Thompson (born Susan Scott Thompson on November 9, 1981) is a
film ,television and stageactress .Biography
Early years
Thompson grew up in Richmond,
Independent City ,Virginia where she attended Collegiate School. From an early age she began learningballet , jazz andmodern dance . She danced with theRichmond Ballet for many years and took a year off after graduating to dance with the company. She then went on to study atHarvard University where she started dancing with theHarvard Ballet Company and acted in many theater productions. She was also the publicity manager for theHasty Pudding Theatricals in 2003 and worked for the travel guide Let's Go. She was credited as associate editor for the travel book "Let's Go: Vietnam" [ [http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/66616475 Vietnam. [WorldCat.org ] ] Thompson graduated in 2005 with abachelor's degree inPerformance Studies andLiterature , focusing on French andPostcolonial works.Career
After graduating Thompson landed her first role in the television show "Brotherhood" (2006) opposite
Jason Isaacs . She then guest starred in several television shows before landing a recurring role on theCBS show "NCIS" (2006-07) as Dr. Jeanne Benoit, the girlfriend of Tony DiNozzo (played byMichael Weatherly ). She appeared regularly throughout season 4 and left the show in early season 5 (she reappeared later that season in the episode " Internal Affairs"). She then filmed the independent movie "Pornstar" (2008), co-starringMatthew Gray Gubler , and made guest appearances on "Shark" (2007), "" (2007) and "Eli Stone " (2008).In 2008 Thompson appeared in the video for
Counting Crows single "You Can't Count on Me ".fact|date=April 2008Filmography
* "Pornstar" (2008) .... Diane (completed)
* "NCIS" (16 episodes, 2006-2008) ....Jeanne Benoit also archive footage in episode "Family" (2007)
* "Eli Stone " (1 episode, "One More Try", 2008) .... Jessica Benson
* ' (1 episode, ', 2007) .... Lia Ramsey
* "Shark" (1 episode, "In the Crosshairs", 2007) .... Leslie Purcell
* "Ugly Betty " (1 episode, "The Box and the Bunny", 2006) .... Photo Editor
* ' (1 episode, ', 2006) .... Lindsey Archer
* "Brotherhood" (4 episodes, "Mark 8:36", "Genesis 27:29", "Matthew 5:6" and "Matthew 12:25", 2006) .... Shannon McCarthy
* "Law & Order " (1 episode, "Magnet", 2006) .... Julia Ketchum
* "Center Stage " (2000) .... Ensemble (uncredited)References
External links
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* [http://www.scottiethompson.com Scottie Thompson Official Site]
* [http://www.scottie-thompson.net Scottie Thompson Online]
* [http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hrdc/htdb/displayperson.php?personid=4044 Scottie Thompson] at theHarvard Theater Database
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