SASHA ALEXANDER

'Sasha Alexander' (born 'Suzana S. Drobnjaković' on May 17 1973^[1]) is an American actress of Serbian and Italian descent. She is well known for her role as Caitlin Todd in the CBS television drama ''NCIS.''

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Films

TV Series

Footnotes

External links

Biography

Early life

Alexander was born in Los Angeles, California. She began acting in school productions at the seventh grade. She was also an ice skater, but had to stop due to an injury to her knee. She continued acting through high school and college, and then moved to New York to act in summer stock and Shakespeare festivals. She graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.

Career

Alexander was a regular on two short-lived series, the medical drama ''Presidio Med'' and ABC's twenty-something drama ''Wasteland''. She appeared on the fourth season of ''Dawson's Creek'' as Gretchen Witter, dating the title character, and in an episode of the short-lived Fox comedy series Greg the Bunny, playing the part of a lesbian TV Guide reporter and shared a memorable onscreen kiss with Sarah Silverman. Alexander has also appeared in the films ''Lucky 13, All Over the Guy'', and ''Twin Falls, Idaho''. Her role on ''NCIS'' ended in May 2005 and she had a small role in 2006's ''Mission Impossible III''.
She joined the cast of ''The Nine'' in the role of Nick's ex-wife.
She also did one episode of ''Friends'' ("The One with Joey's Interview"), playing a ''Soap Opera Digest'' reporter who interviewed Joey.

Personal life

Alexander is married to director Edoardo Ponti, son of actress Sophia Loren. They have a daughter, Lucia Sofia, born May 12, 2006. Alexander married Ponti on August 11, 2007, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Filmography

Films

★ Visceral Matter (1997) ... Karen Chambers

★ Supply & Demand (1997) (TV) ... Jazzy

★ Battle of the Sexes (1997)

★ Twin Falls Idaho (1999) ... Miss America

★ All Over the Guy (2001) ... Jackie Samantha Gold

★ Ball & Chain (2001) (TV) ... Chloe Jones

★ Expert Witness (2003)

★ Lucky 13 (2005) ... Susie

★ (2006) ... Melissa Meade

★ The Last Lullaby (2007) ... Sarah

★ Play Dead (2008) ... Carolanne

TV Series

★ Wasteland ... Jesse Presser (13 episodes, 1999)

★ Dawson's Creek ... Gretchen Witter (20 episodes, 2000-2001)

★ ... District Attorney Robin Childs (1 episode, 2001)

★ Friends ... Interviewer (1 episode, 2002)

★ Greg the Bunny ... Laura Carlson (1 episode, 2002)

★ Presidio Med (2002) ... Dr. Jackie Collette

★ NCIS ... Caitlin Todd (48 episodes, 2003-2005)

★ E-Ring ... Allyson Merrill (1 episode, 2006)

★ The Nine ... Juliana (2 episodes, 2006)

Footnotes

1. She was born in 1973, rather than 1975. According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com

External links

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★ Sasha-Alexander.com

★ Sasha Alexander Online