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Allison Scagliotti (; born September 21, 1990) is an American actress, musician and director. Her television roles include appearing in ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. She performs as a musician under the name La Femme Pendu.


Early life

Scagliotti's great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from Italy through
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. She moved with her family to
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at a young age. At age five, she joined her Louisiana school's, Tchefuncte Middle School, talent and drama program. When Scagliotti was 11, she was working with an acting coach who encouraged her to try auditioning for pilot season in Los Angeles. She booked a pilot for a sitcom with
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which was filmed in New York. Scagliotti moved to Los Angeles for her acting career. Scagliotti studied film at
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, though she never finished her degree. She later obtained a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Music Studies through
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's online program. She is the first cousin of Kevin Pfeffer, the lead singer of Five Minutes to Freedom, and Alex Scagliotti, National
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Champion.


Career

Scagliotti's small television roles include '' One Tree Hill'', '' CSI,'' and the
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series ''
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''. Scagliotti landed her first recurring role as Mindy Crenshaw on ''
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'', Josh's rival and later girlfriend. She appeared in eight episodes from 2004 to 2007. She reprised her role in the spin-off movie, ''
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''. Her first lead role was as Maddie in the 2005 short film '' Redemption Maddie''. She appeared as Jayna, the female Wonder Twin, in the episode "Idol" in the ninth season of ''
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'' in 2009. She helped co-host SyFy's '' Ghost Hunters Live'' on
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2010. Scagliotti portrayed the character Claudia Donovan in the Syfy series ''
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''. Her character was introduced early in the premiere season in 2009 and she appeared in most of the remaining episodes through 2014 (though credited as a guest star until season two). Her character crossed over to ''
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'' when she guest-starred in the season four episode "Crossing Over". She appeared in the 2011 indie film ''Losers Take All'', set in the 1980s rock music scene. In December 2012, Scagliotti appeared in the lead role of Michelle, a struggling actress, in Darren Caulley's play ''Unhealthy'' that premiered December 4 at HERE Arts Center in
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. She appeared in the three seasons of Freeform's ''
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'' as Camille, a main character, from 2015 to 2017. Scagliotti also appeared in the series ''
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'' as Georgie in a recurring role during the show's eighth and final season in 2016.


Other work

In 2014, Scagliotti joined the advisory board of Sci-Fest LA, the first annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, held in May 2014. From 2015 to 2018, Scagliotti was in the band Nice Enough People along with ''Drake and Josh'' co-star
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. In 2016, she appeared as a guitar player in the music video "Some Are Girls" for Maxie Dean.


La Femme Pendu

On June 21, 2019, Scagliotti released her first solo EP, ''All Them Witches'', under the pseudonym La Femme Pendu. Scagliotti's first album, ''Absolute Horror'', was released on May 1, 2020. It was followed by three EPs that same year, ''Bonne anniversaire a moi'', ''The Legend of the River King'', and ''Les Ballet Tragiques''. Her second full-length album, ''VAMPYR'', was released on October 22, 2021, and featured a guest appearance by vocalist
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. Scagliotti next provided guest vocals to Moyal's band Damien Done's song "Bounty and Blight", which was released as a single on April 21, 2023.


Appearances

Scagliotti appeared in a 2010 episode of ''
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, and as a guest on the show ''
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'' in 2010 and 2011.


Filmography


Film


Television


Theater performances


References


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scagliotti, Allison 1990 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Louisiana American child actresses American film actresses American people of Italian descent American television actresses Berklee College of Music alumni Living people People from Mandeville, Louisiana New York University alumni Place of birth missing (living people)