Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino Biography

Aleksa Palladino (born September 21, 1980) is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her lead roles in Manny & Lo, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Find Me Guilty, Boardwalk Empire, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.

Life and career

Palladino was born in New York City, where she grew up and worked as an actress. Her debut role was as Lo in the critically acclaimed Manny & Lo opposite Scarlett Johansson, where she played a 16 year old character despite being 14 at the time. The next year she was given her first lead role in the short film Number One Fan with Glenn Fitzgerald, and soon appeared in Wrestling with Alligators with Joely Richardson, the well-received The Adventures of Sebastian Cole with Adrien Grenier, and Second Skin with Fitzgerald again.

The year 2000 saw the release of Palladino's Red Dirt, followed by the independent film Lonesome, and Storytelling with Selma Blair. She then had guest appearances in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Sopranos (where she played 2 different characters) and Law & Order.

In 2003, Palladino moved to Los Angeles, married Devon Church at a scenic overlook on Mulholland Drive, and began writing music with her husband as the band Exitmusic.

In 2004, Palladino returned to acting with a guest appearance on Medium, followed by her lead role in Spectropia and a supporting one in Find Me Guilty with Vin Diesel. After working in Find me Guilty, director Sidney Lumet offered Palladino the role of Chris Lasorda in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, which she accepted. She then filmed The Picture of Dorian Gray, based on the novel by Oscar Wilde, and landed a supporting lead role in the acclaimed horror sequel Wrong Turn 2: Dead End.

Palladino's latest project was HBO's series Boardwalk Empire, in which she played Angela Darmody. She currently is the lead singer of the band Exitmusic.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
2008	Acts of Mercy	Maggie Collins
2007	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	Chris Lasorda
	Wrong Turn 2: Dead End	Mara
	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Sibyl Vane
2006	Find Me Guilty	Marina DiNorscio
2006	Spectropia	Spectropia
2005	The Ring Two	Young Nurse
2003	Mona Lisa Smile	Frances the Girl in Italian Class
2001	Ball in the House	Lizzie
	Storytelling	Catherine ('Fiction')
	Lonesome	Lily Randolph
2000	Red Dirt	Emily Whaley
1999	Cherry	Darcy
1998	Second Skin	Gwen
	The Adventures of Sebastian Cole	Mary
	Celebrity	Production Assistant
	A Cool, Dry Place	Bonnie
	Wrestling with Alligators	Maddy Hawkins
1997	Number One Fan	Sadie
1996	Manny & Lo	Lo

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Boardwalk Empire	Angela Darmody	22 episodes
2009	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Angela	Ep. 8.13
2006	Without a Trace	Katie Duncan	Ep. 5.07
2005	Medium	Lyla Gallagher/Geraldine Hanscombe	Ep. 2.05
2004	The Sopranos	Alex	Ep. 5.09
2003	Law & Order	Teresa Drosi	Ep. 14.5
2002	The Sopranos	Alessandra	Ep. 4.12
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Lilly Carlyle	Ep. 1.13
2000	The Huntress	Brandi Thorson	Pilot

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