Sylva Kelegian

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Sylva Kelegian
Born (1962-02-22) February 22, 1962 (age 61)
Occupation(s)Actress ·author
Years active1994–present
Spouse
(m. 1997)

Sylva Kelegian (born February 22, 1962) is an American actress.

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Career

She appeared in such television shows as Law & Order , Desperate Housewives , Invasion , Prison Break , ER, NYPD Blue , and Stephen King's Desperation . [1] She also portrayed Ivy Starnes in Atlas Shrugged (2011), the film adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel of the same name. [2]

Personal life

Kelegian was born in New York City on February 22, 1962. [3] She has been married to actor Jude Ciccolella since 1997. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The Devil & the AngelDenise Ventoula
1999 Bringing Out the Dead Crackhead
1999Sometime in AugustMarcia
2002 Spider-Man Mother at Fire
2004 Crash Nurse Hodges
2005 Coach Carter Office Assistant
2005 Going Shopping Shopper
2011 Atlas Shrugged: Part I Ivy Starnes
2014 Return to Zero Annie
2022The AllnighterVicky

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Babylon 5 Tech #2Episode: "Infection"
1997, 1999 Law & Order Margo Grayson / Sandra Lawlor2 episodes
2000, 2003 NYPD Blue Caroline Tytell / Margaret Custance2 episodes
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lindsay BransonEpisode: "Victims"
2003 Mister Sterling Stephanie MinkowskiEpisode: "Human Error"
2003 Strong Medicine MaggieEpisode: "Addicted to Love"
2003 The Guardian Roz KempfEpisode: "Hazel Park"
2004 Judging Amy Marie DanaherEpisode: "Predictive Neglect"
2004 Without a Trace Lauren Andrews-DardisEpisode: "Lost and Found"
2005 Blind Justice Meg WheelerEpisode: "Dance with Me"
2006 Invasion Lucy McKittrickEpisode: "All God's Creatures"
2006 Stephen King's Desperation Ellie CarverTelevision film
2006 Prison Break DeniseEpisode: "The Killing Box"
2007 Big Love ATF Agent2 episodes
2008 Desperate Housewives DianeEpisode: "Welcome to Kanagawa"
2008 Bones Rita GrattonEpisode: "The He in the She"
2009 Cold Case Pam ByerEpisode: "Lotto Fever"
2009 ER DonnaEpisode: "A Long, Strange Trip"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. RandallEpisode: "Remember Me"
2012 Southland Mike's MomEpisode: "Legacy"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Leah DewhurstEpisode: "History"
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kim EllisEpisode: "Torch Song"
2020BonedHeidi NordicEpisode: "One"

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