Alessandra Torresani

Alessandra Torresani Biography

Alessandra Torresani (born Alessandra Olivia Toreson; May 29, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for the portrayal of Zoe Graystone in the science fiction television series Caprica. Prior to 2007, she was credited as Alessandra Toreson.

Early life

Alessandra Torresani was born Alessandra Olivia Toreson on May 29, 1987 in Palo Alto, California. Her mother, Marcia Glow, was a CEO, while her father, James Sylvester Toreson, ran startup tech companies.

She began studying dancing and singing when she was two years old. At the age of 8, she landed a job doing interviews between cartoons on The WB Television Network. She has a black belt in taekwondo.

Career

Torresani's television debut was at age nine when she hosted the "Kids' WB Club" for San Francisco's KBWB (Channel 20). She co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Going to the Mat. Her other television credits include guest appearances on Even Stevens, JAG, ER, The War at Home, Malcolm In The Middle, Arrested Development, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation among others. In May 2008, Torresani was cast as Zoe Graystone in Syfy's Caprica, a prequel spin-off of Battlestar Galactica, which debuted in January 2010. In 2009 she was cast to play Lita Ford in the biopic The Runaways about the all-girl punk band of the same name. However, the role was later given to Scout Taylor-Compton.

Torresani was featured as a Girl of Maxim in 2010.

She is currently starring in the comedy web series Husbands, which aired September 13, 2011, on the official website HusbandsTheSeries.com.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Lost and Found	Park Girl
2000	Mad Song	Alex
2000	Baby Bedlam	Becky
2010	Annie Goes Boating	Annie	Short film
2012	Playback	Brianna
2012	American Horror House	Daria

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	KaBlam!	n/a	Episode: "Brothers Tiki"
1998	ER	Kate	Episode: "Stuck on You"
1999	Working	Tiffany	Episode: "The Prodigy"
1999	My Last Love	Emma	TV film
2000	Popular	Emily/Emma	Episode: "Baby, Don't Do It!"
2000	Even Stevens	Mimi Nagurski	Episode: "Luscious Lou"
2003	Newton	Holly Pryor	TV film
2001"2003	Malcolm in the Middle	Sara Coleman/Kirsten	Episodes: "Malcolm's Girlfriend", "Thanksgiving"
2004	Going to the Mat	Mary Beth Rice	TV film
2004	JAG	Susan Smithfield	Episode: "Coming Home"
2004	Arrested Development	Ann Veal	Episode: "Let 'Em Eat Cake"
2004	Grounded for Life	Carolyn	Episode: "I'm Looking Through You"
2005	Love, Inc.	Holly	Episode: "Major Dad"
2005	The War at Home	Alison	Episode: "The Bigger They Come"
2006	Grand Union	Meaghan McBride	TV film
2007	Bones	Teenaged Girl Elf	Episode: "The Santa in the Slush"
2008	Happy Campers	Dylan Dixon	TV film
2008	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Jordan Cowan	Episode: "The Turk"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Bree Lindale	Episode: "Turn, Turn, Turn"
2009"2010	Caprica	Zoe Graystone	Series regular
2011	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself	Guest Judge, Episode: "Queens in Space"
2011	Warehouse 13	Meagan Reese	Episode: "Shadows"
2011"present	Husbands	Haley
2011	American Horror Story	Stephenie Boggs	Episodes: "Halloween: Part 2", "Piggy Piggy"

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