Alexandra Lydon | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation(s) | Actress and writer |
Years active | 2003–2014 |
Alexandra Lydon is an American actress and writer.
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 ]
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 ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Bodies | Michele | Short film |
2005 | Ten Souls Rising | Sarah | Short film |
2006 | Nail Polish | Allison Silverman | |
2014 | Mockingbird | Beth | Found footage film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Hack | Julie Reed | Episode: "All Others Pay Cash"; as Alexander Lydon |
2003 | Ed | Riley | Episode: "Just a Formality" |
2004 | 24 | Jane Saunders | 5 episodes |
2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Jhamel | Episode: "The Aenar" |
2005 | Without a Trace | Agnes Deschamps | Episode: "Second Sight" |
2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Susan Hemmington | Episode: "Iced" |
2005 | Desperate Housewives | Rita Rivara | Episode: "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" |
2005–06 | CSI: Miami | Jennifer Wilson | 3 episodes |
2006 | Prison Break | Ann Owens | 3 episodes |
2007 | NCIS | Natalie Dalton | Episode: "Skeletons" |
2007 | K-Ville | Sam Winston | 3 episodes |
2008 | Eli Stone | Cori Mitchell | Episode: "One More Try" |
2008 | Cold Case | Miriam Forrester | Episode: "Wednesday's Women" |
2008 | The Oaks | Helen | Episode: Pilot |
2008 | House | Melinda | Episode: "Emancipation" |
2009 | Private Practice | Eleanor | Episode: "Wait and See" |
2009 | Single Dads | Beth | Episodes: "Meeting Girls in the Park", "Having Girls Over" |
2010 | In Plain Sight | Natalie Vickers | Episode: "Love's Faber Lost" |
2011 | Lie to Me | Claire Hanson | Episode: "Killer App" |
2011 | Borderline Murder | Halie Morgan | Television movie |
2013 | Vegas | Shelly Everson | Episode: "The Third Man" |
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