Nora Zehetner
Nora Angela Zehetner (born February 5, 1981 in El Paso , Texas ) is an American actress .
Life
Zehetner was born in El Paso, Texas, to John Carol Zehetner and Nancy Lynne Nelson . She attended elementary school in Richardson, Texas , a suburb of Dallas before moving back to El Paso.
When she was 14, she went to Dallas where she attended high school . She also participated in a year-long program at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science , a program for post-high school students interested in engineering and medicine .
Acting career
At the age of 18, Zehetner began her acting career and moved to Los Angeles . She starred in a number of films such as Tart - Jet Set Kids ( 2001 ), American Pie 2 (2001), RSVP ( 2002 ), May (2002), The Song of Rose ( 2003 ), as well as in several television series and commercials . Her most famous role was as Laynie Hart on the Everwood series . Her films are mostly of the comedy or horror genre, like May or RSVP
Recent productions with Zehetner include the film Brick , which won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival , in which she plays the role of the wealthy femme fatale Laura . The film's soundtrack includes a full version of her performance of "The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze".
She played the lead role as Christy in the horror thriller Beneath , the first co-production by Paramount and MTV Films .
Zehetner also guest-starred for eight episodes as Eden McCain on the Heroes series .
Together with actors and comedians Tom Arnold and Dax Shepard , Zehetner began a tour to the Persian Gulf in 2007 to meet soldiers stationed there and to give autographs.
In 2007 Zehetner starred together with Marisa Berenson in the short film Jalouse: Elegante, famous, beautiful, jolie , which was produced by the French fashion magazine Jalouse on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
She took on the role of Reed Adamson in Grey's Anatomy season 6 .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 2001: Tart - Jet Set Kids
- 2001: American Pie 2
- 2001: An American Town (TV)
- 2002: May
- 2002: RSVP
- 2002: Point of Origin (TV)
- 2003: The Burning Land
- 2005: Brick
- 2005: Conversations with Other Women
- 2005: The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend
- 2006: Fifty Pills
- 2007: Beneath
- 2007: Remarkable Power
- 2008: The Brothers Bloom
- 2008: Princess Ithaka (Princess)
- 2009: Spooner
- 2009: Jerry
- 2014: Imperial Dreams
- 2014: The Hitchhiker
- 2014: Danny and the Wild Bunch
- 2014: Home Is Where Your Heart Aches
- 2015: Creative Control
- 2017: It Happened in LA
Series
- 2000: Gilmore Girls (episode 1x06 Nightmare Birthday )
- 2001: Going to California (episode 1x03)
- 2002: She Spies - Drei Ladies Undercover ( She Spies , episode 1x04)
- 2002: Off Center (episode 2x05)
- 2003-2004: Everwood (12 episodes)
- 2006–2009: Heroes (9 episodes)
- 2009–2010: Grey's Anatomy (10 episodes)
- 2010: Mad Men (2 episodes)
- 2012: Common Law (2 episodes)
- 2013–2016: Maron (6 episodes)
- 2013: Grimm (episode 2x20)
- 2013: Warehouse 13 (episode 4x14)
- 2015: The Astronaut Wives Club (3 episodes)
- 2018: Designated Survivor (5 episodes)
Web links
- Nora Zehetner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fan website about Nora Zehetner
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zehetner, Nora |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zehetner, Nora Angela (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | El Paso , Texas |