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).
Biography 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.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 One More Saturday Night Karen Lundahl 1988 License to Drive Natalie Anderson 1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Marilyn Lee Tucker 1989 Lost Angels Merilee 1991 Bed & Breakfast Cassie Wellesly 1991 Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue "Blue" McDonald 1991 Little Noises Dolores 1992 Reservoir Dogs Officer Jody McClusky Deleted scenes 1993 The Saint of Fort Washington Tamsen 1994 Floundering Gal 1994 Airheads Suzzi 1995 Power of Attorney Maria Video 1995 Love and Happiness Nina 1995 The American President Beth Wade 1996 Johns Tiffany1997Runaway CarJenny Todd 1997 Suicide Kings Jennifer 1998 Goodbye Lover Newscaster 1997 Kiss & Tell Shelly 1999 Jakob the Liar Rosa 1999 The Big Tease Betty Fuego 2000 Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes Holly Proudfit 2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Dr. Amelia Emerson 2011 Lily Look Here Delia Short 2017 The Hatred Miriam
Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Lonesome Dove Janey Miniseries 1990 An Enemy of the People Polly Stockman Television film 1992 Sinatra Mia Farrow Miniseries 1992 Red Shoe Diaries Trudy "Just Like That" 1993 Tales from the Crypt Stella Bishop "Creep Course" 1994 Baby Brokers Leeanne Dees Television film 1994 Chicago Hope Gloria McKinnon "You Gotta Have Heart" 1995 Sawbones Jenny Sloan Television film 1997 Runaway Car Jenny Todd Television film 1998 More Tales of the City Mona Ramsey Miniseries 1999 Sports Night Holly "What Kind of Day Has It Been?" 1999 Cold Feet Bob "How Much Is That Sex Act in the Window" 2000 The Huntress Dorinda Patterson "Springing Tiny" 2000 The Darkling Marla Obold Television film 2001 NYPD Blue Debra "Family Ties" 2001 The Guardian Suzanna Clemons "The Men from the Boys" 2001 Philly Teresa Wyatt "Fork You Very Much" 2001–2006 The West Wing Eleanor Bartlet Recurring role9 episodes 2003 A Carol Christmas Roberta Timmins Television film 2004 Judging Amy Christy Wolinsky "Baggage Claim" 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Linley Parker "Bloodlines" 2005–2007 Mystery Woman Cassie Hillman Television film 2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Claudia Duffy "Maltese Cross" 2006–2010 Cold Case Julie Vera 2 episodes 2007 Without a Trace Celia "Clean Up" 2007 Private Practice Kathleen 2 episodes 2009 Eli Stone Katie Bochner "Sonoma" 2009 Grey's Anatomy Kate Carlson "No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)" 2009 Mental Mimi Peters "Obsessively Yours" 2009 Saving Grace Heather "That Was No First Kiss" 2010 Past Life Sharon Moody "Running on Empty" 2011 Prime Suspect Peggy "Underwater" 2016 Togetherness Lindsay "Everybody Is Grownups" 2017 American Crime Laura 2 episodes 2018 Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill Olivia Television film
Video games Year Title Role 2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian 2009 Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Computer / Aeropan Female / Pirate Female
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