Alexandra Wentworth

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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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Job Title

Actor, Writer

Born

January 12, 1965

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