Nadia Alexander Biography

Nadia Alexander is an American actress. She has performed in several television series, including USA Network's The Sinner (2017) and Netflix's Seven Seconds (2018). She has attracted critical acclaim for her work in film; 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).

Personal life

Alexander spent her childhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, performing in theater before moving to New York City as a teenager. In 2012, she graduated from the drama program at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society with bachelor's degrees in physics and psychology from the William E. Macaulay Honors College.

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 playing the role of 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.

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. Her first feature film performance was in the independent movie Postales. She then 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 HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2011), The Following (2015), USA Network's The Sinner (2017), and Netflix's Seven Seconds (2018).

In 2017, she played a lead role in Blame (2017), alongside Chris Messina and Quinn Shephard. 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.

Filmography

Film

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

Television

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	The Sinner	Phoebe	Recurring role
2018	Bull	Olivia Lexington	Season 2, Episode 13: "Kill Shot"
2018	Seven Seconds	Nadine MacAllister	Recurring Role