Nina Siemaszko
Acting
- Born:
- 1970-07-14
- Place of birth:
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Paper
Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Will to Kill
The Hatred
Togetherness
The Bling Ring
Monday Mornings
The Artist
Past Life
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Eli Stone
Private Practice
Saving Grace
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
Mystery Woman: Redemption
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
Mystery Woman: Game Time
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
Grey's Anatomy
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
Mystery Woman: Snapshot
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
A Carol Christmas
Cold Case
Without a Trace
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Guardian
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Darkling
The Huntress
The Big Tease
The West Wing
Judging Amy
Jakob the Liar
Goodbye Lover
Sports Night
More Tales of the City
Breast Men
Kiss & Tell
The Long Way Home
Suicide Kings
Runaway Car
George B.
Johns
The American President
Power of Attorney
Sawbones
Floundering
Chicago Hope
Airheads
Baby Brokers
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
The Saint of Fort Washington
Twenty Bucks
Tales of the City
Sinatra
Red Shoe Diaries
Little Noises
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Bed & Breakfast
Tales from the Crypt
Lost Angels
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
License to Drive
One More Saturday Night
American Playhouse