Allison Scagliotti (/ˌskæliˈoʊti/; born September 21, 1990)[1] is an American actress, musician and director. Her television roles include appearing in Drake & Josh, Warehouse 13, and Stitchers. She performs as a musician under the name La Femme Pendu.
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| Born | September 21, 1990 |
| Alma mater | Berklee College of Music New York University |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Early life
editScagliotti's great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from Italy through Ellis Island.[2] She moved with her family to Mandeville, Louisiana at a young age.[3] At age five, she joined her Louisiana school's, Tchefuncte Middle School, talent and drama program.[4][5]
When Scagliotti was 11, she was working with an acting coach who encouraged her to try auditioning for pilot season in Los Angeles.[4] She booked a pilot for a sitcom with Chevy Chase which was filmed in New York.[4] Scagliotti moved to Los Angeles for her acting career.[5]
Scagliotti studied film at New York University, though she never finished her degree.[6][7] She later obtained a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Music Studies through Berklee College of Music's online program.[8] She is the first cousin of Kevin Pfeffer, the lead singer of Five Minutes to Freedom, and Alex Scagliotti, National Wakeboard Champion.[9]
Career
editScagliotti's small television roles include One Tree Hill, CSI, and the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101.[10][11][12][13]
Scagliotti landed her first recurring role as Mindy Crenshaw on Drake & Josh, Josh's rival and later girlfriend.[7][14] She appeared in seven episodes from 2004 to 2007.[13][15] She reprised her role in the spin-off movie, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.[16] Her first lead role was as Maddie in the 2005 short film Redemption Maddie.[17]
She appeared as Jayna, the female Wonder Twin, in the episode "Idol" in the ninth season of Smallville in 2009.[18] She helped co-host SyFy's Ghost Hunters Live on Halloween 2010.[19][20]
Scagliotti portrayed the character Claudia Donovan in the Syfy series Warehouse 13.[7] Her character was introduced early in the premiere season in 2009 and she appeared in most of the remaining episodes through 2014 (though credited as a guest star until season two).[15][21] Her character crossed over to Eureka when she guest-starred in the season four episode "Crossing Over".[22]
She appeared in the 2011 indie film Losers Take All, set in the 1980s rock music scene.[23][24]
In December 2012, Scagliotti appeared in the lead role of Michelle, a struggling actress, in Darren Caulley's play Unhealthy that premiered December 4 at HERE Arts Center in New York City.[15][25] She appeared in the three seasons of Freeform's Stitchers as Camille, a main character, from 2015 to 2017.[7][26][27] Scagliotti also appeared in the series The Vampire Diaries as Georgie in a recurring role during the show's eighth and final season in 2016.[26][28]
Other work
editIn 2014, Scagliotti joined the advisory board of Sci-Fest LA, the first annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, held in May 2014.[29]
From 2015 to 2018, Scagliotti was in the band Nice Enough People along with Drake and Josh co-star Jerry Trainor.[27][30][31][32] In 2016, she appeared as a guitar player in the music video "Some Are Girls" for Maxie Dean.[33]
On June 21, 2019, Scagliotti released her first solo EP, All Them Witches, under the pseudonym La Femme Pendu.[34] Scagliotti's first album, Absolute Horror, was released on May 1, 2020. It was followed by three EPs that same year, Bonne anniversaire a moi, The Legend of the River King, and Les Ballet Tragiques. Her second full-length album, VAMPYR, was released on October 22, 2021, and featured a guest appearance by vocalist Damien Moyal.[35] Scagliotti next provided guest vocals to Moyal's band Damien Done's song "Bounty & Blight", which was released as a single on April 21, 2023.[36]
Appearances
editScagliotti appeared in a 2010 episode of The Nerdist Podcast hosted by Chris Hardwick.[37] She also appeared as a guest star on Geek & Sundry's TableTop in 2013, hosted by Wil Wheaton,[15][38] and as a guest on the show Destination Truth in 2010 and 2011.[39]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Redemption Maddie | Maddie Clifford | Short film |
| 2009 | Endless Bummer | Iris[7] | |
| 2009 | My Name Is Jerry | Trisha | |
| 2011 | Losers Take All | Simone[23] | |
| 2013 | Chastity Bites | Leah | |
| 2014 | National Lampoon Presents: Surf Party | Iris | Repackage of Endless Bummer (2009) |
| 2015 | Anne Darling | Maggie | Short film |
| 2016 | Pillowcase | Pillowcase | Short film |
| 2016 | A Song for Your Mixtape | Blair | Short film |
| 2018 | Little Gold Star | Diane | Short film |
| 2018 | The Cards | The High Priestess | Short film; Director, Writer |
| 2018 | Truly Outrageous: A Jem Fan Film | The Reporter/The Baroness | Short film |
| 2019 | I Was Wrong | N/A | Director (Music Video for W. Baer) |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | America's Most Terrible Things | Molly Potts | TV film |
| 2003 | Once Around the Park | Rose Wingfield | TV film |
| 2004 | Joint Custody | Meg | TV film |
| 2004 | Grounded for Life | Kristen | Episodes: "Racketman", "You're So Vain" |
| 2004 | Back When We Were Grownups | Emmy | TV film |
| 2004–2007 | Drake & Josh | Mindy Crenshaw | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
| 2005 | Zoey 101 | Stacy | Episode: "Backpack"[12] |
| 2006 | Read It and Weep | Sawyer Sullivan | TV film[13] |
| 2006 | ER | Josie Weller | Episode: "Heart of the Matter" |
| 2006 | One Tree Hill | Abby Brown | Episode: "With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept"[11] |
| 2007 | Episodes: "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love", "The Runaway Found" | ||
| 2008 | Gemini Division | Hera Theophilus | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2008 | Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | Mindy Crenshaw | TV film |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jemma | Episode: "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh"[10] |
| 2009 | Party Down | Taylor Stiltskin | Episode: "Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen" |
| 2009 | Mental | Heather Masters | Episode: "House of Mirrors" |
| 2009 | Smallville | Jayna | Episode: "Idol" |
| 2009–2014 | Warehouse 13 | Claudia Donovan | Main role (60 episodes) |
| 2010 | Eureka | Claudia Donovan | Episode: "Crossing Over"[22] |
| 2013 | Bones | Jill Roberts | Episode: "The Maiden in the Mushrooms" |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Molly Nelson | Episode: "In Extremis"[15] |
| 2013 | Switched at Birth | Aida Adams | Episodes: "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living", "As the Shadows Deepen" |
| 2015–2017 | Stitchers | Camille Engelson | Main role; 31 episodes |
| 2016 | Fresh Off The Boat | Raquel | Episode: "Rent Day" |
| 2016 | The Vampire Diaries | Georgina "Georgie" Dowling | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2016 | Mary + Jane | Tasha | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |
| 2018-2019 | Henry Danger | N/A | Director (5 episodes; "Henry's Frittle Problem", "The Great Cactus Con", "The Whole Bilsky Family", "Love Bytes", "A Tale of Two Pipers")[27] |
| 2018 | Take One Thing Off | Scout's Inner Voice | Web Series; Episode: "Palm Trees" |
| 2018 | Spellslingers | Herself | Web Series |
| 2021 | Just Roll with It | N/A | Director (2 episodes; "Just Reminisce With It!", "Warlock World: War of the Warlocks") |
| 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Aria | Episode: "Felicia" |
| 2023 | That Girl Lay Lay | Bri Wiggin | Episode: "The Packer Packer Bowl" |
| 2023 | Raven's Home | Event Coordinator | Episode: "Raven's Clone" |
Theater performances
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Unhealthy | Michelle | Lead role, HERE Theatre[25] |
| 2014 | Jasper in Deadland | Gretchen | Lead role, Off-Broadway Musical[3][7][40] |
References
edit- ^ Ambudkar, Utkarsh & Scagliotti, Allison (2016-07-06). Let's Talk About Me, Baby—EP 21: Allison Scagliotti aka "Sing Along" [Interview, Performance]. HeadGum.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Amatulli, Jenna (2017-01-29). "Americans Are Using #WeTooAreAmerica To Share Their Immigration Stories". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b Gioia, Michael (1 April 2014). "Matt Doyle and Allison Scagliotti Bring Life to the Afterlife in Off-Broadway's Jasper in Deadland". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c Hertzog, Scott; McLoughlin, Miles & Scagliotti, Allison (2011-10-29). SciFi Diner Classics Episode 6: Scifi Diner interviews Allison Scagliotti From Warehouse 13. YouTube.com. Event occurs at 08:15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ a b Wiebe, Sheldon (14 August 2011). "Warehouse 13's Allison Scagliotti on Playing a Video Game from the Inside!". Eclipse Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Shen, Maxine (20 October 2010). "Finishing school". New York Post. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Kravitz, Kayley (2015-08-10). "Student Stories: Allison Scagliotti". Berklee Online Take Note. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Smith, Talia (2019-08-10). "Graduation is Just One of Many Accomplishments for Berklee Online's Class of 2019". Berklee Online. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "Allison Scagliotti". TV Guide. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ a b ""CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" Deep Fried and Minty Fresh (TV Episode 2009)", IMDb, retrieved 2019-03-10
- ^ a b "Exclusive: Allison Scagliotti Recalls One Tree Hill's School Shooting". TeenDramaWhore. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b Grant, Stacey (29 October 2015). "12 Celeb Guest Stars You Completely Forgot Were On 'Zoey 101'". MTV News. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c "Allison Scagliotti – More Than Words". Starry Constellation Magazine. 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Bell, Crystal (13 October 2015). "We Asked Josh And Mindy From 'Drake And Josh' If They're Still Together". MTV News. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e Kennedy, Ed (25 April 2013). "Allison Scagliotti On "Warehouse 13," "Drake & Josh" and More". NewNowNext. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Kennedy, Ed & Scagliotti, Allison (2013-04-25). "Allison Scagliotti On "Warehouse 13," "Drake & Josh" and her lesbian BFF [Interview]". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
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- ^ "Smallville Spoilers". KryptonSite. 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ SyFy & Scagliotti, Allison (2013-04-27). Warehouse 13's Allison Scagliotti - Interview Clip. SciFiAndTvTalk.typepad.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Rothing, Hilary & Scagliotti, Allison (2009-07-31). "Warehouse 13—Interview Allison Scagliotti on Syfy's first original show since the re-branding". UGO.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Castro, Adam-Troy (2012-12-14). "Allison Scagliotti cast in Warehouse 13". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b Rudolph, Ileane (2010-08-03). "When Syfy Worlds Collide: Warehouse 13 and Eureka Crossover". TV Guide. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b "Losers Take All Begins Production". MovieWeb. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ White, Dylan (2011-11-01). "Indie Memphis presents Losers Take All and more at Film Festival". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b BWW News Desk. "Syfy's Allison Scagliotti Joins UNHEALTHY Workshop at HERE Arts Center, 12/4-9". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ a b Agard, Chancellor (20 July 2016). "'The Vampire Diaries' taps 'Warehouse 13' alum Allison Scagliotti for recurring role". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c "Where's The 'Drake & Josh' Cast Now? 2018 Update". International Business Times. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Ruthie (20 July 2016). "Vampire Diaries Casting: Allison Scagliotti Joins TVD as Georgie". Vampire Diaries Online. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "The 1st annual Los Angeles science fiction one-act play festival". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ Ralph, Caitlin (2016-04-12). "Drake & Josh secondary characters start band, 90s kids rejoice". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Grant, Stacey (12 April 2016). "Crazy Steve And Mindy From Drake & Josh Started A Band With A Very Appropriate Name". MTV News. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Zuber, Andrew (2016-06-28). "A Nice Enough Tale About Nice Enough People". TalkNerdyWithUs. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Maxie Dean - Some Are Girls on YouTube
- ^ "Absolute Horror". Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Elizabeth, S. (October 22, 2021). "31 Days of Horror, Day Twenty Two: VAMPYR by La Femme Pendu". Unquiet Things. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ Anderl, Tim (April 21, 2023). "Video Premiere: Damien Done - 'Bounty and Blight" (featuring La Femme Pendu)". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ The Nerdist Podcast (2010-07-16), The Nerdist Podcast Number 27: Allison Scagliotti, retrieved 2019-03-10
- ^ Geek & Sundry (2013-04-18), "The Resistance: Felicia Day, Allison Scagliotti, Ashley Clements, and Amy Okuda on TableTop SE2E02", YouTube, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-03-10
- ^ Carlbert, Michelle (2011-03-08). "Allison Scagliotti Joins DESTINATION TRUTH For First-Ever Live Investigation". TV Equals. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Photo Flash: First Look at Matt Doyle, Allison Scagliotti & More in Prospect Theater's JASPER IN DEADLAND". Broadway World. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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