Alicia Witt
Birthday: 1975-08-21 | Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, USAAlicia Roanne Witt is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist. Witt was born on August 21, 1975, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Diane (née Pietro), a junior high school reading teacher, and Robert Witt, a science teacher and photographer. "Talking by age two and reading by the age of four", Witt has been described as a child prodigy. She has a brother called Ian. Her acting talent was recognized by director David Lynch discovered her when he heard her recite Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet on the television show That's Incredible! at age 5. This led Lynch to cast her in the role of Alia, the "flame-haired" sister of Paul Atreides, in Dune (1984). She turned 8 during filming. He would begin working with her in film and television even before Witt earned her high school equivalency credential (at age 14). She did undergraduate work in piano at Boston University and competed nationally. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
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Acting
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as Rachel
as Dr. Amos
as Meg Reilly
as Wren Cosgrove
as Melody Jones
as Emma Reynolds
as Ginny
as Kim
as Holly Nolan
as Lily
as Nicky
as Alice
as Amber
as Meg
as Melanie West
as Mya Edwards
as Nina
as D.A. Roslyn Wohl
as Elaine
as Amy
as Michelle Page
as Kim Tyler
as Kim Cummings
as Reena Hale
as Ms. Burns
as Hadley Wolfmeyer
as Kriemhild
as June Carter