Alexandra Picatto

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Alexandra Picatto
Occupation(s)Actress, business manager, accountant
Years active1993–2005
Spouse
Kyle Stanley
(m. 2002)
Children1
Website waverlydrivemgmt.com

Alexandra Picatto is an American business manager, accountant, and former child actress. [1]

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Biography

Picatto grew up both in Collinsville and Los Angeles. She was born into an Italian American family. [1] While she was working as an actress, she, her mother and her sister named Antoinette Picatto, also an actress, lived in Los Angeles. [1] In 1992, Picatto was the Illinois Junior Miss of America. [2] She was discovered by a talent agent from the North Shore Talent Agency at age ten when she took part in a Chicago piano competition in 1993. [1] [3] Picatto began working in commercials and then starred in Kidsongs on PBS. [4] After guest starring on Summerland (TV Series) in 2005 Alexandra retired from acting.

Picatto married Chris Olivero, who was an actor in the ABC Family television show Kyle XY . [5] They have one child. Today Alexandra Picatto is an accountant at Waverly Drive Management.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

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