Alicia witt biography

Alicia Witt

Full name

Alicia Roanne Witt

Date of birth

August 21, (age 49)

Place of birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Alicia Wittis an American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her as Alia Atreides in his film Dune().

Biography[]

She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her acting talent was recognized by director David Lynch in She appeared in an episode of Twin Peaks, playing the younger sister of Lara Flynn Boyle's character Donna.

Alicia is an accomplished singer/songwriter. A classically-trained pianist for the past five years, she has been performing her original piano-driven rock all across the world, and has opened for Ben Folds Five, Jimmy Webb and John Fullbright. In , Witt appeared in the critically-acclaimed Fun (), which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Witt appeared as a music student in Mr. Holland's Opus ().

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The Art Of Elysium's 13th Annual Celebration - Heaven at Hollywood Palladium on January 04,

The screening of "Marriage Story" during AFI FEST presented by Audi on November 21,

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Alicia Witt Biography

Date of Birth:
Aug 21, Birth Place:
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

An enormously gifted actress-musician, Alicia Witt was a child prodigy who caught the eye of David Lynch, who gave her small but memorable roles in "Dune" () and "Twin Peaks" (ABC, ). Already established as a minor celebrity for her precocious genius, Witt became a world-class pianist and supported herself as a lounge performer while pursuing an acting career. Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and honored by the Sundance Film Festival for her startling turn as a teenage murderer in "Fun" (), Witt notched small roles in "Four Rooms" () and "Citizen Ruth" (), but broke out as Cybill Shepherd's dry-witted daughter Zoey on "Cybill" (CBS, ). Dividing her post-"Cybill" time between film and television, Witt scored large roles in "Urban Legend" () and "Cecil B. DeMented" (), while also booking high-profile guest spots on "The Sopranos" (HBO, ) and "Ally McBeal" (Fox, ). In addition to enjoying an acclaimed theatrical career, Witt continued to line up supporting film roles, including in the hits "Two Weeks Notice" () and "Last Holiday" (), recurred on such TV shows as "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC, ; USA Network, ), and began performing her own music, releasing an acclaimed debut EP, Alicia Witt in With so many impressive artistic talents, Alicia Witt built a multi-hyphenate career that inspired many critics and fans to hope such an evolved artist would achieve even greater renown.

Alicia Witt

American actress (born )

Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, ) is an American actress and musician. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in Dune () and Twin Peaks (). Witt was a regular on Cybill Shepherd's sitcom Cybill (–) for four seasons, playing the title character's daughter, Zoe Woodbine. She had a critically acclaimed role as a disturbed teenager in Fun (), appeared as a music student in Mr. Holland's Opus () and as a terrorized college student in the horror film Urban Legend (). She appeared in Vanilla Sky (), Two Weeks Notice (), Last Holiday (), 88 Minutes (), I Care A Lot () and Longlegs (). Witt has made television appearances in shows such as The Walking Dead, The Sopranos, Friday Night Lights, Twin Peaks: The Return, CSI: Miami, Supernatural, Justified and Orange Is the New Black.

In addition to her acting, Witt is an accomplished pianist, singer, and songwriter. She has starred in nine annual Hallmark Christmas films, the first broadcast in In her most recent Hallmark film, Christmas Tree Lane (), she was also executive producer and storywriter, and contributed two original songs which her character sings.

Early life and education

Witt was born on August 21, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Diane (née Pietro), a junior high school reading teacher, and Robert Witt, a science teacher and photographer. Her mother was an American and Guinness World Record holder for the longest hair from to Witt has a brother, Ian. Talking by age two and reading by the age of four, she has been described as a child prodigy. Her acting talent was recognized by director David Lynch in , when he heard her recite Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet on the television show That's Incredible! at age five. Lynch began working with her in film and

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