Raquel Alessi

American actress and model

Raquel Alessi
Born	Raquel Nazzarena Alessi^[1] (1983-03-07) March 7, 1983 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.^[1]
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1989–2015

Raquel Nazzarena Alessi (born March 7, 1983) is an American former actress and model who starred on the FOX series Standoff. She portrays the title character in the 2009 film Miss March, alongside Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore from the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know.

Life and career

Alessi was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles, and later moved on to develop her acting talents at New York University, where she studied theater performance. While at the college she appeared in several plays including King Lear and Uncle Vanya. After attending college, Alessi landed a small role in Carlito's Way: Rise to Power.^[2]

In 2007, she was cast in a featured role in the Marvel Comic's superhero film Ghost Rider. Alessi was cast as the younger version of the character Roxanne Simpson, which would be played later in the movie by Eva Mendes. She is widely recognized for her role as Lia Mathers in the FOX television show Standoff. She was also named to Maxim's Hot 100 where she was voted #88 in 2007.^[3]

Filmography

Actress

Castle .... Selena Rigas (1 episode, 2013)
How I Met Your Mother .... Roberta (1 episode, 2009)
CSI: NY .... Brooke Hallworth (1 episode, 2009)
Miss March (2009) .... Cindi Whitehall^[4]
Summerhood (2008) .... Cinnamon
Standoff .... Lia Mathers (18 episodes, 2006–2007)
Ghost Rider (2007) .... Young Roxanne Simpson
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005) (V) .... Rocco's Date
Uncle Sam (1996) (as Raquel Allessi) .... Girl Student
Lucky Chances (1990) TV mini-series .... Maria - Age 6
Kidsongs .... Herself (Kidsongs Kid) (2 VHS episodes (where she appeared with Terrance Williams (former dancer)) (born 1979) "A Day At Camp" (1989) (where she appeared with Amaris "Ingrid" Dupree (former dancer) and Josh Keaton) and "Ride the Roller Coaster" (1990) (where she appeared with Josh Keaton and Kenny Ford, Jr. (former keytarist/singer) (born 1977))

Miscellaneous Crew

Dig It! (2011) (production assistant)

Self

Up Close with Carrie Keagan .... Herself (2 episodes, 2009)

References

^ ^a ^b "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Inside".
^ "2007 Hot 100 Pictures - 10 of 100 - Maxim Girls Photo Gallery | Maxim.com". www.maxim.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12.
^ The New York Times Movies