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| Sasha Alexander |
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"We're often attracted to people who are opposite ourselves because they have qualities we want and vice versa." -Sasha Alexander, on relationships
| Date of Birth: May 17, 1975 |
| Birthplace: Los Angeles, California |
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| Though Sasha has been around for over a decade now, she's primarily known for her recurring role on Dawson's Creek and a brief stint on the hit drama NCIS. |
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| Sasha Alexander is one of those rare actresses who possesses both talent and natural good looks. This results in a Hollywood personality who comes off as an incredibly sexy -- yet fairly attainable -- seductress. |
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Suzana Drobnjakovic was born on May 17, 1975, in Los Angeles, California. The child of a Serbian mother and an Italian father, Sasha knew from an early age that she wanted to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She first got a taste of the acting bug in the seventh grade, after she signed up for a drama class on a whim. It was there that she was cast in a play called Baby and was essentially thrust into the leading role, which provided her with an irresistible introduction to the addictive world of acting.
Sasha spent the rest of her school and college years pursuing her newfound passion for performing, going so far as to change her virtually impossible-to-pronounce name to the far more palatable Sasha Alexander (Sasha is a childhood moniker, while Alexander is the name of her brother). When not studying cinema and television at the University of Southern California, Sasha began the slow process of perfecting her craft at various summer stock and Shakespeare festivals.
It was around that time that Sasha began receiving positive acclaim for her work, and even landed a stint at the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company under the tutelage of renowned voice teacher Cicely Berry. In 1997, Sasha won a bit part in a long-since-forgotten made-for-television movie called Supply & Demand -- a role that led to appearances in a series of critically acclaimed shorts, one being directed by future Donnie Darko filmmaker Richard Kelly.
Her big break arrived in the form of a TV series called Wasteland, from creator Kevin Williamson (the brains behind the Scream trilogy and Dawson's Creek). Though the show only managed to hang around for four episodes before being cancelled, Sasha made such a positive impact on Williamson that he hired her for a recurring role on the Creek as Pacey's (Joshua Jackson's character) older sister.
Bit parts in high-profile shows like Friends and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation followed, and in 2003, Sasha joined the cast of the JAG spinoff NCIS as a tough-as-nails ex-Secret Service agent. It's a role that required a delicate balancing act of comedy and drama from Sasha, but as she's proved time and time again, she has no qualms about stepping into the shoes of increasingly complex characters.
After two years on the show, Sasha had tired of the daily grind of series television and asked to be let go from her contract (her character was subsequently killed off in a riveting, season-ending cliffhanger).
She used the time off to work on her personal life, and announced that she is expecting her first child with her fianc, director Eduardo Ponti (son of Sophia Loren). Despite motherhood, Sasha hasn't given up on acting, given her pivotal role in the 2006 blockbuster Mission: Impossible III alongside Tom Cruise. |
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