Annie Parisse

Anne Marie Cancelmi (born July 31, 1975), known professionally as Annie Parisse, is an American actress. She portrayed Alexandra Borgia on the drama series Law & Order. Parisse has also starred as Julia Snyder on the soap opera As the World Turns, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.

Early life and education Parisse was born in Anchorage, Alaska, the daughter of Annette, a teacher, and Louis G. Cancelmi, a senior executive with Alaska Airlines. She has Italian, Slovak and Syrian ancestry. Her brother Louis is also an actor. Louis is married to Elisabeth Waterston, a daughter of Law & Order veteran and Parisse's co-star Sam Waterston.

Parisse grew up in Mercer Island, Washington,

Parisse moved to New York City when she was 18 to attend Fordham University, where she majored in theater and appeared in numerous productions, including Medea and Antigone, both of which featured her as the lead. 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.

Stage 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.

Personal life Parisse 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. 2007 Prelude to a Kiss Rita Broadway, Todd Haimes Theatre 2008

Regional, Humana Festival, Louisville, Kentucky 2009 Off-Broadway, Second Stage Theatre 2010

Off-Broadway, Playwrights Horizons 2012 Broadway, Walter Kerr Theatre 2018 Nassim Guest Performer Off-Broadway, City Center Stage 2 2019 Long Lost Molly Off-Broadway, Manhattan Theatre Club Awards and nominations