Alicia Witt
American actress and musician (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, 1975) is an American actress, singer and pianist. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in Dune (1984) and Twin Peaks (1990). Witt was a regular on Cybill Shepherd's sitcom Cybill (1995–1998) for four seasons, playing the title character's daughter, Zoe Woodbine. She had a critically acclaimed role as a disturbed teenager in Fun (1994), appeared as a music student in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and as a terrorized college student in the horror film Urban Legend (1998). She appeared in Vanilla Sky (2001), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Last Holiday (2006) and the thriller 88 Minutes (2007). Witt has made television appearances in The Walking Dead, The Sopranos, Nashville, Two and a Half Men, The Librarians, Friday Night Lights, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Mentalist, Justified, Twin Peaks: The Return, CSI: Miami, and Orange Is the New Black.
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Born | Alicia Roanne Witt (1975-08-21) August 21, 1975 (age 48) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Years active | 1984–present |
Website | aliciawittmusic |
In addition to her acting, Witt has been described as a musical prodigy;[1] she is an accomplished pianist, singer, and songwriter. She has starred in nine annual Hallmark Christmas films, the first broadcast in 2013. In her most recent film, Christmas Tree Lane (2020), she was also executive producer and storywriter, and contributed two original songs which her character sings.[2][3]