I was born on August 17th in Norwalk, CT and am the middle child of three girls. Shortly after I was born my family moved to London, England where I attended preschool with one of my favorite teachers Ms. Uden whom I am still in contact with today! Later we made another big move to the Middle East to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where I attended ACS, the American Community School, and met people from all over the world. We were required to take Arabic in school, but unfortunately I only know a bit today. My childhood consisted of sliding down sand dunes, watching Sesame Street in Arabic and getting out of school when it rained instead of for snow like most schools. My time in Abu Dhabi encompassed some of the most memorable years of my life; I absolutely loved it there and am so happy that I was able to have such an incredible experience! After three years in Abu Dhabi, my family moved back to the United States to NJ where I went to elementary, middle and high school. My first acting experience was in "The Wizard of Oz" in 8th grade and at that point I was hooked! Although I had always been in the choirs and singing, I had not yet acted aside from "acting" in my daily life and being silly whenever the opportunity presented itself. ;) In High School I joined the Drama Club, becoming treasurer my senior year and participated in all of the musicals, spring plays and one acts till I graduated. During my weekends, I began taking acting and musical theatre classes for in NYC at HB Studio started by Herbert Burgdoff and Uta Hagan. The summer of my junior year I enrolled at North Carolina School of the Arts for a summer course in Filmmaking and it was at that time that I knew TV and Film would be a part of my future!     After graduating high school, I went to college at the University of North Caroline at Greensboro in the Theatre Dept. and after your 1st year, you audition for the BFA in Acting program, which is a more concentrated acting program and 10 students are accepted each year. I was one of the lucky ones chosen of the 4 girls and 6 guys selected that year. Over the course of the next 3 years I learned worlds about acting and performed in a number of college productions and spent most of it in children's theatre, which I love! While in college I was lucky to get some TV work since there was a TV and Film studio in Wilmington, NC where they filmed the popular WB show "Dawson's Creek." My first TV experience was in a CBS TV-Movie starring John Ritter called "Holy Joe" where I played Cylla followed by a featured role in the WB's "Dawson's Creek" and commercials for FORD Focus and Mountain Dew before I graduated with my BFA in Acting degree.     After graduation I moved to NYC on September 1, 2001 where I lived in midtown Manhattan on 55th and 10th Ave., better known as Hell's Kitchen and I loved it! Shortly after my move, September 11th 2001 happened and I was right there in NYC for an experience that I along with the world will never forget! I vividly remember the events as they unfolded and still remember exactly how NYC looked, felt and sounded, but I took away a positive out look on New Yorkers and just how the world can come together as one in a time of need!     While in NYC I was featured in TV shows and worked on the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light" during 2002-2003 as well as the feature film "Mona Lisa Smile" where I got to watch wonderful actors like Julia Roberts work up close and personal and that was an amazing learning experience if nothing else! After two years in NYC, it was time for me to make the big move out to the west coast to pursue my acting career and get more involved in TV and Film. My dad and I drove out to LA, while my mother kept everything at home under control and 4 days later I was there with all of the things I just had to have from NYC. My uncle was kind enough to put up with me for a few months while I found a place of my own and sure enough I found a place I just love in Burbank. It has been an amazing time so far and I know that my decision to move across the US was for the best even though I am a NYC girl at heart and am so far from my closest friends and my family. I have made some many wonderful friends since moving to LA and continue to have consistent support from my family and friends back home!     Since living in LA I have already switched agencies a couple times, it is all about finding the one that works best for you, and I am now represented by the Daniel Hoff Agency, Inc. with the wonderful Nancy Abt and am so happy to be a part of their team! My first big booking in LA was the role of Leslie on the NBC show "American Dreams," which I had a blast filming, unfortunately the show ended up being canceled, but it was great while it lasted! I went on to film an episode of the award winning show "Monk" on USA in a cute scene with the lead actor Tony Shalhoub, who is so professional and humble! I recently guest starred as Lindsay on the UPN sitcom "Eve," with an amazing cast and crew along. There is nothing like filming in front of a live studio audience...you get the best of both worlds where TV meets Theatre and I loved it!!!     I have been working on a few independent films including "Kreating Karloff" and "Heart of David" and have been asked to play the lead role in an upcoming feature film "Revenge of the Mummy," set to start shooting in the Fall and be released in 2008. Till then, I continue to attend auditions and callbacks to meet with producers and we will see what if anything transpires, but like I always say, I look at all of them as opportunities to act even if only for a minute! I am so lucky to have a family that supports me 110 percent and has never discouraged me or doubted my abilities or career choice. I feel privileged and fortunate to have had the ability to obtain all that I already have and I am looking forward to all the future has to offer and staring my own children's charity foundation!

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