Alicia Witt: Difference between revisions

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|08|21}}

| birth_place = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|pianist}}

| years_active = 1984–present

| website = {{URL|aliciawittmusic.com}}

}}

 

 

 

== Early life and education ==

 

== Career ==

=== Film and television ===

 

 

 

In 2000, Witt had starring roles on episodes of the television shows ''[[Ally McBeal]]'' and ''[[The Sopranos]]'', the lead role in the Matthew Huffman comedy ''[[Playing Mona Lisa]]'' and a part in [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]]' ''[[Cecil B. Demented]]''.<ref name="Marx_NYT_2010" />

Witt appeared as the character Elaine Clayton in ''[[Cowgirls 'n Angels]]'' (2012),<ref name="Marx_NYT_2010" /> and in 2013, co-starred in the independent film ''[[Cold Turkey (2013 film)|Cold Turkey]]'' (opposite [[Peter Bogdanovich]] and [[Cheryl Hines]]); therein, she additionally performed an original musical piece over the end credits. Her dramatic performance in this film was critically acclaimed,<ref>{{cite web |date = November 18, 2013 |first= Sam |last= Weisberg |title= See Family Holiday Comedy Cold Turkey for Alicia Witt's Performance |work= villagevoice.com |url= http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-11-20/film/cold-turkey/full/ |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141213073513/http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-11-20/film/cold-turkey/full/ | archive-date= December 13, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date= November 22, 2013 |first= David|last= Edelstein|title= Movie Review: Cold Turkey |url= https://www.vulture.com/2013/11/movie-review-cold-turkey.html |work= Vulture |publisher= [[New York (magazine)|New York]] }}</ref> with ''New York Magazine''{{'}}s David Edelstein proclaiming her turn one of the top performances of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/david-edelsteins-10-best-movies-of-2013.html|title=David Edelstein's 10 Best Movies of 2013|first=David|last=Edelstein|work=Vulture|date=December 8, 2013}}</ref> She appeared in four Christmas films in 2013: the feature film ''Tyler Perry's [[A Madea Christmas (film)|A Madea Christmas]]'', ''A Snow Globe Christmas'' for the Lifetime Channel and ''[[A Very Merry Mix-Up]]'' for the Hallmark Channel and in 2014, the Hallmark Channel's ''Christmas at Cartwright's''. Also in 2014, Witt appeared in a guest-starring role on the [[DirecTV]] series, ''[[Kingdom (American TV series)|Kingdom]]'',<ref name="eonline2014">{{cite web | date=July 18, 2014 | last = Bricker |first= Tierney| title=Kingdom Stages Friday Night Lights Reunion! Plus, Jamie Kennedy to Guest Star | publisher=[[E! Online]] | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/561082/kingdom-stages-friday-night-lights-reunion-plus-jamie-kennedy-to-guest-star | access-date=February 7, 2015 }}</ref> which aired that October.

 

 

=== Theater ===

Responses to her 2006 stage portrayal of Abigail in ''Piano/Forte'', which included scenes of piano-playing, noted her skill as an "outstanding pianist".<ref>{{Cite news | last=Billington | first=Michael | title=Piano/Forte | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=September 21, 2006 | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/critic/review/0,,1877425,00.html}}</ref>

 

 

 

 

 

In August 2023, Witt released the six-song EP, ''Witness''.<ref name=Rosenbloom/><ref name=Patterson/><ref name=Avila/>

=== Other appearances ===

In September 1990, Witt competed on ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''.<ref name="worcester" />

 

On June 14, 2004, Witt modeled what is believed to be the most expensive hat ever made, for [[Christie's]] auction house in [[London]]. The ''Chapeau d'Amour'', designed by Louis Mariette, is valued at US$2.7 million and is encrusted in diamonds.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://most-expensive.com/hat | title=World's Most Expensive Hats | access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.therichtimes.com/worlds-most-expensive-hat-chapeau-damour/ | title=Worlds most expensive hat- Chapeau d'Amour | work=The Rich Times | date=June 9, 2009 | access-date=February 7, 2015 | author=Kulpe, Yogesh}}</ref>

On October 5, 2021, Witt released a book called ''Small Changes: A Rules-Free Guide to Add More Plant-Based Foods, Peace & Power to Your Life''.

 

 

== Personal life ==

 

 

== Filmography ==

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

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| ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]''

| [[Alia Atreides]]

| Credited as Alicia Roanne Witt

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| ''[[Liebestraum (film)|Liebestraum]]''

| Girl in Dream

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| ''[[Bodies, Rest & Motion]]''

| Elizabeth

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| ''[[Fun (film)|Fun]]''

| Bonnie

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|-

| ''[[Four Rooms]]''

| Kiva

| Segment: "The Missing Ingredient"

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| ''[[Mr. Holland's Opus]]''

| Gertrude Lang

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|-

| ''[[Citizen Ruth]]''

| Cheryl Stoney

|

|-

| ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]''

| Serena

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|-

| ''[[Urban Legend (film)|Urban Legend]]''

| Natalie Simon

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|-

| ''{{sortname|The|Reef|The Reef (1999 film)}}''

| Sophy Viner

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| ''[[Playing Mona Lisa]]''

| Claire Goldstein

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|-

| ''[[Cecil B. Demented]]''

| Cherish

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|-

| Caitlin Fairchild

| Voice, direct-to-video

|-

| ''[[Vanilla Sky]]''

| Libby

|

|-

| ''[[Ten Tiny Love Stories]]''

| Two

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|-

| ''[[American Girl (2002 film)|American Girl]]''

| Barbie

|

|-

| ''[[Two Weeks Notice]]''

| June Carver

|

|-

| ''Girls' Lunch''

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| Short film

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| ''{{sortname|The|Upside of Anger}}''

| Hadley Wolfmeyer

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|-

| ''[[Last Holiday (2006 film)|Last Holiday]]''

| Ms. Burns

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|-

| ''[[88 Minutes]]''

| Kim Cummings

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|-

| ''{{sortname|The|Pond|nolink=1}}''

| Shelly

| Short film

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| ''[[Peep World]]''

| Amy

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|-

| ''{{sortname|The|Flight of the Swan|nolink=1}}''

| Maria

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|-

| ''[[Joint Body]]''

| Michelle Page

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|-

| ''[[Cowgirls n' Angels]]''

| Elaine Clayton

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|-

| ''[[Bending the Rules]]''

| Roslyn Wohl

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| ''[[I Do (2012 American film)|I Do]]''

| Mya Edwards

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|-

| ''Weiner Dog Nationals''

| Melanie

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| ''[[A Madea Christmas (film)|A Madea Christmas]]''

| Amber

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|-

| ''{{sortname|Away From Here||nolink=1}}''

| Lily

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| ''Six LA Love Stories''

| Michelle

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| ''{{sortname|The Bronx Bull|}}''

| Denise

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| ''Mississippi Requiem''

| Minnie

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| ''Spare Room''

| Ginny

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| ''[[I Care a Lot]]''

| Dr. Karen Amos

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| ''Modern Persuasion''

| Wren Cosgrove

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| ''Fuzzy Head''

| Mother

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| ''[[Alice (2022 film)|Alice]]''

| Rachel

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| ''[[Longlegs]]''

|}

 

|-

| data-sort-value="Sopranos, The" | ''[[The Sopranos]]''

| Episode: "[[D-Girl (The Sopranos)|D-Girl]]"

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| Recurring role (season 5)

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| Nicky Talbot

| Television film

| Episode: "[[Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets]]"

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| Gersten Hayward<ref name="twinpeaks" />

| 2 episodes

| 2 episodes (1 episode uncredited)

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|}

 

| {{Won}}

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== References ==

<ref name="incredible">{{cite book |last=Jeffries |first=Wendy |title=That's Incredible, Volume 4 |publisher=Jove Publications |year=1980 |isbn=978-0-515-05807-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/thatsincredibleb01jeff }}</ref>

 

 

<ref name="Marx_NYT_2010">{{cite news|last=Marx |first=Rebecca Flint |title=Alicia Witt |url= https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/77096/Alicia-Witt/biography |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141216124336/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/77096/Alicia-Witt/biography |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date = December 16, 2014 }}</ref>