Alicia Witt

Highest Rated: 80% Citizen Ruth (1996)

Lowest Rated: 5% 88 Minutes (2008)

Birthday: Aug 21, 1975

Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Since making her film debut in 1984's Dune, Alicia Witt has matured into one of the more steadily employed young actresses in Hollywood. With a resumé that includes both film and television work, the flame-haired Witt has become known for her roles in projects as varied as the TV sitcom Cybill and 1998's teen horror flick Urban Legends.Born August 21, 1975, in Worcester, MA, Witt displayed a remarkable precocity from an early age. Talking by age two and reading by the age of four, she made her film debut in Dune at the age of nine and earned her high school GED when she was 14. Her next role of any import was on David Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks (1990) and was later followed by a secondary role in 1993's Bodies, Rest & Motion, co-starring Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Eric Stoltz, and Tim Roth. In 1994, Witt earned Sundance credibility with her turn as a murderous teen in Fun and the following year was introduced to a wider audience with her role as Cybill Shepard's daughter on Cybill. A variety of roles followed in films ranging from the desultory (1995's Four Rooms) to the delightful (Alexander Payne's 1996 satire Citizen Ruth). 1996 also saw Witt in one of her more recognizable roles, as one of Richard Dreyfuss' struggling band students in Mr. Holland's Opus. Her recognition was further heightened with her appearance in 1998's Urban Legends, in which she co-starred with a number of other nascently twinkling stars, including Jared Leto, Joshua Jackson, and Rebecca Gayheart. She had a memorable part in John Waters scathing satire Cecil B. Demented, and went on to appear in Vanilla Sky, Two Weeks Notice, The Uspide of Anger, the Al Pacino thriller 88 Minutes, Peep World, and Cowgirls 'n Angels.

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
No Score Yet	The Bronx Bull	Denise Baker	—	2017
No Score Yet	Christmas List	Isobel Gray	—	2016
No Score Yet	I'm Not Ready for Christmas	Holly Nolan	—	2015
No Score Yet	Christmas at Cartwright's	Nicky	—	2014
18%	Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas	Amber	$52.6M	2013
20%	Cold Turkey	Nina	—	2013
No Score Yet	Wiener Dog Nationals	Actor	—	2013
18%	I Do	Mya Edwards	—	2013
No Score Yet	One Night Stand	Actor	—	2013
No Score Yet	A Snow Globe Christmas	Meg	—	2013
No Score Yet	A Very Merry Mix-Up	Alice Chapman	—	2013
No Score Yet	Cowgirls n' Angels	Elaine	$0.2M	2012
No Score Yet	Bending the Rules	D.A. Roslyn Wohl	—	2012
22%	Peep World	Amy	$11.4k	2011
No Score Yet	Joint Body	Michelle	—	2011
No Score Yet	The Flight of the Swan	Maria	—	2010
No Score Yet	Backyard Wedding	Actor	—	2010
5%	88 Minutes	Kim Cummings	$17M	2008
No Score Yet	Blue Smoke	Reena Hale	—	2007
No Score Yet	Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King	Kriemhild	—	2006
55%	Last Holiday	Ms. Burns	$38.4M	2006
74%	The Upside of Anger	Hadley Wolfmeyer	$18.8M	2005
No Score Yet	Confessions of an American Girl	Barbie	—	2004
42%	Two Weeks Notice	June Carter	$93.3M	2002
No Score Yet	Ten Tiny Love Stories	Actor	—	2002
42%	Vanilla Sky	Libby	—	2001
No Score Yet	Gen 13	Actor	—	2000
53%	Cecil B. Demented	Cherish	—	2000
64%	Playing Mona Lisa	Claire Goldstein	—	2000
No Score Yet	Passion's Way	Sophy Viner	—	1999
20%	Urban Legend	Natalie	—	1998
17%	Bongwater	Serena	—	1998
14%	Four Rooms	Elspeth's Girl	—	1996
80%	Citizen Ruth	Cheryl Stoney	—	1996
74%	Mr. Holland's Opus	Gertrude Lang	—	1995
80%	Fun	Bonnie	—	1994
52%	Bodies, Rest & Motion	Elizabeth	—	1993
45%	Liebestraum	Girl in Dream	—	1991
57%	Dune	Alia	—	1984

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
92%	Supernatural 2005	Lily Sunder	2017
92%	Nashville 2012	Autumn Chase	2016
95%	Elementary 2012	Dana Powell	2015
97%	Justified 2010-2015	Wendy Crowe Danny Crowe	2015 2014
8%	Betrayal 2013-2014	Zoe	2013
92%	Person Of Interest 2011-2016	Connie Wyler	2012
No Score Yet	The Mentalist 2008-2015	Rosalind Harker	2012 2009
No Score Yet	CSI: Miami 2002-2012	Michelle Baldwin	2011
96%	Friday Night Lights 2006-2011	Cheryl	2009
51%	Californication 2007-2014	Actor	2009 2008
No Score Yet	Two and a Half Men 2003-2015	Evelyn Harper	2008
No Score Yet	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001-2011	Detective Nola Falacci Det. Nola Falacci	2007
No Score Yet	Ally McBeal 1997-2002	Hope Mercey	2000
97%	The Sopranos 1999-2007	Amy	2000
No Score Yet	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999	Vanessa Mayer

Quotes from Alicia Witt's Characters

Ms. Burns:

Who was it who said 'Adversity is the stone on which I sharpen my blade?

Ms. Burns:

Is it that obvious I'm sleepin' with him?

Brenda:	Now...didn't you tell me...that you were having a little difficulty...forgiving yourself? I thought...as a friend...I could help you out in that department. Payback's a bitch! Isn't it?
Brenda:	Now, didn't you tell me that you were having a little difficulty forgiving yourself? I thought, as a friend, I could help you out in that department. Payback's a bitch! Isn't it?
Natalie:	Brenda, please, you need to get help.
Brenda:	I have already tried therapy! Obviously, it did me no good. And I must say...I am kind of enjoying all this...playing with your pretty little head. You used an urban legend to kill my boyfriend. And now-
Brenda:	I have already tried therapy! Obviously, it did me no good. And I must say, I am kind of enjoying all this...playing with your pretty little head. You used an urban legend to kill my boyfriend. And now-
Natalie:	What are you gonna do?
Brenda:	Oh, just my favorite U.L. - The Kidney Heist. You do know this one, don't you? Guy gets picked up by a woman at a bar. She takes him back to her hotel room...Fixes him a drink. Boom; knocked out. When he wakes up, he's in a bathtub full of ice...and he realizes that one of his kidneys has been removed. Supposedly they sell them on the black market. I don't think it's ever actually happened though...Till tonight.
Brenda:	Oh, just my favorite U.L. The Kidney Heist. You do know this one, don't you? Guy gets picked up by a woman at a bar. She takes him back to her hotel room. Fixes him a drink. Boom; knocked out. When he wakes up, he's in a bathtub full of ice, and he realizes that one of his kidneys has been removed. Supposedly they sell them on the black market. I don't think it's ever actually happened though. Till tonight.

Brenda:	I must say, Natalie...you have proved your friendship to me...coming all the way out here to rescue me...without even a little pepper spray to defend yourself...Very endearing. Excuse me? I'm sorry, but I can't understand a thing you're saying, doll. Now, if I remove the gag...you have got to promise me...that you won't scream. Lord knows I had enough of that with Sasha.
Brenda:	I must say, Natalie you have proved your friendship to me, coming all the way out here to rescue me, without even a little pepper spray to defend yourself. Very endearing. Excuse me? I'm sorry, but I can't understand a thing you're saying, doll. Now, if I remove the gag you have got to promise me that you won't scream. Lord knows I had enough of that with Sasha.
Natalie:	(Brenda removes the gag from Natalie's mouth) - You're fu**ing crazy!
Natalie:	(Brenda removes the gag from Natalie's mouth) You're fu**ing crazy!
Brenda:	I prefer the term "eccentric"...but...yeah...I guess you could say I'm a little nutty.
Brenda:	I prefer the term 'eccentric', but...yeah...I guess you could say I'm a little nutty.

Natalie:

(talking to Brenda about a horrible incident from her past) - We were in my car one night. Michelle was driving. The story about the gang high beam initiation had been going around. Michelle wanted to play a practical joke...so she turned the headlights off...and waited for the first car to pass by and flash us. When someone finally did...she made a U-turn and...Started chasing him...flashing her high beams, laughing. I was laughing, too, at first...then we started going really fast. I wanted to tell her to stop...but I just sat there. And then the other car lost control and ran off the road. He was our age. By the time the ambulance came, he was already dead. The courts were lenient with us. We just got probation. I was never able to forgive her for what she did. I guess I couldn't forgive myself for not doing something more to stop it.

Natalie:

(talking to Brenda about a horrible incident from her past) We were in my car one night. Michelle was driving. The story about the gang high beam initiation had been going around. Michelle wanted to play a practical joke, so she turned the headlights off and waited for the first car to pass by and flash us. When someone finally did she made a U-turn and. Started chasing him, flashing her high beams, laughing. I was laughing, too, at first then we started going really fast. I wanted to tell her to stop, but I just sat there. And then the other car lost control and ran off the road. He was our age. By the time the ambulance came, he was already dead. The courts were lenient with us. We just got probation. I was never able to forgive her for what she did. I guess I couldn't forgive myself for not doing something more to stop it.

Paul:	What was all that about..."Reckless endangerment"? We're not exactly talking about running a stop sign here, are we now?
Paul:	What was all that about, 'reckless endangerment'? We're not exactly talking about running a stop sign here, are we now?
Natalie:	I really don't wanna talk about it.
Paul:	Oh, okay, what do you want to talk about? My career options without a body of writing samples...Because for your information, they're kind of limited.
Paul:	Oh, okay, what do you want to talk about? My career options without a body of writing samples, Because for your information, they're kind of limited.
Natalie:	It was in high school. It's over.
Paul:	Look. Does this have something to do with Michelle Mancini? Hey, I just wanna know what's going on here...'cause I don't know if I buy it anymore. I don't know if I ever bought it.
Paul:	Look. Does this have something to do with Michelle Mancini? Hey, I just wanna know what's going on here 'cause I don't know if I buy it anymore. I don't know if I ever bought it.

Dean Adams:	You two break in to a professor's office...and then have the audacity to accuse him of murder?
Dean Adams:	You two break in to a professor's office, and then have the audacity to accuse him of murder?
Natalie:	We found the axe.
Professor Wexler:	That is a prop I use in my folklore class. How can you even suggest that I had anything to do with that girl's death?

Natalie:	Tonight's the 25th anniversary.
Paul:	What's that got to do with anything?
Natalie:	The Stanley Hall Massacre.
Paul:	I told you, that story is not true.
Natalie:	Are you sure?

Natalie:	(talking about Tosh's death the night before) - There was someone else in that room. "Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the lights," for Christ's sake?
Natalie:	(talking about Tosh's death the night before) There was someone else in that room. 'Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the lights,' for Christ's sake?
Dean Adams:	(in denial) - A very morbid suicide note.
Dean Adams:	(in denial) A very morbid suicide note.

Dean Adams:	Did you know Tosh was manic-depressive?
Natalie:	She painted half the room black. I had a pretty good idea.

Sasha:	(while Natalie and Sasha are looking through a book about urban myths) - Wait a second. This is definitely not a myth!
Sasha:	(while Natalie and Sasha are looking through a book about urban myths) Wait a second. This is definitely not a myth!
Natalie:	What?
Sasha:	The "Gang High Beam Initiation." It happens all the time. Gang members drive around at night with their headlights off. And when someone goes to flash their high beams to warn them, they kill them. That's why I never warn anybody about anything when I drive.
Sasha:	The 'Gang High Beam Initiation.' It happens all the time. Gang members drive around at night with their headlights off. And when someone goes to flash their high beams to warn them, they kill them. That's why I never warn anybody about anything when I drive.

Natalie:	(crying) - It's like someone out there is taking all these stories...and making them reality?
Natalie:	(crying) It's like someone out there is taking all these stories, and making them reality?
Parker:	Then my big question is, what is he gonna do next? Maybe put spider eggs in bubble gum or ram a gerbil up a celebrity's ass.

Parker:	(about Damon's ordeal and disappearance) - It was a mannequin. Damon uses it all the time to scare pledges during hazing. He also has this life-size blow-up doll. But you don't wanna know about that.
Parker:	(about Damon's ordeal and disappearance) It was a mannequin. Damon uses it all the time to scare pledges during hazing. He also has this life-size blow-up doll. But you don't wanna know about that.
Natalie:	It wasn't a mannequin...Damon was dead.
Natalie:	It wasn't a mannequin. Damon was dead.
Parker:	Come on. Damon is the best practical joker on this campus, all right? He once convinced a freshman he was the middle Hanson brother to get laid.

Damon:	(after Natalie shares a story with Damon about the loss of her friend) - You're lonely. You're repressed. You're aching to break loose. Those are the type of problems that only a man can fix.
Damon:	(after Natalie shares a story with Damon about the loss of her friend) You're lonely. You're repressed. You're aching to break loose. Those are the type of problems that only a man can fix.
Natalie:	(sees that Damon is faking his feelings; and just wants to get laid) - And I suppose you're that man?
Natalie:	(sees that Damon is faking his feelings; and just wants to get laid) And I suppose you're that man?
Damon:	Well, you know?
Natalie:	Nice try. That was a fairly good impersonation of a human being.
Damon:	I understand you're afraid. But you don't have to be afraid anymore. You don't have to be afraid to love. (He leans in for a kiss)
Natalie:	(she punches Damon in the face) - Start the car right now!
Natalie:	(she punches Damon in the face) Start the car right now!
Damon:	Okay, that hurt. I'm just trying to help you out here. You don't have to act like such a bitch.
Natalie:	It's not an act. Believe me.
Damon:	You sure you don't wanna think this over...'Cause I'm all about healing.
Damon:	You sure you don't wanna think this over 'Cause I'm all about healing.
Natalie:	One black eye or two? You decide.
Damon:	All right, fine. I'm gonna take a piss. I'll be right back.
Natalie:	Pig.

Damon:	Parker said he's gonna pierce Hootie's nose.
Natalie:	Hootie's a dog.
Damon:	Yeah, there's no reason he can't be hip.

Brenda:	(about the girl who was murdered) - Hey did anyone here know her? She roomed in Daley.
Brenda:	(about the girl who was murdered) Hey did anyone here know her? She roomed in Daley.
Parker:	No.
Sasha:	No.
Brenda:	(Brenda sees Natalie daydreaming) - Hello? (Snaps her fingers) ...Space cadet?
Brenda:	(Brenda sees Natalie daydreaming) Hello? (Snaps her fingers) Space cadet?
Natalie:	Oh, no, I didn't know her.
Damon:	Actually, you know, I did know her.
Sasha:	You did?
Damon:	(looks saddened) - Yeah...I'll miss her, too, 'cause...that girl gave great head. (Starts laughing) You get it? She gave great head. (Laughs) Come on...That was good.
Damon:	(looks saddened) Yeah, I'll miss her, too, 'cause that girl gave great head. (Starts laughing) You get it? She gave great head. (Laughs) Come on, that was good.

Paul:	(a police woman and the dean are taking away all the newspapers from the stand) - What do you think you're doing? You can't just come and take every copy here.
Paul:	(a police woman and the dean are taking away all the newspapers from the stand) What do you think you're doing? You can't just come and take every copy here.
Dean Adams:	You're the one that wrote this inflammatory piece of rubbish.
Paul:	Well actually, the fatuous quotes about being deeply shocked and heartsick...are yours, Dean Adams?
Paul:	Well actually, the fatuous quotes about being deeply shocked and heartsick. Are yours, Dean Adams?
Dean Adams:	Let me tell you something, young man. The only lunatic on this campus is you.
Paul:	I'm flattered. Can I quote you on that?
Reese:	I have a quote for you. "U.S. News and World Report"...named Pendleton the safest university in this country. And you best believe, I intend to keep it that way.
Reese:	I have a quote for you. 'U.S. News and World Report', named Pendleton the safest university in this country. And you best believe, I intend to keep it that way.
Paul:	Thank you, Reese. I'll make sure...and stick that in the special school safety edition. (Paul walks over to Natalie and Brenda) ...Hold on a second. How about some interviews, you know? Students react to the tragedy on campus.
Paul:	Thank you, Reese. I'll make sure, and stick that in the special school safety edition. (Paul walks over to Natalie and Brenda) Hold on a second. How about some interviews, you know? Students react to the tragedy on campus.
Brenda:	(smiles) - Okay, I am saddened and moved by--
Brenda:	(smiles) Okay, I am saddened and moved by-
Natalie:	(cuts Brenda off) - This was someone's life. Did you even spend one minute thinking about that?
Natalie:	(cuts Brenda off) This was someone's life. Did you even spend one minute thinking about that?
Paul:	No, I didn't...But because of my story, 3,500 students will...I think that's enough to help me sleep at night.
Paul:	No, I didn't. But because of my story, 3,500 students will. I think that's enough to help me sleep at night.

Tosh:	(Natalie walks in on Tosh while she's having sex) - Shut off the fu**ing light.
Tosh:	(Natalie walks in on Tosh while she's having sex) Shut off the fu**ing light.
Natalie:	(embarrassed) - Sorry.
Natalie:	(embarrassed) Sorry.

Natalie:	(after Damon pops up and scares Natalie and Brenda) - She was trying to summon the dead, Damon...not frat boys with badly grown facial hair.
Natalie:	(after Damon pops up and scares Natalie and Brenda) She was trying to summon the dead, Damon, not frat boys with badly grown facial hair.
Damon:	It took me a month to grow this.
Brenda:	So is this what you do for your free time, Damon? Hang out in the dark by yourself, waiting to scare people like a freak?
Damon:	Only when I see two losers stand in front of this relic...trying to summon the dead.
Damon:	Only when I see two losers stand in front of this relic, trying to summon the dead.

Brenda:	Now what exactly happens when I say "Bloody Mary" five times?
Brenda:	Now what exactly happens when I say 'Bloody Mary' five times?
Natalie:	The person standing next to you wonders how you got into college.