Nadia Alexander

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Nadia Alexander
Nadia Alexander 2017.jpg
Alexander in 2017
Born (1994-04-05) April 5, 1994 (age 30)
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Partner Quinn Shephard (2015–2023)

Nadia Alexander (born April 5, 1994) is an American actress. She has performed in several television series, including The Sinner (2017) and Seven Seconds (2018). [1] She won the award for Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Film at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival for her performance in Blame (2017) [2] and was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark (2019).

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Career

Alexander began acting at the age of six, when she was cast in a Pittsburgh-area regional stage production of The Sound of Music as Gretl. She worked professionally throughout her childhood at most of southwestern Pennsylvania's Equity theaters, including Pittsburgh Public Theater, where she won first place in their annual Shakespeare Monologue Competition for three consecutive years. [3]

In 2007, Alexander moved to New York City, and began doing commercial and episodic television work. While still in high school, Alexander performed off-Broadway in There Are No More Big Secrets at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. [4] Her first feature film performance was in the independent movie Postales. She went on to appear in Ten Thousand Saints and Fan Girl.

In 2010, she made a guest appearance on an episode of Law & Order. Since then, she has worked on several television series, including Boardwalk Empire (2011), The Following (2015), The Sinner (2017), and Seven Seconds (2018). [1]

In 2017, she played a lead role in Blame (2017). The film screened at several film festivals, and for her work Alexander won the award for Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Film at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. [2]

Personal life

Alexander identifies as pansexual. [5] She was formerly in a relationship with Blame co-star and director Quinn Shephard. [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes and awards
2010PostalesMary
2013 Admission Quest Student
2014 Jamie Marks Is Dead WendyShown at 2014 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Ten Thousand Saints Prudence Keffy-HornShown at 2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Fan Girl Kim
2017 Blame Melissa Bowman Tribeca Film Festival Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
2018 The Dark Mina [8] Debuted at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival
2018 Boarding School Phil
2022 Tankhouse Leah
2022 Not Okay [9] Harper

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes and awards
2009Possible Side EffectsAlmaShowtime pilot, aired November 2009
2010 Law & Order MorganSeason 20, episode 23: "Rubber Room"
2010 Delocated TatianaSeason 2, episode 11: "David's Girlfriend"
2011 Boardwalk Empire Bethany RohanSeason 2, episode 7: "Peg of Old"
2012 The Mob Doctor Susie DemarcoSeason 1, episode 1
2015 The Following Emily HaysSeason 3, episode 4
2015The Devil You KnowAnn Putnam Jr.Lead role
2015The WildingKayla HayesLead role
2017 Elementary Hope NeliganSeason 5, episode 18: "Dead Man's Tale"
2017 The Sinner PhoebeRecurring role in season 1
2018 Bull Olivia LexingtonSeason 2, episode 13: "Kill Shot"
2018 Seven Seconds Nadine MacAllisterRecurring role
2020 Monsterland FinalGirlEpisode 2: "Eugene, OR"
2022 Servant SylviaSeason 3, episode 4: "Ring"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Day by DaySam (voice)2 episodes

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  2. 1 2 "The Tribeca Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Pace, Laura (March 23, 2005). "Bethel Park actress, 10, wins contest as Juliet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Haagensen, Erik (November 12, 2010). "Off-Broadway Review, There Are No More Big Secrets". Backstage Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Nadia Alexander's Instagram, archived from the original on 2021-12-26, retrieved 12 September 2020
  6. ↑ Nadia Alexander's Instagram, archived from the original on 2021-12-26, retrieved 12 September 2020
  7. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  8. ↑ John Wedemeyer (April 23, 2018). "Tribeca Film Festival Review – 'The Dark'" . Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (August 2, 2021). "Dylan O'Brien Joins Zoey Deutch in Searchlight Satire 'Not Okay' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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