- Annie Parisse
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birthname = Anne Marie Cancelmi
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birthplace =Anchorage, Alaska ,USA
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tonyawards =Anne Marie Cancelmi (born
July 31 ,1976 ), known as Annie Parisse, is an American television and theater actress, known for playingAlexandra Borgia on the television drama "Law & Order ", a role she played from 2005 until 2006 in 34 episodes as well as Julia Lindsey Snyder from the daytime soap opera "As the World Turns ".Biography
Personal life
Parisse was born in
Anchorage, Alaska , the daughter of Louis Cancelmi and Annette Cancelmi, and grew up inMercer Island, Washington , where she attendedMercer Island High School . [ [http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/parisse.php Annemarie Cancelmi] , "As the World Turns ". AccessedDecember 10 ,2007 . "Graduated from Mercer Island High School, near Seattle, WA. "] She has two brothers, Louis Cancelmi and Michael Cancelmi. She attendedFordham University , where she appeared in numerous productions, including "Medea" and "Antigone", both of which featured her as the lead. Annie Parisse is the sister of actor Louis Cancelmi, who was married to Elisabeth Waterston, the daughter of "Law & Order " veteranSam Waterston in October 2006.Career
Parisse guest-starred on shows such as "Big Apple", "
Third Watch ", and "Friends ". She made a 2002 appearance on "Law & Order", playing an exotic dancer in the episode "Attorney Client" where she testified against another defendant (a defense attorney) who plotted the murder of his wife.Before joining "Law & Order", Parisse joined the cast of the
CBS soap opera "As the World Turns " as Julia Lindsey Snyder from 1998 to 2001 and returned for a few episodes in 2002. She was later nominated for aDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2001.Parisse had a minor role in the 2004 action movie "National Treasure", playing the role of Agent Dawes, who was Agent Sadusky's assistant. For the 2005 film "
Monster-in-Law ", she held a supporting role. She also had a role as Jeannie Ashcroft in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ".Parisse quit her role on "Law & Order", and she made her final appearance in the
May 17 ,2006 season finale, in which her character is killed. StartingMarch 8 ,2007 , Parisse starred in a revival of Craig Lucas' "Prelude to a Kiss", along withAlan Tudyk andJohn Mahoney .References
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