Nadia Alexander

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Nadia Alexander
Born (1994-04-05) April 5, 1994 (age 29)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Partner(s)Quinn Shephard (2015–present; engaged)

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).

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Alexander identifies as pansexual.[5] Since 2015, she has been in a relationship with her Blame co-star and director Quinn Shephard.[6] On the final day of shooting the film Not Okay, which Shephard directed and Alexander acted in, Alexander proposed marriage to Shephard, and Shephard accepted.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes and awards
2010 Postales Mary
2013 Admission Quest Student
2014 Jamie Marks Is Dead Wendy Shown at 2014 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Ten Thousand Saints Prudence Keffy-Horn Shown 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[edit]

Year Title Role Notes and awards
2009 Possible Side Effects Alma Showtime pilot, aired November 2009
2010 Law & Order Morgan Season 20, episode 23: "Rubber Room"
2010 Delocated Tatiana Season 2, episode 11: "David's Girlfriend"
2011 Boardwalk Empire Bethany Rohan Season 2, episode 7: "Peg of Old"
2012 The Mob Doctor Susie Demarco Season 1, episode 1
2015 The Following Emily Hays Season 3, episode 4
2015 The Devil You Know Ann Putnam Jr. Lead role
2015 The Wilding Kayla Hayes Lead role
2017 Elementary Hope Neligan Season 5, episode 18: "Dead Man's Tale"
2017 The Sinner Phoebe Recurring role in season 1
2018 Bull Olivia Lexington Season 2, episode 13: "Kill Shot"
2018 Seven Seconds Nadine MacAllister Recurring role
2020 Monsterland FinalGirl Episode 2: "Eugene, OR"
2022 Servant Sylvia Season 3, episode 4: "Ring"

Web[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Day by Day Sam (voice) 2 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b ‘Seven Seconds’ Trailer: Regina King Seeks Justice In Netflix Crime Anthology Series
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Nadia Alexander's Instagram, archived from the original on 2021-12-26, retrieved 23 October 2021
  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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