Biography
With an almost tireless commitment to the characters at hand, Wentworth ensured that as long as audiences were ready to laugh, she was all too willing to assist.
Alexandra Wentworth was born on Jan. 12, 1965, growing up in a political household in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C. that included an older brother and sister and three half-siblings. Her mother was a social secretary for Nancy Reagan; her father, a staff reporter for The …
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Career Milestones
| Acted in student films and school theater productions | ||
| First TV appearance was on the NBC soap, "Santa Barbara" | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles | ||
| Moved to New York City to attend NYU's Tisch School of the Arts | ||
| Performed sketch comedy as a member of the famed improv group, The Groundlings | ||
| Wrote and starred in the one-woman show, "Deaf, Blind and PMS" | ||
1992 | Joined the cast of the FOX sketch comedy series, "In Living Color" | |
1993 | Was a recurring correspondent on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" | |
1994 | Cast as Lee Emory on the short-lived FOX comedy, "Hardball" | |
1995 | Had a memorable role as Jerry's girlfriend Sheila 'Schmoopie' in the famous "Soup Nazi" episode of "Seinfeld" (NBC) | |
1996 | Had a small role in Cameron Crowe's "Jerry Maguire" | |
1997 | Appeared opposite Jeff Daniels in the big screen comedy, "Trial and Error" | |
1997 | Co-starred in the Disney remake of "The Love Bug" on ABC | |
1997 | Published The WASP Cookbook | |
1999 | Played the girlfriend of Ron Livingston in the cult comedy hit "Office Space" | |
2003 | With Jack Ford, co-hosted the CBS morning show, "Livin' It Up with Ali and Jack" | |
2007 | Co-created and co-executive produced the improvised series, "Head Case" for the Starz! network | |
2007 | Was semi-regular panelist on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" (ABC) for Oprah Friday's Live in Chicago chat shows | |
2009 | Featured in the comedy, "It's Complicated"; directed by Nancy Meyers | |