Annie Parisse

TV Actress

Annie Parisse was born in Anchorage, Alaska, United States on July 31st, 1975 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 49, Annie Parisse biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Anne Marie Cancelmi, Annie
Date of Birth
July 31, 1975
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Age
49 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Profession
Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor
Annie Parisse Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 49 years old, Annie Parisse has this physical status:

Height
178cm
Weight
57kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Annie Parisse Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Mercer Island High School, Fordham University, Holborne Center
Annie Parisse Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Paul Sparks
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Paul Sparks (2005
Parents
Louis G. “Lou” Cancelmi, Annette Cancelmi
Siblings
Louis Cancelmi (Younger Brother) (Actor, Writer), Michael Cancelmi (Brother) (Italian Teacher)
Other Family
Michael “Mike” Sparks (Father-in-Law) (High School Football Coach), Jane Sparks (née Ellis) (Mother-in-Law) (Elementary School Teacher), Elisabeth Waterston (Sister-in-Law) (Actress), Katherine Waterston (Sister-in-Law) (Actress), Graham Waterston (Brother-in-Law) (Writer, Filmmaker), Harry J. Cancelmi, Sr. (Paternal Grandfather), Mary Smetana Cancelmi (Paternal Grandmother), Norbert A. Cancelmi (Uncle), Harry J. Cancelmi, Jr. (Uncle) (Defense Attorney), Anna Maria Parisse (Paternal Great-Grandmother), Gaetano Cancelmi (Paternal Great-Grandfather)
Annie Parisse Life

Anne Marie Cancelmi (born July 31, 1975), also known as Annie Parisse, is an American actress.

On the drama series Law & Order, she played Alexandra Borgia.

Julia Snyder appeared on the soap opera As the World Turns, for which she was also shortlisted for a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as FBI special agent Debra Parker on the thriller series The Following.

Early life

Parisse was born in Anchorage, Alaska, the daughter of Annette, a teacher, and Louis G. Cancelmi, a senior executive with Alaska Airlines. Louis' brother Louis is also an actor. Louis is married to Elisabeth Waterston, the niece of Law & Order veteran Sam Waterston.

Parisse grew up in Mercer Island, Washington, and attended Mercer Island High School.

When she was 18 to Fordham University, where she specialized in theatre and appeared in several productions, including Medea and Antigone, both of which featured her as the lead, she migrated to New York City.

Personal life

Paris Sparks is married to actor Paul Sparks. They have a son, Emmett (born 2009), and a daughter, Lydia (born 2014). They live in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

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Annie Parisse Career

Career

Parisse joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns as Julia Snyder from 1998 to 2001 and returned for a few episodes in 2002. She was later nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2001.

Early in her career, Parisse guest starred on shows such as Big Apple, Third Watch, and Friends. She made a 2002 appearance on Law & Order, playing an exotic dancer in the episode "Attorney Client", where she testified against a defendant (a defense attorney) who plotted the murder of his wife. This made her one of the Law & Order cast members who had a solo appearance prior to securing a sustaining role, along with Jerry Orbach, S. Epatha Merkerson, Michael Imperioli, Milena Govich, and Jeremy Sisto.

In a 2002 supporting role, Parisse portrayed Jeannie Ashcroft in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. She also had a minor role in the 2004 action movie National Treasure, playing the role of Agent Dawes. For the 2005 film Monster-in-Law, she held a supporting role.

Parisse was a main cast member of Law & Order during seasons 15 and 16. Parisse quit her role on Law & Order, making her final appearance in the May 17, 2006, season finale, in which her character is murdered.

In the 2010 war drama The Pacific, Parisse took on the role of Marine Sergeant Lena Riggi Basilone, wife of John Basilone, the revered United States Marine Gunnery Sergeant. She had a recurring role on CBS' Person of Interest as Kara Stanton, the former partner of Jim Caviezel's character John Reese. In August 2012, Parisse was cast in a regular role on the Fox series The Following, premiering on January 21, 2013, as an FBI specialist. In 2016, Parisse appeared in the HBO series Vinyl as Andrea Zito, and in 2017, starred in the Netflix series Friends from College as Samantha "Sam" Delmonico. In 2018, she appeared in Paterno opposite Al Pacino.

Starting on March 8, 2007, Parisse starred in a revival of Craig Lucas's Prelude to a Kiss, with Alan Tudyk and John Mahoney. In 2008, Parisse reprised her work in an Off Broadway performance as the title role of Becky Shaw. In the summer of 2011, Parisse appeared in the New York Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park productions of Measure for Measure and All's Well that Ends Well.

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Annie Parisse Awards

Awards and nominations

  • 2001: Nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for As the World Turns