Alex Breckenridge Biography

Alexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge (born May 15, 1982) is an American film and television actress, photographer and voice artist. Noted for her role as Willa McPherson on the television series Dirt, she also had a supporting role on the short lived series The Ex List. She also is the voice of various characters on the animated television series Family Guy. She starred as Moira O'Hara's younger self in the 2011 FX television series American Horror Story: Murder House and has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming American Horror Story: Coven.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Breckenridge started her interest acting and creating while living in Mill Valley, California, at the age of eleven. She and her mother moved to Los Angeles when Breckenridge was fifteen years old to pursue her career.

Early life

Breckenridge was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on May 15, 1982. She lived in Darien until the age of ten, when she and her mother moved to Los Angeles. A year later, they moved to Mill Valley, California. At age 13, Breckenridge became interested in acting, photography and singing. At age 15, she and her mother moved back to Los Angeles to pursue Breckenridge's acting career. Her uncle is actor Michael Weatherly who is best known for his role as Special Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo in the TV series NCIS.

Career

Early career

Breckenridge guest starred on Freaks and Geeks in 2000 as a character named Shelly Weaver. When she was 15, she met James Franco at an audition. She was surprised that Franco recognized her on set on Freaks and Geeks. She also guest starred on Dawson's Creek, CSI, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Undeclared, Medium and JAG. She guest starred as Francise in three episodes of Opposite Sex. In 2002, she appeared in the film Big Fat Liar starring Frankie Muniz as Jason Shepherd's older sister Janie.

Family Guy

Breckenridge has had numerous voice roles on the animated television series Family Guy. During an interview with FHM, she stated quoting: "When I first went for Family Guy I auditioned for a guest voice. I don't know why but [creator] Seth MacFarlane really likes the sound of my voice. I'll never understand that. He just liked me and they call me back all the time to do different things". Breckenridge often does celebrity impressions on the show, such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Renée Zellweger. She also had roles on MacFarlane's web series Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. She guest starred in the episode "With Friends Like Steve's" of American Dad!, also created by MacFarlane.

Further career

She is interested in photography and has her own darkroom in her apartment. At age 24, she began taking photography seriously as a form of self-expression. Her then-boyfriend Bryten Goss helped her with lighting. In 2008, she had her first exhibit with Shalon Goss hosted by her uncle Michael Weatherly and presented by Edgar Valera. She stated quoting: "I had so much to express emotionally with this show. Each photo is an expression of myself and the things I have gone through in the last three years. From my perspective, the purpose of art is to evoke feeling and to inspire. That's all I hope to achieve."

In 2006, Breckenridge starred as Monique in the film She's the Man. She starred as Willa McPherson in television series Dirt from 2007 to 2008. She has appeared in a couple of shows that have later been cancelled. She does not take this personally as her roles are mostly supporting characters. In 2009, Breckenridge co-starred in the independent film The Bridge to Nowhere by Blair Underwood. She also has a role in the upcoming film Ticket Out.

Breckenridge had a recurring role in season 4 of HBO's True Blood, and also season one of FX's American Horror Story.

Personal life

Breckenridge dated artist Bryten Goss for two years. Goss died on October 26, 2006, of coronary failure. She also dated Evan Peters (who would later become her American Horror Story co-star) several years ago.

Breckenridge has several tattoos on her body. They get covered by make-up for her on-screen projects but not during photoshoots. She has said about them, "We cover them up. Some make-up artists are better than others, but there's airbrushing, and there's a sort of latex waterproof paint, body paint obviously".

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Orange County	Anna	Uncredited
2002	Big Fat Liar	Janie Shepherd
2002	Wishcraft	Kristie
2002	Vampire Clan	Charity Lynn Keesee
2002	Slasher Flick	Laura	Short film
2003	D.E.B.S.	Amy	Short film
2005	Rings	Vanessa	Video short
2006	She's the Man	Monique
2006	Jack Rabbit	Harley	Short film
2008	'	Kate
2009	'	Sienna
2010	Ticket Out	Jocelyn	Short film
2011	'	Alicia
2014	Dark	Leah	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Even the Losers	Unknown	Television movie
1999	Locust Valley	Arden	Television movie
2000	Dawson's Creek	Kate Douglas	Episode: "Valentine's Day Massacre"
2000	Freaks and Geeks	Shelly Weaver	Episode: "Looks and Books"
2000	Opposite Sex	Francise	3 episodes
2001	Undeclared	Prim and Proper Girl	Episode: "Prototype"
2002	Undeclared	Celeste	Episode: "Eric's POV"
2002	Charmed	Michelle Miglis	Episode: "A Paige from the Past"
2002	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Kit Holburn	Episode: "Lessons"
2004	Mystery Girl	Katie Hill	Television short
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Lisa 'Cleopatra' Hunt	Episode: "Turn of the Screws"
2004	JAG	Pia Bonfilio	Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"
2005	Murder Book	Sarah	Television movie
2005	Romy and Michele: In the Beginning	Michele Weinberger	Television movie
2005	Medium	Isabel Galvan	Episode: "Jump Start"
2005	Sex, Love & Secrets	Maddie Lyall	Episode: "Protection"
2005-2013	Family Guy	Various (voice)	50 episodes
2006	American Dad!	(voice)	Episode: "With Friends Like Steve's"
2007	Psych	Betty	Episode: "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast"
2007-2008	Dirt	Willa McPherson	20 episodes
2008	Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy	Princess Peach (voice)	2 episodes
2008-2011	'	Vivian	13 episodes
2010	Son of Tucson	Gina	2 episodes
2010	Life Unexpected	Abby Cassidy	5 episodes
2011	Cooper and Stone	Jenna Cooper	Television movie
2011	Franklin & Bash	Emily Claire	Episode: "Bachelor Party"
2011	True Blood	Katerina Pelham	4 episodes
2011	American Horror Story: Murder House	Young Moira	6 episodes
2012	Save Me	Carly Brugano	8 episodes
2012	Men at Work	Katelyn	Episode: "Wake and Bake"
2013	American Horror Story: Coven	TBD