Melissa Sagemiller

Melissa Sagemiller Biography

Melissa Sagemiller (born June 1, 1974) is an American television and film actress.

Early life and education

Sagemiller was born in Washington, D.C. to a political activist mother and a professional American football player father, who played in the NFL for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. She attended Georgetown Day School. Her entry into the performing arts was at age 3 when she began studying tap dance, ballet, jazz dance and modern dance. She made her stage debut in To Kill a Mockingbird when she was 9 years old, and soon after she became a regular on her local stage. At 14, however, acting took a backseat to modeling after Sagemiller was scouted by Eileen Ford in a jewelry shop. She eventually left modeling to take an undergraduate degree in Art History at the University of Virginia.

Career

Shortly after graduation, she decided to return to acting full-time, and studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory, New York University's Stonestreet Studio and at Michael Howard Studios.

Sagemiller appeared in Movieline magazine in August 2001. In November 2001, Sagemiller appeared in Gear magazine. Most recently, she portrayed the character Michelle Ernhardt in the TNT series Raising the Bar. After that series was cancelled, Sagemiller joined Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in a recurring role as ADA Gillian Hardwicke. She replaced Paula Patton when Patton departed the series after just one episode. Sagemiller was featured in ten episodes of the 12th season of SVU. She was replaced in the 13th season by Stephanie March and Diane Neal, who both returned to SVU to resume their roles as ADAs.

Personal life

Sagemiller became engaged in July 2006 to her Sleeper Cell co-star Alex Nesic after he proposed to her in the South of France. The couple eventually married and have one child.

Filmography

Get Over It (2001) .... Allison McAllister
Soul Survivors (2001) .... Cassie
Sorority Boys (2002) .... Leah
Love Object (2003) .... Lisa Bellmer
The Clearing (2004) .... Jill Hayes
Standing Still (2005) .... Samantha
Life on the Ledge (2005) .... Claire
Without a Trace (1 episode, "When Darkness Falls", 2005) .... Carmen Kuskowski
The Guardian (2006) .... Emily Thomas
Sleeper Cell (17 episodes, 2005"2006) .... Gayle Bishop
Mr. Woodcock (2007) .... Tracy
Pick Up the Pace: Making Mr. Woodcock (2008) (V) .... Herself
Phys Ed Trauma Tales (2008) (V) .... Herself
Eleventh Hour (1 episode, "Medea", 2009) .... Sofia Lyons
Raising the Bar (25 episodes, 2008"2009) .... Michelle Ernhardt
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode, "30 July 2009", 2009) .... Herself
In Fidelity (2009) .... Nicole/Pamela/Producer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (11 episodes, 2000 and 2010"2011) .... Becky Sorenson/A.D.A. Gillian Hardwicke
Chicago Fire (2013) (1 episode) .... Detective Julia Willhite

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