Classy Lady: Sasha Alexander
Sasha Alexander (born Suzana Drobnjaković; May 17, 1973) is an American actress.She played the role of Gretchen Witter, the sister of Pacey Witter, on Dawson’s Creek, Lucy in Yes Man (2008); and Catherine in He’s Just Not That Into You (2009). Alexander also acted as former Secret Service/NCIS Special Agent Kate Todd for the first two seasons of NCIS.She currently stars as The Chief Medical Examiner of the Commonwealth of Massachusets Maura Isles on the Turner Network Television series Rizzoli & Isles.
Sasha first garnered attention with her role as Pacey’s seductive older sister on Dawson’s Creek, and it came as no surprise when Dawson himself began a torrid relationship with her character.Sasha exudes confidence, which only adds to the sultriness that surrounds her no matter what the situation. With the look and the personality to match, it’s not difficult to see why Sasha has been asked on several occasions to play the object of someone’s desire, including that of noted womanizer Joey Tribbiani in an episode of Friends.In 1999, Sasha landed her breakthrough role. She was cast as Jesse Presser in Scream-creator Kevin Williamson’s highly anticipated show, Wasteland. Though the series was quickly cancelled, Sasha found herself in demand for guest appearances on TV shows and small roles in major movies.
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Alexander got her start on two short-lived series: the medical drama Presidio Med and ABC’s twenty-something drama Wasteland. She achieved widespread media attention and critical praise when she appeared on the fourth season of Dawson’s Creek as Gretchen Witter, dating the title character, and in an episode of the short-lived Fox comedy series Greg the Bunny, in which she played the part of a lesbian TV Guide reporter and shared an onscreen kiss with Sarah Silverman. Alexander has also appeared in the films Lucky 13, and All Over the Guy as well as He’s Just Not That Into You, the independent movie The Last Lullaby, and Yes Man starring Jim Carrey.Before being cast as Caitlin Todd on NCIS, she appeared on CSI as District Attorney Robin Childs, in the episode “Alter Boys”.Alexander joined NCIS as Secret Service/NCIS Special Agent Caitlin “Kate” Todd in 2003. She replaced Vivian Blackadder played by Robyn Lively, who only appeared in the back-door pilot episodes, “Ice Queen” and “Meltdown” on JAG. The official pilot episode “Yankee White” aired September 23, 2003 on CBS.Alexander’s year and a half tenure on the show ended in May 2005 when her character, Kate, was killed off when a terrorist shot her in the head in the last few seconds of the Season 2 finale, “Twilight”.
The “official explanation” for the actress’s departure was that “she asked to be let out of her contract to pursue other opportunities”.In her final two appearances in the “Kill Ari” two-part, Alexander was credited as a Special Guest Star. Chilean actress Cote de Pablo, who plays Ziva David, later permanently replaced Alexander on the show.[6] However, despite having left the show, Alexander made a few further appearances in NCIS with her last one being on the 200th episode, “Life Before His Eyes”. However, she wasn’t given any official credit of any kind for those appearances, making her appearances in Seasons 1 and 2 as well as her guest appearances in the first two episodes of Season 3 the only ones where she has been credited.
She also had a small role in 2006’s Mission: Impossible III. She joined the cast of The Nine in the role of Nick’s ex-wife. She also appeared in one episode of Friends (“The One with Joey’s Interview”), playing a Soap Opera Digest reporter who interviewed Joey.Her current television role is that of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles on the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles with Angie Harmon, which debuted on July 12, 2010.
After working solidly for a decade in Hollywood, Sasha finally found a regular gig she could sink her teeth into with a pivotal role on NCIS. And though she left the series just a couple of years into its run, it was obvious that Sasha was destined for bigger and better things, like a role in 2006’s Misson: Impossible III. Suzana Drobnjakovic was born on May 17, 1975, in Los Angeles, California. The child of a Serbian mother and an Italian father, Sasha knew from an early age that she wanted to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She first got a taste of the acting bug in the seventh grade, after she signed up for a drama class on a whim. It was there that she was cast in a play called Baby and was essentially thrust into the leading role, which provided her with an irresistible introduction to the addictive world of acting.
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