Alexandra Lydon

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Alexandra Lydon
Born
Alexandra Martin Lydon

(1979-04-05) April 5, 1979 (age 46)
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

Lydon played Jane Saunders, daughter of primary villain Stephen Saunders, in the third season of the television series 24 and 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 guest star appearances on shows including 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, including The Young and the Restless in China, part of the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE . [8]

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". 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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