Callie Thorne

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Callie Thorne
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Thorne at the premiere of Killer Movie at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008.
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OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

Callie Thorne is an American actress known for her role as Dr. Dani Santino on the USA Network series Necessary Roughness . She is also known for past work such as her roles on Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Laura Ballard, a role she held for two seasons, and the movie Homicide: The Movie , as well as for playing Sheila Keefe on Rescue Me and Elena McNulty in The Wire .

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Life and career

Thorne was born in Boston, Massachusetts of Armenian descent. [1] [2] She studied theater and dramatic literature at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.[ citation needed ]

In addition to Rescue Me, Thorne has made guest appearances on television series such as ER (20052006); Law & Order: Criminal Intent , episode "Silver Lining", (2004); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (20032019); The Wire (20022008); Prison Break (2006); Royal Pains (2009); White Collar (2009); Burn Notice (20092010); Californication (2011); and Elementary (2012) among others.[ citation needed ]

In 1996, Thorne co-starred in the romantic comedy Ed's Next Move . In 1997 and 1998, she appeared as Detective Laura Ballard on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street and its subsequent TV movie. She has also had many small roles in film and TV movies and starred in the 1998 film, Chocolate for Breakfast.[ citation needed ]

She was the lead in the USA Network series Necessary Roughness , which premiered on June 29, 2011. She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress for her role. The series remained on the air for three seasons. In 2012, she won Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series at the Gracie Allen Awards for her role. [3]

Thorne has also done work on stage, such as in the off-Broadway play The Country Club (1999), with Cynthia Nixon. Additionally, she appeared with Eric Bogosian and Sam Rockwell in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2005), directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2015 she was set to portray Emme Haladjian in a TNT horror series entitled Breed. [4]

Thorne portrayed Captain Nancy Santiani on the NBC police procedural drama The Mysteries of Laura . [5] She left the show in 2016.

In a recurring role on NCIS: New Orleans she portrayed a nemesis of character Dwayne Pride.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Ed's Next Move Lee
1997The Language of LoveJillShort film
Turbulence Laura
1998 Next Stop Wonderland Cricket
Chocolate for BreakfastNina
1999Giving It UpRex
2000 Wirey Spindell Tabitha
Double ParkedRita Ronaldi
Whipped Liz
2001 Sidewalks of New York Sue
Revolution #9Stephanie
2002 Washington Heights Raquel
Analyze That Agent Cerrone
Stella Shorts: Yoga Yoga InstructorShort film
2003This Is Not a FilmCallie
2005 Strangers with Candy Teacher
The F Word Stephanie
Robin's Big DateKate
David & Layla Abby
2006Jimmy BlueGinaShort film
Delirious Gabi
2007 Watching the Detectives Marcia
2009Around the BlockPaulaShort film
Welcome to AcademiaValery
2010Meet My Boyfriend!!!LisaShort film
Nice Guy Johnny Roseanne

TV

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997–1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Laura Ballard Main role; 44 episodes
2000 Strangers with Candy School Nurse"Bully"
Ed Judy Kellman"Home Is Where the Ducks Are"
Homicide: The Movie Laura Ballard TV film
2001 The $treet Sabrina McKee"Past Performance"
More, PatienceMiaTV film
2002 Third Watch Jimmy's Friend"Transformed"
Hysterical Blindness CarolannTV film
2002–2008 The Wire Elena McNultyRecurring role; 12 episodes
2003TitletownTV film
2003–2021 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nikki StainesRecurring role; 8 episodes
2004–2011 Rescue Me Sheila KeefeMain role; 93 episodes
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sheila Bradley"Silver Lining"
2005–2006 ER Jodie Kenyon"Two Ships", "All About Christmas Eve", "If Not Now", "Quintessence of Dust" & "Darfur"
2006 Law & Order Attorney Stuart"Avatar"
2006–2008 Prison Break Pam MahoneRecurring role; 8 episodes
2007 Wainy Days Mary"Cyrano d'Bluetooth"
2009 White Collar Maria Fiametta"Book of Hours"
Royal Pains Allison Moore"TB or Not TB"
2009–2010 Burn Notice Natalie Rice"Friends Like These" & "Hot Property"
2011 Californication Sasha Bingham's Mom"Lights, Camera, Asshole"
2011–2013 Necessary Roughness Dr. Danielle "Dani" SantinoMain role
2012 Elementary Terry D'Amico"One Way to Get Off"
2015–2021 NCIS: New Orleans Sasha Broussard9 episodes
2015–2016 The Americans ToriEpisodes: "Dimebag", "Born Again" & "Glanders"
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Cat ZakarianEpisodes: "Tattoo You", "Rolling in the Deep" & "Bang Bang"
The Mysteries of Laura Captain Nancy SantianiSeason 2 regular; 15 episodes
2016 Angel from Hell Linda (Kelly's Mother)Episode: "Soulmates"
2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris Dr. Claire ShanksEpisode: "Gift Giving"
2019–2022 Blue Bloods Maggie GibsonRecurring
2021 Bull Madeline McBrideEpisode: "The Bad Client"

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