Alexis Dziena

Alexis Gabrielle Dziena (born July 8, 1984) is an American actress.

Alexis Dziena
Dziena at the 2008 TIFF
Born
Alexis Gabrielle Dziena

(1984-07-08) July 8, 1984
New York, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Early life

Dziena was born in New York City and is of Irish, Italian and Polish descent.[1] She attended the private Saint Ann's School alongside her Bringing Rain (2003) costar, Paz de la Huerta. She spent many of her summers growing up in the small South Jersey shore town of Sea Isle City. Also, during high school, she attended classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and appeared in plays there as well.

Career

Television

Dziena made her acting debut in TNT's Witchblade (2002).[2] Guest roles followed in other series, such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Joan of Arcadia. One of her first major roles was in the Lifetime channel original film She's Too Young (2004),[2] in which she portrayed a sexually active teenager. In the ABC television series Invasion, she played the sheriff's daughter, Kira Underlay. Dziena also appeared frequently on the sixth season of the HBO series Entourage (2009).[2]

Feature films

Alexis earned the role of Lolita in the movie Broken Flowers starring Bill Murray in 2005 where she played the daughter of a character played by Sharon Stone. She played Heather, a sexually frustrated young woman in a loving relationship who takes part in a couple swap as part of therapy in the film Sex and Breakfast.[2] She also co-starred in the films Fool's Gold (2008) and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008).[2]

Personal life

Dzenia was in a relationship with Michael Pitt from 2000 to 2004.[3][4][5]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Season of Youth
2003 Mimic 3: Sentinel Rosy Montrose
2003 Bringing Rain Lysee Key Direct-to-DVD
2003 Rhinoceros Eyes Bird Girl
2003 Wonderland Gopher's Girlfriend Scenes deleted
2004 She's Too Young Hannah Vogul Lifetime movie
2005 Strangers with Candy Melissa
2005 Stone Cold Candace Pennington aka Jesse Stone: Stone Cold
2005 The Great New Wonderful Angie Scenes deleted
2005 Broken Flowers Lolita
2005 Pizza Emily
2005 Havoc Sasha
2007 Sex and Breakfast Heather
2008 Fool's Gold Gemma Honeycutt
2008 Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Tris
2009 Tenderness Maria
2010 When in Rome Joan
2012 Wrong Emma
2014 Sister Ashley Presser
2015 Without Ward Scout Finch
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Witchblade Bola Episode: "Parabolic"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mia Van Wagner Episode: "Pandora"
2003 Law & Order Lena Parkova Episode: "House Calls"
2005 Joan of Arcadia Bonnie 2 episodes
2005–2006 Invasion Kira Underlay 21 episodes
2007 One Life to Live Pretty Girl Episode #16.9839
2009 Entourage Ashley Brooks Recurring role; 8 episodes

References
  1. "ALEXIS DZIENA". craveonline. 2008-02-10. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. Alexis Dziena at IMDb
  3. "Photos and Pictures - Michael Pitt and His Girlfriend Alexis Dziena at the 18th Annual Literacy Partners Gala at Lincoln Center's New York State Theatre in New York City on May 5, 2003. Photo by Henry Mcgee/Globe Photos, Inc. 2003". imagecollect.com. Retrieved Dec 20, 2020.
  4. "Michael Pitt and Alexis Dziena at premiere of Hedwig and the Angry..." Getty Images. Retrieved Dec 20, 2020.
  5. "Actor Michael Pitt with girlfriend Alexis Dziena arriving at the..." Getty Images. Retrieved Dec 20, 2020.
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