Nina Siemaszko
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1970-07-14 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Kate Carlson
- The Artist (2011) — Admiring Woman
- The Bling Ring (2013) — Vegas Detective (Female)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Linley Parker
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Stella Bishop
- Airheads (1994) — Suzzi
- The American President (1995) — Beth Wade
- The West Wing (1999) — Ellie Bartlet
- Cold Case (2003) — Julie Vera
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) — Marilyn Lee
- License to Drive (1988) — Natalie Anderson
- Jakob the Liar (1999) — Rosa Frankfurter
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Claudia Duffy
- Private Practice (2007) — Kathleen
- Suicide Kings (1997) — Jennifer
- Without a Trace (2002) — Celia Cutler