Nina Siemaszko
Born: 1970-07-14 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (born July 14, 1970) is an American actress, 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). 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. 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. She played Mia Farrow in the CBS miniseries Sinatra. She played the leading role in Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue.
Filmography
2018
- Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Will to Kill as Olivia
2017
- The Hatred as Miriam
2015
- Togetherness as Lindsay
2013
- The Bling Ring as Vegas Detective (Female)
- Monday Mornings
2011
- The Artist as Admiring Woman
2008
- Eli Stone as Katie Bochner
- The Haunting of Molly Hartley as Dr. Emerson
2007
- Private Practice as Kathleen
- Saving Grace as Heather
- Mystery Woman: In the Shadows as Cassie Hillman
2006
- Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery as Cassie Hillman
- Mystery Woman: Oh Baby as Cassie Hillman
- Mystery Woman: At First Sight as Cassie Hillman
- Mystery Woman: Redemption as Cassie Hillman
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Kate Carlson
- Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend as Cassie Hillman
- Mystery Woman: Snapshot as Cassie Hillman
- Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder as Cassie Hillman
- Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder as Cassie Hillman
- Mystery Woman: Game Time as Cassie Hillman
2003
- Cold Case as Julie Vera
- A Carol Christmas as Roberta
2002
- Without a Trace as Celia Cutler
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Claudia Duffy
- The Guardian as Suzanna Clemons
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Linley Parker
- The Huntress
- Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes as Holly Proudfit
- The Darkling as Marla Obold
1999
- The West Wing as Ellie Bartlet
- Judging Amy as Christy Wolinsky
- Goodbye Lover as Newscaster
- The Big Tease as Betty Fuego
- Jakob the Liar as Rosa Frankfurter
1998
- Sports Night
- More Tales of the City as Mona Ramsey
1997
- Breast Men as Upset Lady at the Convention (uncredited)
- George B. as Angela
- Suicide Kings as Jennifer
- Runaway Car as Jenny Todd
- Kiss & Tell as Shelly
- The Long Way Home as (voice)
1996
- Johns as Prostitute
1995
- The American President as Beth Wade
- Sawbones as Jenny Sloan
- Power of Attorney as Maria
1994
- Chicago Hope as Gloria McKinnon
- Airheads as Suzzi
- Floundering as Gal
- Baby Brokers as Leeanne Dees
1993
- Twenty Bucks as Bank Teller
- The Saint of Fort Washington as Tamsen, la fille de Rosario
- Tales of the City
- Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick as Trudy (archive footage)
1992
- Red Shoe Diaries as Trudy
- Little Noises as Dolores
- Sinatra as Mia Farrow
1991
- Bed & Breakfast as Cassie
- Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue as Blue McDonald
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Stella Bishop
- Lost Angels as Merilee
1988
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Marilyn Lee
- License to Drive as Natalie Anderson
1986
- One More Saturday Night as Karen Lundahl