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Nina Siemaszko

Nina Siemaszko
Born
Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko

(1970-07-14) July 14, 1970 (age 54)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationDePaul University
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
RelativesCasey Siemaszko (brother)

Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (shye-MOSH-ko; born July 14, 1970) is an American actress,[1] best known for her film roles in Little Noises (1991), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), and for her role as Eleanor Bartlet in The West Wing (2001–2006).

Biography

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Siemaszko was born in Chicago. Her father, Konstanty Siemaszko, was a Polish-born Roman Catholic, and a survivor of the Polish Underground and the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He escaped to the United Kingdom where he met Nina's mother, Collette McAllister.[2] One of her brothers is actor Casey Siemaszko. Her other brother, Corky, is a writer for the Daily News and a reporter at NBC News. She attended The Theatre School at DePaul University. She played an undercover cop in Reservoir Dogs featured in a scene that wound up on the cutting room floor ensuring that the work became a rare example of a film containing no dialogue delivered by an actress. It was released on DVD.[3] She played Mia Farrow in the CBS miniseries Sinatra. She played the leading role in Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 One More Saturday Night Karen Lundahl
1988 License to Drive Natalie Anderson
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Marilyn Lee Tucker
1989 Lost Angels Merilee
1991 Bed & Breakfast Cassie Wellesly
1991 Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue "Blue" McDonald
1991 Little Noises Dolores
1993 The Saint of Fort Washington Tamsen
1994 Floundering Gal
1994 Airheads Suzzi
1995 Power of Attorney Maria Video
1995 Love and Happiness Nina
1995 The American President Beth Wade
1996 Johns Tiffany
1997 Runaway Car Jenny Todd
1997 Suicide Kings Jennifer
1998 Goodbye Lover Newscaster
1997 Kiss & Tell Shelly
1999 Jakob the Liar Rosa
1999 The Big Tease Betty Fuego
2000 Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes Holly Proudfit
2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Dr. Amelia Emerson
2011 Lily Look Here Delia Short
2017 The Hatred Miriam

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Lonesome Dove Janey Miniseries
1990 An Enemy of the People Polly Stockman Television film
1992 Sinatra Mia Farrow Miniseries
1992 Red Shoe Diaries Trudy "Just Like That"
1993 Tales from the Crypt Stella Bishop "Creep Course"
1994 Baby Brokers Leeanne Dees Television film
1994 Chicago Hope Gloria McKinnon "You Gotta Have Heart"
1995 Sawbones Jenny Sloan Television film
1997 Runaway Car Jenny Todd Television film
1998 More Tales of the City Mona Ramsey Miniseries
1999 Sports Night Holly "What Kind of Day Has It Been?"
1999 Cold Feet Bob "How Much Is That Sex Act in the Window"
2000 The Huntress Dorinda Patterson "Springing Tiny"
2000 The Darkling Marla Obold Television film
2001 NYPD Blue Debra "Family Ties"
2001 The Guardian Suzanna Clemons "The Men from the Boys"
2001 Philly Teresa Wyatt "Fork You Very Much"
2001–2006 The West Wing Eleanor Bartlet Recurring role
9 episodes
2003 A Carol Christmas Roberta Timmins Television film
2004 Judging Amy Christy Wolinsky "Baggage Claim"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Linley Parker "Bloodlines"
2005–2007 Mystery Woman Cassie Hillman Television film
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Claudia Duffy "Maltese Cross"
2006–2010 Cold Case Julie Vera 2 episodes
2007 Without a Trace Celia "Clean Up"
2007 Private Practice Kathleen 2 episodes
2009 Eli Stone Katie Bochner "Sonoma"
2009 Grey's Anatomy Kate Carlson "No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)"
2009 Mental Mimi Peters "Obsessively Yours"
2009 Saving Grace Heather "That Was No First Kiss"
2010 Past Life Sharon Moody "Running on Empty"
2011 Prime Suspect Peggy "Underwater"
2016 Togetherness Lindsay "Everybody Is Grownups"
2017 American Crime Laura 2 episodes
2018 Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill Olivia Television film

Video games

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Year Title Role
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian
2009 Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Computer / Aeropan Female / Pirate Female

References

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  1. ^ "Nina Siemaszko". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  2. ^ "Acting siblings return to Chicago | Chicago film, commercials, advertising, video, production, post, tech news from". ReelChicago.com. 2009-11-06. Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. ^ "'Reservoir Dogs': Where Are They Now?". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  4. ^ Turan, Kenneth (May 8, 1992). "MOVIE REVIEW : Failing Grade for High School Romance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
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