Nadia Alexander

Nadia Alexander is an American actress. She has performed in several television series, including The Sinner (2017) and Seven Seconds (2018).[1] She has attracted critical acclaim for her work in film; she won the award for Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Film at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival for her performance in Blame (2017) [2] and was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark (2019).

Nadia Alexander
Alexander in 2019
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Career

Alexander began acting at the age of six, when she was cast in a Pittsburgh-area regional stage production of The Sound of Music as Gretl. She worked professionally throughout her childhood at most of southwestern Pennsylvania's Equity theaters, including Pittsburgh Public Theater, where she won first place in their annual Shakespeare Monologue Competition for three consecutive years.[3]

In 2007, Alexander moved to New York City, and began doing commercial and episodic television work. While still in high school, Alexander performed off-Broadway in There Are No More Big Secrets at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.[4] Her first feature film performance was in the independent movie Postales. She went on to appear in Ten Thousand Saints and Fan Girl.

In 2010, she made a guest appearance on an episode of Law & Order. Since then, she has worked on several television series, including Boardwalk Empire (2011), The Following (2015), The Sinner (2017), and Seven Seconds (2018).[1]

In 2017, she played a lead role in Blame (2017). The film screened at several film festivals, and for her work Alexander won the award for Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Film at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.[2]

Personal life

Alexander identifies as pansexual.[5] Since 2015, she has been in a relationship with her Blame co-star and director Quinn Shephard.[6]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes and awards
2010PostalesMary[7]
2013AdmissionQuest Student[8]
2014Jamie Marks Is DeadWendy[9]Shown at 2014 Sundance Film Festival
2015Ten Thousand SaintsPrudence Keffy-Horn[10]Shown at 2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015Fan GirlKim[11]
2017BlameMelissa BowmanTribeca Film Festival Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
2018The DarkMina[12]Debuted at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival
2018Boarding SchoolPhil

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes and awards
2009Possible Side EffectsAlma[13]Showtime Pilot, aired November 2009
2010Law & OrderMorgan[14]Season 20, Episode 23: "Rubber Room"
2010DelocatedTatiana[15]Season 2, Episode 11: "David's Girlfriend"
2011Boardwalk EmpireBethany Rohan[16]Season 2, Episode 7: "Peg of Old"
2012The Mob DoctorSusie Demarco[17]Season 1, Episode 1
2015The FollowingEmily HaysSeason 3, Episode 4
2015The Devil You KnowAnn Putnam Jr.Lead role
2015The WildingKayla Hayes[18]Lead role
2017 Elementary Hope Neligan Season 5, Episode 18: "Dead Man's Tale"
2017The SinnerPhoebeRecurring role
2018BullOlivia Lexington[19]Season 2, Episode 13: "Kill Shot"
2018Seven SecondsNadine MacAllisterRecurring Role

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Day by Day Sam (voice) 2 episodes

References
  1. ‘Seven Seconds’ Trailer: Regina King Seeks Justice In Netflix Crime Anthology Series
  2. "The Tribeca Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. Pace, Laura (March 23, 2005). "Bethel Park actress, 10, wins contest as Juliet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. Haagensen, Erik (November 12, 2010). "Off-Broadway Review, There Are No More Big Secrets". Backstage Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. Nadia Alexander's Instagram, retrieved 12 September 2020
  6. Nadia Alexander's Instagram, retrieved 12 September 2020
  7. "Postales". 11 April 2011 – via www.imdb.com.
  8. "Admission". 22 March 2013 – via www.imdb.com.
  9. "Jamie Marks Is Dead". 19 January 2014 – via www.imdb.com.
  10. "10,000 Saints". 14 August 2015 – via www.imdb.com.
  11. "Fan Girl". 3 October 2015 – via www.imdb.com.
  12. John Wedemeyer (April 23, 2018). "Tribeca Film Festival Review – 'The Dark'". Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  13. "Possible Side Effects". 17 July 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  14. "Rubber Room". 24 May 2010 – via www.imdb.com.
  15. "David's Girlfriend". 28 October 2010 – via www.imdb.com.
  16. "Peg of Old". 6 November 2011 – via www.imdb.com.
  17. "Pilot". 17 September 2012 – via www.imdb.com.
  18. "404 Error - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  19. Kill Shot, Nadia Alexander, Ashlie Atkinson, Mark James Fernandes, 2018-01-23, retrieved 2018-01-24CS1 maint: others (link)

Nadia Alexander at IMDb

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