Raquel Nazzarena Alessi (born March 7, 1983) is an American former actress and model who starred on the FOX series '' Standoff'' She portrays the title character in the 2009 film '' Miss March'', alongside

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and Trevor Moore from the comedy troupe

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Life and career

Alessi was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended

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in Los Angeles, and later moved on to develop her acting talents at

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, where she studied theater performance. While at the college she appeared in several plays including ''

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'' and ''

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''. After attending college, Alessi landed a small role in '' Carlito's Way: Rise to Power''. In 2007, she was cast in a featured role in the

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's superhero film ''

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''. Alessi was cast as the younger version of the character Roxanne Simpson, which would be played later in the movie by

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. She is widely recognized for her role as Lia Mathers in the FOX television show '' Standoff''. She was also named to Maxim's Hot 100 where she was voted #88 in 2007.

Filmography

;Actress * '' Castle'' .... Selena Rigas (1 episode, 2013) * '' How I Met Your Mother'' .... Roberta (1 episode, 2009) * '' CSI: NY'' .... Brooke Hallworth (1 episode, 2009) * '' Miss March'' (2009) .... Cindi WhitehallThe New York Times Movies
/ref> * '' Summerhood'' (2008) .... Cinnamon * '' Standoff'' .... Lia Mathers (18 episodes, 2006–2007) * ''

'' (2007) .... Young Roxanne Simpson * '' Carlito's Way: Rise to Power'' (2005) (V) .... Rocco's Date * ''

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'' (1996) (as Raquel Allessi) .... Girl Student * ''

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'' (1990) TV mini-series .... Maria - Age 6 * ''

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'' .... Herself (Kidsongs Kid) (2 VHS episodes (where she appeared with

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(former dancer)) (born 1979) "A Day At Camp" (1989) (where she appeared with Amaris "Ingrid" Dupree (former dancer) and

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) and "Ride the Roller Coaster" (1990) (where she appeared with

and Kenny Ford, Jr. (former keytarist/singer) (born 1977)) ;Miscellaneous Crew * '' Dig It!'' (2011) (production assistant) ;Self * ''

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'' .... Herself (2 episodes, 2009)

References

External links

* 1983 births Living people Actresses from Los Angeles American film actresses American television actresses American child actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub