Annie Parisse

Infobox actor

---

imagesize = 180px
caption =
birthname = Anne Marie Cancelmi
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|07|31
birthplace = Anchorage, Alaska, USA
deathdate =
deathplace =
spouse =
academyawards =
emmyawards =
tonyawards =

Anne Marie Cancelmi (born July 31, 1976), known as Annie Parisse, is an American television and theater actress, known for playing Alexandra 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 in Mercer Island, Washington, where she attended Mercer Island High School. [ [http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/parisse.php Annemarie Cancelmi] , "As the World Turns". Accessed December 10, 2007. "Graduated from Mercer Island High School, near Seattle, WA. "] She has two brothers, Louis Cancelmi and Michael Cancelmi. She attended Fordham 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" veteran Sam 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 a Daytime 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. Starting March 8, 2007, Parisse starred in a revival of Craig Lucas' "Prelude to a Kiss", along with Alan Tudyk and John Mahoney.

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0661755|name=Annie Parisse