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Alexandra "Ali" Wentworth (born January 12, 1966) is an American comedian, actress and author who has appeared in movies and on television.

Wentworth is the daughter of Mabel Cabot (who was First Lady Nancy Reagan's social secretary in the White House) and Eric Wentworth, a reporter for The Washington Post. She is also the granddaughter of 20th century explorer Janet Elliott Wulsin (1894-1963), and the great-granddaughter of a New York railroad baron. She attended the Dana Hall School for Girls in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

On stage, she appeared in Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Fool for Love. Her movie appearances include Jerry Maguire, Trial and Error, Office Space and The Real Blonde. She has also had many appearances on television, including In Living Color and The Tonight Show. In 1995, she played Jerry's girlfriend Sheila ("Schmoopie") in the famous Soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld.

In 2003, she co-hosted the syndicated talk show Living It Up! With Ali & Jack with Jack Ford. The show was meant to compete with Live With Regis and Kelly but was critically panned, most notably for its lack of chemistry between the two hosts. It lasted for one season before it was cancelled.

In 2004, she was offered a deal for a late night talk show to follow Nightline on ABC. When Disney bought ABC, the show was shelved, and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher was put on the air in its place. She was also up for the role of Phoebe on Friends in 1994. [1]

She also authored The Wasp Cookbook.

She married George Stephanopoulos on November 20, 2001. They have two children.

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