Calliope "Callie" Thorne is an American actress known for her role as Dr. Dani Santino on the

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series '' Necessary Roughness''. She is also known for past work such as her roles on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' as Detective

Laura Ballard Laura Ballard is a fictional character in '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', played by Callie Thorne. She is a police detective in the homicide division of the Baltimore Police Department. Ballard was born on November 20, 1968, and first appeared ...

, a role she held for two seasons, and the movie '' Homicide: The Movie'', as well as for playing Sheila Keefe on '' Rescue Me'' and Elena McNulty in '' The Wire''.

Life and career

Thorne was born in Boston, Massachusetts of Armenian and English descent. She studied theater and dramatic literature at

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and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in

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. In addition to ''Rescue Me'', Thorne has made guest appearances on television series such as '' ER'' (2005–2006), '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' ( ''Silver Lining'', (2004), '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2003–2019), '' The Wire'' (2002–2008), ''

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'' (2006), '' Royal Pains'' (2009), '' ''White Collar'''' (2009), ''

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'' (2009–2010), '' ''Californication'''' (2011), and ''

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'' (2012) among others. In 1996, Thorne co-starred in the romantic comedy '' Ed's Next Move''. In 1997 and 1998, she appeared as Det. Laura Ballard on the television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and its subsequent

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. She has also had many small roles in film and TV movies and starred in the 1998 film, ''Chocolate for Breakfast''. She was the lead in the

series '' Necessary Roughness'', which premiered on June 29, 2011. She received a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Actress" for her role. The series remained on the air for three seasons. In 2012, she won ''Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series'' at the Gracie Allen Awards for her role. Thorne has also done work on stage, such as in the off-Broadway play ''

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'' (1999), with Cynthia Nixon. Additionally, she appeared with Eric Bogosian and

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in '' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot'' (2005), directed by

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. In 2015 she was set to portray Emme Haladjian in a TNT horror series entitled ''Breed''. Thorne portrayed Captain Nancy Santiani on the NBC police procedural drama '' The Mysteries of Laura''. She left '' The Mysteries of Laura'' in 2016. In a recurring role on '' NCIS: New Orleans'' she portrayed a nemesis of character Dwayne Pride.

Filmography

Film

TV

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorne, Callie Actresses from Boston American film actresses American people of Armenian descent American people of English descent American television actresses Living people People from Sudbury, Massachusetts Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni 21st-century American actresses 20th-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)