Alexandra Lydon

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Alexandra Lydon
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Born
Boston, Massachusetts
Alma mater New York University
Occupation(s)Actress and writer
Years active2003–2014

Alexandra Lydon is an American actress and writer.

Early life and education

Lydon was born and raised in Dorchester, Boston. [1] [2] She attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts where she studied at the affiliated Stella Adler Conservatory, [3] graduating with honors with a double degree in Drama and Psychology. [2] Her further studies were with Joseph Chaikin, Larry Moss and Patsy Rodenburg.[ citation needed ]

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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 IFC film Bodies, and along with 24 and Prison Break has had recurring roles on CSI: Miami and K-Ville . She has made numerous guest-starring appearances on popular shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Desperate Housewives , House , Private Practice , NCIS and Star Trek: Enterprise . [3] [4]

Lydon co-created and performed in the comedy show Worst Laid Plans at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre [3] in Los Angeles and New York City. She later adapted the show into a book, Worst Laid Plans: When Bad Sex Happens to Good People, published by Abrams Image. She wrote and performed in the comedy album Worst Laid Plans at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, published by Random House in May 2010.[ citation needed ]

She had the starring role of Beth in Bryan Bertino's film Mockingbird (2014), released by Universal Studios. [2]

Lydon is also a voice-over artist and has narrated and contributed to documentary films, one being the award-winning The Young and the Restless in China. [5]

In 2015, Lydon developed and produced the ABC pilot "Broad Squad", inspired by the first female policewomen in Boston. [1] She is currently writing a book about the Boston Police Department and the history of race and gender relations in policing, to be published by Flatiron Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers.[ citation needed ]

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"
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"

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