Nina Siemaszko
Acting
Born: 1970-07-14 in 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
Grey's Anatomy
Kate Carlson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Linley Parker
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Claudia Duffy
The West Wing
Ellie Bartlet
Without a Trace
Celia Cutler
Cold Case
Julie Vera
Chicago Hope
Gloria McKinnon
Judging Amy
Christy Wolinsky
The Paper
Private Practice
Kathleen
American Playhouse
Polly Stockman
Tales from the Crypt
Stella Bishop
The Guardian
Suzanna Clemons
Saving Grace
Heather
Red Shoe Diaries
Trudy
Eli Stone
Katie Bochner
Monday Mornings
Sports Night
Holly
Togetherness
Lindsay
The Huntress
The Artist
Admiring Woman
The Bling Ring
Vegas Detective (Female)
The American President
Beth Wade
Past Life
Sharon Moody
Airheads
Suzzi
Tales of the City
Suicide Kings
Jennifer
License to Drive
Natalie Anderson
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Marilyn Lee
More Tales of the City
Mona Ramsey
Jakob the Liar
Rosa Frankfurter
Twenty Bucks
Bank Teller
Breast Men
Upset Lady at the Convention (uncredited)
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Blue McDonald
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Dr. Emerson
The Saint of Fort Washington
Tamsen, la fille de Rosario
The Hatred
Miriam
The Big Tease
Betty Fuego
The Darkling
Marla Obold
Sinatra
Mia Farrow