Renée Felice Smith

Renée Felice Smith (born January 16, 1985)[1] is an American actress. She is known for portraying Nell Jones on NCIS: Los Angeles, since joining the series in 2010.

Renée Felice Smith
Smith in 2012
Born (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress, Producer
Years active2008–present
TelevisionNCIS: Los Angeles

Early life

She was born in New York city in 1985 of mixed Irish-Italian descent.[2] Smith attended Patchogue-Medford High School on Long Island, New York, as well as the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, double majoring in journalism and minoring in history,[3] Stonestreet Studios Conservatory and the Lee Strasberg Institute.[4]

Career

Smith's first acting job was a national television commercial for Dannon yogurt in 1991 at age six.[4]

Smith started off in theatre, having made her debut in Second Stage's Wildflower.[5] She was cast for a sitcom on The CW directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, tentatively titled Wyoming, but only a pilot was produced since the project was not picked up by the network. The pilot movie is called The Wyoming Story.[6]

In 2010, Smith was cast to appear as Nell Jones on NCIS: Los Angeles. Initially planned to be only a recurring character, Smith's role was expanded to Main Cast after she impressed the producers with her acting.[7]

In 2011, Smith appeared as a supporting character 'Missy' in Detachment.[5]

In 2012, Smith began co-creating a children's book series based on her French bulldog, Hugo.[3]

In April 2014, Smith starred as Frankie in Code Academy, a short sci-fi production in which young men and women are kept apart until a certain age.[8]

In April 2015, Smith starred in and produced the short film, Baby, which premiered at SXSW Film Festival.

Smith appeared in the March 1, 2017 episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia titled "A Cricket's Tale".

Smith and director C.A. Gabriel directed their first feature film titled The Relationtrip (2017), which premiered at SXSW in March 2017.[9]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008ViralcomAuditionerEpisode: "I Can't Believe I'm BritGirl16!"
2010–NCIS: Los AngelesNell JonesMain role; debuted on season 2, episode 4
2010 The Wyoming Story Dinah Thorpe TV Movie
2015The Price Is RightHerselfDecember 9 2015 [10]
2017It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBelleEpisode: "A Cricket's Tale"

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011DetachmentMissy
2014Nanny CamJess
Code AcademyFrankieShort film
That Thing with the CatEmma
2015BabyNaomiShort film; also as executive producer
2017The RelationtripBeckAlso executive producer, writer and director
Dallas International Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature Competition
Nominated—Nashville Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize Bridgestone Narrative Feature Competition (shared with C.A. Gabriel)
Nominated—SXSW Film Festival's SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award (shared with C.A. Gabriel)
Nominated—SXSW Film Festival's SXSW Gamechanger Award
That Thing with the Cat!Emma

References
  1. "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 15-21". WTOP. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. Adesina, Aisha. "Renée Felice Smith bio". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Who's in bed with - Renée Felice Smith". Tails Magazine. June 25, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  4. Krystle L. DiNicola (July 26, 2011). "Patch chat: Renée Felice Smith". Patchogue.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  5. Zack Mandell (March 15, 2012). "Interview with Renée Felice Smith who plays Missy in Tony Kaye's new film "Detachment"". Yahoo! Voices. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  6. Neumann, Carolin (2 November 2010). "NCIS: Los Angeles befördert Datenanalystin Nell Jones" (in German). Serienjunkies. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. Leopardi, Fulvia (2 November 2010). "Alan Dale in Undercovers; novità per Rookie Blu e NCIS: LA, le serie tv dicono chi sei" (in Italian). Televisionando. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. Brown, Mark (18 March 2015). "Love is ... five gay films going global in the name of human rights". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. Levielle, Kerry (2017-03-10). "The Relationtrip Exclusive Clip". IndieWire. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yez-I6fBC1c
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