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Alicia Witt on NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" |
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Alicia Witt starred in "88 Minutes" opposite Al Pacino for director Jon Avnet. Alicia Witt plays a graduate student and teaching assistant with whom Pacino's character, a forensic psychiatrist, has a complicated relationship. Alicia Witt was previously seen in Paramount's "Last Holiday" with Queen Latifah.
Alicia Witt starred in New Line's critically acclaimed film "The Upside of Anger." She appeared in the film opposite Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood and Keri Russell. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released on March 11, 2005.
On stage, Alicia Witt made her London West End debut in Spring 2004 in Neil Labute's "The Shape of Things" and appeared on-stage at London's Royal Court Theatre in Terry Johnson's "Piano/Forte" in the Fall of 2006.
In 2002, Alicia Witt appeared in the Warner Bros. romantic comedy, "Two Weeks Notice," opposite Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. Alicia Witt was also seen in the John Waters film "Cecil B. Demented," also starring Stephen Dorff and Melanie Griffith, as well as director Cameron Crowe's "Vanilla Sky," opposite Tom Cruise.
Alicia Witt combined her acting talents with her skills as a classically trained pianist in the romantic comedy, "Playing Mona Lisa." For this role, Alicia Witt won a Best Actress Award at the US Comedy Arts Festival. Alicia Witt recently completed her directorial debut with the short film "Belinda's Swan Song," which she also wrote. The film premiered at the 2006 Rhode Island International Film Festival.
On television, Alicia Witt has made guest appearances on the phenomenally successful HBO series, "The Soprano"s and the Emmy award winning "Ally McBeal." Alicia Witt previously starred for four seasons as Cybill Shepherd's daughter Zoey on the hit sitcom "Cybill."
In 1994, Alicia Witt appeared in the critically acclaimed "Fun," which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, directed by Rafal Zielinski, depicts a tale of two disturbed young girls whose quest for fun leads them to murder. Alicia Witt received the "Special Jury Recognition" Award at Sundance and a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award. In 1998, she starred in Columbia Tristar's hit movie, "Urban Legend."
Alicia Witt made her film debut in David Lynch's "Dune," and by the age of fourteen, received her high school diploma and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time. Once in Los Angeles, Lynch cast her in his cult classic television series, "Twin Peaks," as Gersten Hayward, a part that he had written specifically for Witt. Following this, Lynch utilized Alicia Witt's talents once again in his HBO trilogy, "Hotel Room," in which she portrayed a young woman with multiple personality disorder.
Alicia Witt appeared in "Mr. Holland's Opus," opposite Richard Dreyfuss, as well as "Four Rooms" (Miramax) with Tim Roth, Madonna and Lili Taylor, and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Allison Anders, Robert Rodriguez, and Alexandre Rockwell. Other film credits for Alicia Witt include "American Girl," Mike Figgis' "Liebstraum," starring Kevin Anderson, "Bodies, Rest and Motion," starring Tim Roth and Bridget Fonda, and "Bongwater" opposite Luke Wilson.
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