Raquel Nazzarena Alessi (born March 7, 1983) is an American retired actress and model who starred on the

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series '' Standoff''. She portrays the title character in the 2009 film ''

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'', alongside Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore from the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know.

Life and career

Alessi was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended Marymount High School 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 Marvel Comic's superhero film '' Ghost Rider''. 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

television show '' Standoff''. She was also named to Maxim's Hot 100 where she was voted #88 in 2007.

Filmography

;Actress * ''

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'' .... Selena Rigas (1 episode, 2013) * ''

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'' .... Roberta (1 episode, 2009) * '' CSI: NY'' .... Brooke Hallworth (1 episode, 2009) * ''

'' (2009) .... Cindi WhitehallThe New York Times Movies
/ref> * '' Summerhood'' (2008) .... Cinnamon * '' Standoff'' .... Lia Mathers (18 episodes, 2006–2007) * '' Ghost Rider'' (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 * '' Lucky Chances'' (1990) TV mini-series .... Maria - Age 6 * '' Kidsongs'' .... Herself (Kidsongs Kid) (2 VHS episodes (where she appeared with Terrance Williams (former dancer)) (born 1979) "A Day At Camp" (1989) (where she appeared with Amaris "Ingrid" Dupree (former dancer) and Josh Keaton) and "Ride the Roller Coaster" (1990) (where she appeared with Josh Keaton and Kenny Ford, Jr. (former keytarist/singer) (born 1977)) ;Miscellaneous Crew * '' Dig It!'' (2011) (production assistant) ;Self * '' Up Close with Carrie Keagan'' .... Herself (2 episodes, 2009)

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* 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