Alicia Witt
Biography
Alicia Roanne Witt is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist. "Talking by age two and reading by the age of four", Witt has been described as a child prodigy. Her acting talent was recognized by director David Lynch discovered her when he heard her recite Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet on the television show That's Incredible! at age 5. This led Lynch to cast her in the role of Alia, the "flame-haired" sister of Paul Atreides, in Dune (1984). She turned 8 during filming. He would begin working with her in film and television even before Witt earned her high school equivalency credential (at age 14). She did undergraduate work in piano at Boston University and competed nationally.
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Movies (37)
Twisted
2026
Longlegs
as Ruth Harker
2024
Switch Up
as Agent Larson
2024
Fuzzy Head
as Mother
2023
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
as Liz Goylar
2022
Alice
as Rachel
2022
I Care a Lot
as Dr. Karen Amos
2021
Modern Persuasion
as Wren Cosgrove
2020
Christmas Tree Lane
as Meg Reilly
2020
Our Christmas Love Song
as Melody Jones
2019
Spare Room
as Ginny
2018
Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane
as Emma Reynolds
2018
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
as Self
2018
Mississippi Requiem
2018
The Mistletoe Inn
as Kim
2017
Christmas List
as Isobel Gray
2016
Six L.A. Love Stories
as Terry Kerr
2016
The Bronx Bull
as Denise Baker
2016
I'm Not Ready for Christmas
as Holly Nolan
2015
Christmas at Cartwright's
as Nicky
2014
Away From Here
as Lily
2014
A Snow Globe Christmas
as Meg
2013
A Madea Christmas
as Amber
2013
Cold Turkey
as Nina
2013
A Very Merry Mix-Up
as Alice
2013
Flat Chested
as Amanda
2013
Wiener Dog Nationals
as Melanie West
2013
Playdate
as Grace
2013
I Do
as Mya Edwards
2012
The Pond
as Shelly
2012
Cowgirls n' Angels
as Elaine
2012
Bending The Rules
as D.A. Roslyn Wohl
2012
Joint Body
as Michelle Page
2011
The Flight of the Swan
as Maria
2011
Peep World
as Amy
2010
Backyard Wedding
as Kim Tyler
2010
Edgar Floats
as Sandra
2010
TV Shows (13)
DC's Stargirl
as Maggie (uncredited)
2020
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
The Masked Singer
as Dandelion
2019
The Exorcist
as Nicole
2016
The Librarians
as Lucinda McCabe / Morgan le Fay
2014
Kingdom
as Melanie
2014
Orange Is the New Black
as Zelda
2013
Elementary
as Dana Powell
2012
House of Lies
as Maya
2012
Person of Interest
as Connie Wyler
2011
The Walking Dead
as Paula
2010
Justified
as Wendy Crowe
2010
The Mentalist
as Rosalind Harker
2008