Annie Parisse

Took as a stage name her great-grandmother's maiden name. Trained in England at London's Holborne Center for Performing Arts. In 2001, Parisse's role as Julia Lindsay Snyder on As the World Turns earned her a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Young Actress. Before joining the Law & Order cast in its 15th season as ADA Alexandra Borgia, Parisse played an exotic dancer in a May 2002 series episode titled "Attorney Client." Has been active as a stage actress, appearing in Broadway's Prelude to a Kiss (2007) and starring in the title role of the play Becky Shaw (2009). Taught a class called Acting for the Camera at Fordham University. ~ Rovi