Stephanie Italia Ricci (; born October 29, 1986) is a Canadian-American actress. She's known for starring as April Carver in the 2014–2015

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television series ''

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'', and for playing

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Chief of Staff and Special Advisor Emily Rhodes in the television drama series ''

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'' from 2016 to 2019.

Career

Ricci made her major acting debut in 2007, in the '' American Pie'' direct-to-video film, '' Beta House''. She then went on to have a recurring role on the

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series ''

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''. Ricci also appeared in the music video "Hate" by

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as the ex-girlfriend. During 2009, Ricci began appearing in American productions with minor roles in ''

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'', ''

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,'' and ''

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''. During that same year, she had a recurring role in the

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series ''

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'' as Sasha. In 2010, she co-starred in the

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live-action series '' Unnatural History'' as Maggie Winnock. She also appeared in a

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commercial as herself. In 2011, she appeared in the short film ''Valediction''. In 2013, Ricci appeared in a small role in

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's directorial debut film ''

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''. From 2014 to 2015, she starred as April Carver in the

series ''

''. Ricci joined the cast of ''

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'' in December 2015 as Siobhan Smythe / Silver Banshee. In September 2016, Ricci joined the

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political drama ''

'', as Emily Rhodes. The show was renewed by

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for a third season which was released on June 7, 2019. It was not renewed by Netflix for a fourth season. She has also appeared in films for the

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, including ''Rome in Love'' and '' Love in Winterland''. In 2022, Ricci starred in The Imperfects as Dr. Sydney Burke. The ten-episode first season premiered on

on September 8 in the United States.

Personal life

Italia Ricci was born Stephanie Ricci in

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, and is of Italian descent. She graduated from Queen's University, where she undertook charitable work for causes such as Water Can, a non-profit, creating waterholes in Africa. Ricci was a Stand Up To Cancer ambassador and supporter of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Ricci began dating Canadian actor

Robbie Amell Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian-American actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series ''The Tomorrow People'', Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm on The CW series '' The Flash'', Nath ...

in July 2008. They became engaged on August 19, 2014, and were married on October 15, 2016. Their first child, a son, was born in September 2019. Ricci and Amell both became United States citizens in January 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricci, Italia 1986 births 21st-century Canadian actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Ontario Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian television actresses Canadian emigrants to the United States American film actresses American people of Italian descent American television actresses Living people People from Richmond Hill, Ontario Queen's University at Kingston alumni People with acquired American citizenship