Alexis Dziena

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Alexis Dziena : biography

July 8, 1984 –

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

Career

Dziena made her acting debut in TNT’s Witchblade. One of her first major roles was in the Lifetime channel original She’s Too Young, in which she portrayed a sexually active teenager alongside Miriam McDonald of Degrassi: The Next Generation fame.

She also played the role of 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. The film also starred Eliza Dushku and Macaulay Culkin.

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. She also co-starred in the 2008 films Fool’s Gold and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.

In addition to acting, Dziena is a budding playwright and drummer.

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 Without Ward Scout Finch
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Witchblade Bola "Parabolic" (season 2: episode 10)
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mia Van Wagner "Pandora" (season 4: episode 15)
2003 Law & Order Lena Parkova "House Calls" (season 13: episode 21)
2005 Joan of Arcadia Bonnie "Secret Service" (season 2: episode 18)"Trial and Error" (season 2: episode 19)
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

Early life

Dziena was born in New York City and is of Irish, Italian and Polish descent. 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.