Alessandra Torresani

Alessandra Torresani
Torresani at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 17, 2009
Born	Alessandra Olivia Toreson (1987-05-29) May 29, 1987 Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Other names	Alessandra Toreson
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Alessandra Torresani (born Alessandra Olivia Toreson; May 29, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Zoe Graystone in the science fiction television series Caprica. Prior to 2007, she was credited as Alessandra Toreson.

Early life

Alessandra Olivia Toreson was born on May 29, 1987 in Palo Alto, California. Her mother, Marcia Glow, was a CEO, while her father, James Sylvester Toreson, ran startup tech companies. She began studying dancing and singing when she was two years old. At the age of 8, she landed a job doing interviews between cartoons on The WB Television Network. She holds a black belt in taekwondo.

Career

Torresani's television debut was at age nine when she hosted the "Kids' WB Club" for San Francisco's KBWB (Channel 20). She co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Going to the Mat. Her other television credits include guest appearances on Even Stevens, JAG, ER, The War at Home, Malcolm In The Middle, Arrested Development, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation among others. In May 2008, Torresani was cast as Zoe Graystone in Syfy's Caprica, a prequel spin-off of Battlestar Galactica, which debuted in 2009.

In 2009, Rolling Stone announced that she was cast to play Lita Ford in the The Runaways, a biopic about the all-girl punk band of the same name. Variety later reported that it was Scout Taylor-Compton who would play Ford. In 2010, Torresani was featured as a Girl of Maxim.

Currently, Torresani stars in the comedy web series Husbands, which first aired on September 13, 2011.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Lost and Found	Park Girl
2000	Mad Song	Alex
2000	Baby Bedlam	Becky
2010	Annie Goes Boating	Annie	Short film
2012	Playback	Brianna
2012	American Horror House	Daria
2013	The Moment	Emma

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	KaBlam!	n/a	Episode: "Brothers Tiki"
1998	ER	Kate	Episode: "Stuck on You"
1999	Working	Tiffany	Episode: "The Prodigy"
1999	My Last Love	Emma	TV film
2000	Popular	Emily/Emma	Episode: "Baby, Don't Do It!"
2000	Even Stevens	Mimi Nagurski	Episode: "Luscious Lou"
2003	Newton	Holly Pryor	TV film
2001–2003	Malcolm in the Middle	Sara Coleman/Kirsten	Episodes: "Malcolm's Girlfriend", "Thanksgiving"
2004	Going to the Mat	Mary Beth Rice	TV film
2004	JAG	Susan Smithfield	Episode: "Coming Home"
2004	Arrested Development	Ann Veal	Episode: "Let 'Em Eat Cake"
2004	Grounded for Life	Carolyn	Episode: "I'm Looking Through You"
2005	Love, Inc.	Holly	Episode: "Major Dad"
2005	The War at Home	Alison	Episode: "The Bigger They Come"
2006	Grand Union	Meaghan McBride	TV film
2007	Bones	Teenaged Girl Elf	Episode: "The Santa in the Slush"
2008	Happy Campers	Dylan Dixon	TV film
2008	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Jordan Cowan	Episode: "The Turk"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Bree Lindale	Episode: "Turn, Turn, Turn"
2009-10	Caprica	Zoe Graystone	Series regular
2011	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself	Guest Judge, Episode: "Queens in Space"
2011	Warehouse 13	Meagan Reese	Episode: "Shadows"
2011–present	Husbands	Haley
2011	American Horror Story	Stephanie Boggs	Episodes: "Halloween: Part 2", "Piggy Piggy"
2014	Two and a Half Men	Kathy	Episode: "Thirty-Eight, Sixty-Two, Thirty-Eight"
2015	Workaholics	Crystal	Episode: "Dorm Daze"

External links

• Official website
• Alessandra Torresani on Tumblr
• Alessandra Torresani on Twitter
• Alessandra Torresani at the Internet Movie Database