Alexandra Lydon

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Alexandra Lydon
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Born
Alexandra Martin Lydon

(1979-04-05) April 5, 1979 (age 45)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Alma mater New York University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2003–present

Alexandra Martin Lydon (born April 5, 1979) [1] is an American actress and writer.

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Early life and education

Lydon was born and raised in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. [2] [3] She attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts where she studied at the affiliated Stella Adler Conservatory, [4] graduating with honors with a double degree in Drama and Psychology. [3]

Career

Some of Lydon's most prominent roles were as Jane Saunders, daughter of primary villain Stephen Saunders, in the third season of the television series 24 and as Ann Owens in Prison Break . She starred in the independent film Nail Polish and Bryan Bertino’s film Mockingbird, released by Universal Studios. She had recurring roles on CSI: Miami and K-Ville and made numerous guest star appearances on popular shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Desperate Housewives , House , Private Practice , NCIS and Star Trek: Enterprise . [4] [5]

Lydon co-created and performed in the comedy show Worst Laid Plans at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre [4] in Los Angeles and New York City. She wrote and performed in the comedy album Worst Laid Plans at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, published by Random House in May 2010. [6] She later adapted the show into a book, Worst Laid Plans: When Bad Sex Happens to Good People, published in 2014 by Abrams Image. [7]

Lydon is also a voice-over artist and has narrated and contributed to documentary television films, one being the award-winning The Young and the Restless in China as part of the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE . [8]

Inspired by the first female policewomen in Boston, Lydon created and produced the 2015 ABC TV movie Broad Squad. [2] [9] As of 2016, she was writing a book about race and gender dynamics in policing for a six-figure preempt by Picador of Pan Macmillan UK imprints, a division of Macmillan Publishers. [10]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004BodiesMicheleShort film
2005Ten Souls RisingSarahShort film
2006Nail PolishAllison Silverman
2014 Mockingbird Beth Found footage film
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Hack Julie ReedEpisode: "All Others Pay Cash"; as Alexander Lydon
2003 Ed RileyEpisode: "Just a Formality"
2004 24 Jane Saunders5 episodes
2005 Star Trek: Enterprise JhamelEpisode: "The Aenar"
2005 Without a Trace Agnes DeschampsEpisode: "Second Sight"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Susan HemmingtonEpisode: "Iced"
2005 Desperate Housewives Rita RivaraEpisode: "You Could Drive a Person Crazy"
2005–06 CSI: Miami Jennifer Wilson3 episodes
2006 Prison Break Ann Owens3 episodes
2007 NCIS Natalie DaltonEpisode: "Skeletons"
2007 K-Ville Sam Winston3 episodes
2008 Eli Stone Cori MitchellEpisode: "One More Try"
2008 Cold Case Miriam ForresterEpisode: "Wednesday's Women"
2008 The Oaks HelenEpisode: Pilot
2008 House MelindaEpisode: "Emancipation"
2008The Young and the Restless in ChinaNarratorPart of the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE
2009 Private Practice EleanorEpisode: "Wait and See"
2009Single DadsBethEpisodes: "Meeting Girls in the Park", "Having Girls Over"
2010 In Plain Sight Natalie VickersEpisode: "Love's Faber Lost"
2011 Lie to Me Claire HansonEpisode: "Killer App"
2011Borderline MurderHalie MorganTelevision movie
2013 Vegas Shelly EversonEpisode: "The Third Man"
2015Broad SquadProducerTelevision movie
Theater [11]
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Make Sure It's MeSandraWilliamstown Theatre Festival, Berkshires, MA
2016Berkshire Theatre FestivalVarious partsBerkshires, MA
2018RickshawCaroline (Lead)Boston, MA
2019War StoriesLeadStella Adler Theatre

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Alexandra Lydon". moviefone.com. Moviefone . Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "ABC picks up Boston cop show 'Broad Squad'". The Boston Globe . 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Alexandra Lydon". The Bent Agency. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Alexandra Lydon". Upright Citizens Brigade. 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "We Hear: Ben Affleck, Alexandra Lydon, Richard Gere and more..." Boston Herald. 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2016.(Subscription required.)
  6. ↑ "Worst Laid Plans at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre". penguinrandomhouse.com. Random House . Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Worst Laid Plans: When Bad Sex Happens to Good People". abramsbooks.com. Abrams Books . Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Young & Restless In China | Young And Restless In China | FRONTLINE | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Broad Squad". tvguide.com. TV Guide . Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ Deahl, Rachel (July 29, 2016). "Book Deals: Week of August 1, 2016 | Lydon Probes Boston PD for Picador". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alexandra Lydon". backstage.com. Backstage . Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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