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 Zehetner in 2007 | |
| Born | Nora Angela Zehetner (1981-02-05)February 5, 1981 (age 44) El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Nora Angela Zehetner (born February 5, 1981) is an American film and television actress.
Zehetner was born inEl Paso, Texas, the daughter of Nancy Lynne (née Nelson) and Juan Carlos Zehetner. She attended elementary school inRichardson, Texas, a suburb ofDallas, before moving back to El Paso. When she was 14 she moved to Dallas where she attendedMcKinney High School for several years. For one year she also attended theTexas Academy of Mathematics and Science, anearly college entrance program at theUniversity 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 toLos Angeles. She appeared inTart (2001),American Pie 2 (2001),R.S.V.P. (2002),May (2002), andThe Song of Rose (2003), as well as in other films and several TV series and commercials. Zehetner portrayed Laynie Hart on theWB's showEverwood.
InBrick, which won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005Sundance Film Festival, Zehetner plays thefemme fatale Laura. The soundtrackCD 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".
In the thriller-horror filmBeneath, Zehetner appears in the leading role of Christy.
Zehetner also starred in NBC'sHeroes asEden McCain. Zap2It.com proclaimed Zehetner one of "The Underrated of 2006" for her role.[1]
Together with the actors and comediansTom Arnold andDax Shepard, Zehetner embarked in 2007 on aUSO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to thePersian Gulf region to meet with service members and sign autographs.[2]
In 2007, Zehetner appeared withMarisa Berenson in the short movieJalouse: Elegante, famous, beautiful, jolie which was produced by the French fashion magazineJalouse to celebrate their 10th anniversary.[3]
Zehetner portrayed the recurring role of Dr. Reed Adamson for 10 episodes during thesixth season (2009–2010) of the television seriesGrey's Anatomy.
Zehetner portrayed Jen,Marc Maron's girlfriend, on the TV seriesMaron.[4]
In 2018, Zehetner was cast in the recurring role of Valeria Poriskova on the second season of theABC political dramaDesignated Survivor.[5]
Nora Zehetner playedAnnie Glenn, the wife of astronautJohn Glenn,[6] in the television seriesThe Right Stuff, which premiered in October 2020 onDisney+.[7][8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tart | Peg | |
| 2001 | American Pie 2 | Girl at Party | |
| 2002 | May | Hoop | |
| 2002 | R.S.V.P. | Leigh Franklin | |
| 2003 | The Burning Land | Rose | |
| 2005 | Brick | Laura Dannon | |
| 2005 | Conversations with Other Women | Young Woman | |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend | Plain Jane | Short film |
| 2006 | Fifty Pills | Michelle | |
| 2007 | Beneath | Christy | |
| 2008 | Remarkable Power | Athena | |
| 2008 | The Brothers Bloom | Rose | |
| 2009 | Spooner | Rose Conlin | |
| 2009 | Jerry | Girl | Short film |
| 2014 | Imperial Dreams | Janine | |
| 2014 | The Hitchhiker | Nancy Adams | Short film |
| 2014 | Danny and the Wild Bunch | Miranda | Short film |
| 2014 | Home Is Where Your Heart Aches | Kat | Short film |
| 2015 | Creative Control | Juliette | |
| 2017 | It Happened in L.A. | Nora | |
| 2017 | Lost in Sound | Short film | |
| 2018 | Color Me Done | Elizabeth | Short film |
| 2018 | Magnetic Plasma for mass(es) Enlightenment | Harmony | Short film |
| 2020 | Freeze | Joy | Short film |
| 2021 | Spring Bloom | Sabrina | |
| 2023 | Blood for Dust | Amy | |
| 2024 | Boneyard | Detective Young | |
| 2024 | Monster Summer | Abby Reed |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Girl in Hallway | "Rory's Birthday Parties" |
| 2001 | Going to California | Dixie Hartnett | "Taking Care of Biscuits" |
| 2001 | An American Town | Glenn | TV film |
| 2002 | Point of Origin | Trish | TV film |
| 2002 | She Spies | Ashley Blaine | "Daddy's Girl" |
| 2002 | Off Centre | Lindsay | "The Deflower Half-Hour" |
| 2002 | Septuplets | Dot Wilde | TV series |
| 2003–04 | Everwood | Laynie Hart | Recurring role (season 1), main role (season 2) |
| 2006, 2009 | Heroes | Eden McCain | Recurring role |
| 2008 | Princess | Princess Ithaca | TV film |
| 2009–10 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Reed Adamson | Recurring role |
| 2009–10 | Seattle Grace: On Call | Dr. Reed Adamson | Web series |
| 2010 | Southland | Lila Greenburg | "Butch & Sundance" |
| 2010 | Mad Men | Phoebe | "Christmas Comes But Once a Year", "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" |
| 2012 | Common Law | Kendall | "Soul Mates", "The Ex-Factor" |
| 2013 | Grimm | Khloe Sedgwick | "Kiss of the Muse" |
| 2013 | Warehouse 13 | Rose | "The Sky's the Limit" |
| 2013–16 | Maron | Jen | Recurring role |
| 2015 | The Astronaut Wives Club | Marilyn See | "Flashpoint", "Rendezvous", "Abort" |
| 2016 | Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street | Margaret | "Gortimer vs. White Hat" |
| 2017 | Pillow Talk | Sharon | TV series |
| 2018 | Designated Survivor | Valeria Poriskova | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Green Eggs and Ham | Clerk (voice) | "Anywhere" |
| 2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Viola | "The New Deal", "Know Your Onions" |
| 2020 | The Right Stuff | Annie Glenn | TV series |
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