Nora Zehetner
Biography
Nora Angela Zehetner (born February 5, 1981) is an American film and television actress. Zehetner was born in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Nancy Lynne (née Nelson) and John Carol Zehetner. She attended elementary school in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, before moving back to El Paso. When she was 14 she moved to Dallas where she attended McKinney High School for several years. For one year she also attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, an early college entrance program at the University of North Texas for students interested in mathematics or science. At the age of 18, Zehetner started an acting career, something she had been interested in since she was 8, and moved to Los Angeles. She appeared in Tart (2001), American Pie 2 (2001), R.S.V.P. (2002), May (2002), and The Song of Rose (2003), as well as in other films and several TV series and commercials. Zehetner portrayed Laynie Hart on the WB's show Everwood. In Brick, which won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, Zehetner plays the femme fatale Laura. The soundtrack CD of this film, released by Lakeshore Records on March 21, 2006, features Zehetner's full, unedited performance of "The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze". Zehetner also starred in NBC's Heroes as Eden McCain. Zap2It.com proclaimed Zehetner one of "The Underrated of 2006" for her role. Zehetner portrayed the recurring role of Dr. Reed Adamson for 10 episodes during the sixth season (2009–2010) of the television series Grey's Anatomy. In 2018, Zehetner was cast in the recurring role of Valeria Poriskova on the second season of the ABC political drama Designated Survivor. Nora Zehetner played Annie Glenn, the wife of astronaut John Glenn, in the television series The Right Stuff, which premiered in October 2020 on Disney+
Known For
All Movies (28)
- Monster Summer2024 · as Abby Reed
- Boneyard2024 · as Detective Young
- Blood for Dust2024 · as Amy
- It Happened in L.A.2017 · as Nora
- Lost in Sound2017
- Creative Control2016 · as Juliette
- Home Is Where Your Heart Aches2015 · as Kat
- The Hitchhiker2014 · as Nancy Adams
- Danny and the Wild Bunch2014 · as Miranda
- Imperial Dreams2014 · as Janine
- Jerry2009 · as Girl
- Spooner2009 · as Rose Conlin
- The Brothers Bloom2008 · as Rose
- Princess2008 · as Princess Ithaca
- Remarkable Power2008 · as Athena
- Beneath2007 · as Christy Wescot
- Building Brick2006
- Conversations with Other Women2006 · as Young Woman
- Fifty Pills2006 · as Michelle
- Brick2006 · as Laura Dannon
- The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend2005 · as Plain Jane
- The Burning Land2003 · as Rose
- May2003 · as Hoop
- Point of Origin2002 · as Trish
- R.S.V.P.2002 · as Leigh Franklin
- American Pie 22001 · as Girl at Party
- Tart2001 · as Peg
- Spring Bloom— · as Sabrina
All TV Shows (16)
- E.B. White's Charlotte's Web2025 · as Mrs. Snide / Adult Junior / Quilter (voice)
- The Right Stuff2020 · as Annie Glenn
- Green Eggs and Ham2019 · as Clerk (voice)
- Designated Survivor2016 · as Valeria Poreskova
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013 · as Viola
- Maron2013 · as Jen
- Common Law2012 · as Kendall
- Grimm2011 · as Khloe Sedgwick
- Warehouse 132009 · as Rose
- Mad Men2007 · as Phoebe
- Heroes2006 · as Eden McCain
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Reed Adamson
- Everwood2002 · as Laynie Hart
- She Spies2002 · as Ashley Blaine
- Off Centre2001
- Gilmore Girls2000 · as Girl #2







