Nina Siemaszko

Biography

Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (born July 14, 1970) is an American actress, best known for her film roles in Little Noises (1991), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), and for her role as Eleanor Bartlet in The West Wing (2001–2006). Siemaszko was born in Chicago. Her father, Konstanty Siemaszko, was a Polish-born Roman Catholic, and a survivor of the Polish Underground and the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He escaped to the United Kingdom where he met Nina's mother, Collette McAllister. One of her brothers is actor Casey Siemaszko. Her other brother, Corky, is a writer for the Daily News and a reporter at NBC News. She attended The Theatre School at DePaul University. She played an undercover cop in Reservoir Dogs featured in a scene that wound up on the cutting room floor ensuring that the work became a rare example of a film containing no dialogue delivered by an actress. It was released on DVD. She played Mia Farrow in the CBS miniseries Sinatra. She played the leading role in Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Kate Carlson
2. The Artist (2011) — Admiring Woman
3. The Bling Ring (2013) — Vegas Detective (Female)
4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Linley Parker
5. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Stella Bishop
6. Airheads (1994) — Suzzi
7. The American President (1995) — Beth Wade
8. The West Wing (1999) — Ellie Bartlet
9. Cold Case (2003) — Julie Vera
10. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) — Marilyn Lee
11. License to Drive (1988) — Natalie Anderson
12. Jakob the Liar (1999) — Rosa Frankfurter
13. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Claudia Duffy
14. Private Practice (2007) — Kathleen
15. Suicide Kings (1997) — Jennifer
16. Without a Trace (2002) — Celia Cutler
17. The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) — Dr. Emerson
18. Togetherness (2015) — Lindsay
19. The Hatred (2017) — Miriam
20. Eli Stone (2008) — Katie Bochner
21. Judging Amy (1999) — Christy Wolinsky
22. Chicago Hope (1994) — Gloria McKinnon
23. Goodbye Lover (1999) — Newscaster
24. Breast Men (1997) — Upset Lady at the Convention (uncredited)
25. Twenty Bucks (1993) — Bank Teller
26. Sports Night (1998) — Holly
27. Saving Grace (2007) — Heather
28. The Guardian (2001) — Suzanna Clemons
29. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993) — Tamsen, la fille de Rosario
30. Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991) — Blue McDonald
31. Runaway Car (1997) — Jenny Todd
32. Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Will to Kill (2018) — Olivia
33. Tales of the City (1993)
34. Red Shoe Diaries (1992) — Trudy
35. Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder (2005) — Cassie Hillman
36. Johns (1996) — Prostitute
37. The Big Tease (1999) — Betty Fuego
38. Floundering (1994) — Gal
39. A Carol Christmas (2003) — Roberta
40. More Tales of the City (1998) — Mona Ramsey