Nina Siemaszko

Biography

Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (born July 14, 1970) is an American actress, best known for her film roles in Little Noises (1991), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), and for her role as Eleanor Bartlet in The West Wing (2001–2006). Siemaszko was born in Chicago. Her father, Konstanty Siemaszko, was a Polish-born Roman Catholic, and a survivor of the Polish Underground and the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He escaped to the United Kingdom where he met Nina's mother, Collette McAllister. One of her brothers is actor Casey Siemaszko. Her other brother, Corky, is a writer for the Daily News and a reporter at NBC News. She attended The Theatre School at DePaul University. She played an undercover cop in Reservoir Dogs featured in a scene that wound up on the cutting room floor ensuring that the work became a rare example of a film containing no dialogue delivered by an actress. It was released on DVD. She played Mia Farrow in the CBS miniseries Sinatra. She played the leading role in Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Private Practice

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Without a Trace

The West Wing

Cold Case

Chicago Hope

All Movies (44)

• Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Will to Kill2018 · as Olivia
• The Hatred2017 · as Miriam
• The Bling Ring2013 · as Vegas Detective (Female)
• The Artist2011 · as Admiring Woman
• The Haunting of Molly Hartley2008 · as Dr. Emerson
• Mystery Woman: In the Shadows2007 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: Redemption2006 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: Oh Baby2006 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery2006 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: At First Sight2006 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: Game Time2005 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder2005 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder2005 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: Snapshot2005 · as Cassie Hillman
• Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend2005 · as Cassie Hillman
• A Carol Christmas2003 · as Roberta
• Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes2000 · as Holly Proudfit
• The Darkling2000 · as Marla Obold
• The Big Tease1999 · as Betty Fuego
• Jakob the Liar1999 · as Rosa Frankfurter
• Goodbye Lover1999 · as Newscaster
• Breast Men1997 · as Upset Lady at the Convention (uncredited)
• Kiss & Tell1997 · as Shelly
• The Long Way Home1997 · as (voice)
• Suicide Kings1997 · as Jennifer
• Runaway Car1997 · as Jenny Todd
• George B.1997 · as Angela
• Johns1996 · as Prostitute
• The American President1995 · as Beth Wade
• Power of Attorney1995 · as Maria
• Sawbones1995 · as Jenny Sloan
• Floundering1994 · as Gal
• Airheads1994 · as Suzzi
• Baby Brokers1994 · as Leeanne Dees
• Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick1993 · as Trudy (archive footage)
• The Saint of Fort Washington1993 · as Tamsen, la fille de Rosario
• Twenty Bucks1993 · as Bank Teller
• Little Noises1992 · as Dolores
• Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue1991 · as Blue McDonald
• Bed & Breakfast1991 · as Cassie
• Lost Angels1989 · as Merilee
• Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988 · as Marilyn Lee
• License to Drive1988 · as Natalie Anderson
• One More Saturday Night1986 · as Karen Lundahl

All TV Shows (22)

• Togetherness2015 · as Lindsay
• Monday Mornings2013
• Past Life2010 · as Sharon Moody
• Eli Stone2008 · as Katie Bochner
• Private Practice2007 · as Kathleen
• Saving Grace2007 · as Heather
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Kate Carlson
• Cold Case2003 · as Julie Vera
• Without a Trace2002 · as Celia Cutler
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Claudia Duffy
• The Guardian2001 · as Suzanna Clemons
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Linley Parker
• The Huntress2000
• The West Wing1999 · as Ellie Bartlet
• Judging Amy1999 · as Christy Wolinsky
• Sports Night1998
• More Tales of the City1998 · as Mona Ramsey
• Chicago Hope1994 · as Gloria McKinnon
• Tales of the City1993
• Sinatra1992 · as Mia Farrow
• Red Shoe Diaries1992 · as Trudy
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Stella Bishop