Allison Scagliotti | |
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Allison Scagliotti in 2012 | |
| Born | (1990-09-21)September 21, 1990 (age 35) |
| Other names | La Femme Pendu |
| Alma mater | Berklee College of Music New York University |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Allison Scagliotti (/ˌskæliˈoʊti/; born September 21, 1990)[1] is an American actress, musician and director. Her television roles include appearing inDrake & Josh,Warehouse 13, andStitchers. She performs as a musician under the name La Femme Pendu.
Scagliotti's great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from Italy throughEllis Island.[2] She moved with her family toMandeville, Louisiana at a young age.[3] At age five, she joined her Louisiana school's, Tchefuncte Middle School, talent and drama program.[4][5]
When Scagliotti was 11, she was working with an acting coach who encouraged her to try auditioning for pilot season in Los Angeles.[4] She booked a pilot for a sitcom withChevy Chase which was filmed in New York.[4] Scagliotti moved to Los Angeles for her acting career.[5]
Scagliotti studied film atNew York University, though she never finished her degree.[6][7] She later obtained a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Music Studies throughBerklee College of Music's online program.[8] She is the first cousin of Kevin Pfeffer, the lead singer of Five Minutes to Freedom, and Alex Scagliotti, NationalWakeboard Champion.[9]
Scagliotti's small television roles includeOne Tree Hill,CSI, and theNickelodeon seriesZoey 101.[10][11][12][13]
Scagliotti landed her first recurring role as Mindy Crenshaw onDrake & Josh, Josh's rival and later girlfriend.[7][14] She appeared in eight episodes from 2004 to 2007.[13][15] She reprised her role in the spin-off movie,Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.[16] Her first lead role was as Maddie in the 2005 short filmRedemption Maddie.[17]
She appeared asJayna, the female Wonder Twin, in the episode "Idol" inthe ninth season ofSmallville in 2009.[18] She helped co-host SyFy'sGhost Hunters Live onHalloween 2010.[19][20]
Scagliotti portrayed the characterClaudia Donovan in theSyfy seriesWarehouse 13.[7] Her character was introduced early in the premiere season in 2009 and she appeared in most of the remaining episodes through 2014 (though credited as a guest star until season two).[15][21] Her character crossed over toEureka when she guest-starred in the season four episode "Crossing Over".[22]
She appeared in the 2011 indie filmLosers Take All, set in the 1980s rock music scene.[23][24]
In December 2012, Scagliotti appeared in the lead role of Michelle, a struggling actress, in Darren Caulley's playUnhealthy that premiered December 4 atHERE Arts Center inNew York City.[15][25] She appeared in the three seasons ofFreeform'sStitchers as Camille, a main character, from 2015 to 2017.[7][26][27] Scagliotti also appeared in the seriesThe Vampire Diaries as Georgie in a recurring role during the show's eighth and final season in 2016.[26][28]
In 2014, Scagliotti joined the advisory board ofSci-Fest LA, the first annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, held in May 2014.[29]
From 2015 to 2018, Scagliotti was in the band Nice Enough People along withDrake and Josh co-starJerry Trainor.[27][30][31][32] In 2016, she appeared as a guitar player in the music video "Some Are Girls" for Maxie Dean.[33]
On June 21, 2019, Scagliotti released her first solo EP,All Them Witches, under the pseudonym La Femme Pendu.[34] Scagliotti's first album,Absolute Horror, was released on May 1, 2020. It was followed by three EPs that same year,Bonne anniversaire a moi,The Legend of the River King, andLes Ballet Tragiques. Her second full-length album,VAMPYR, was released on October 22, 2021, and featured a guest appearance by vocalistDamien Moyal.[35] Scagliotti next provided guest vocals to Moyal's bandDamien Done's song "Bounty and Blight", which was released as a single on April 21, 2023.[36]
Scagliotti appeared in a 2010 episode ofThe Nerdist Podcast hosted byChris Hardwick.[37] She also appeared as a guest star onGeek & Sundry'sTableTop in 2013, hosted byWil Wheaton,[15][38] and as a guest on the showDestination Truth in 2010 and 2011.[39]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Redemption Maddie | Maddie Clifford | Short film |
| 2009 | Endless Bummer | Iris[7] | |
| 2009 | My Name Is Jerry | Trisha | |
| 2011 | Losers Take All | Simone[23] | |
| 2013 | Chastity Bites | Leah | |
| 2014 | National Lampoon Presents: Surf Party | Iris | Repackage ofEndless Bummer (2009) |
| 2015 | Anne Darling | Maggie | Short film |
| 2016 | Pillowcase | Pillowcase | Short film |
| 2016 | A Song for Your Mixtape | Blair | Short film |
| 2018 | Little Gold Star | Diane | Short film |
| 2018 | The Cards | The High Priestess | Short film; Director, Writer |
| 2018 | Truly Outrageous: A Jem Fan Film | The Reporter/The Baroness | Short film |
| 2019 | I Was Wrong | N/A | Director (Music Video for W. Baer) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | America's Most Terrible Things | Molly Potts | TV film |
| 2003 | Once Around the Park | Rose Wingfield | TV film |
| 2004 | Joint Custody | Meg | TV film |
| Grounded for Life | Kristen | Episodes: "Racketman", "You're So Vain" | |
| Back When We Were Grownups | Emmy | TV film | |
| 2004–2007 | Drake & Josh | Mindy Crenshaw | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
| 2005 | Zoey 101 | Stacy | Episode: "Backpack"[12] |
| 2006 | Read It and Weep | Sawyer Sullivan | TV film[13] |
| ER | Josie Weller | Episode: "Heart of the Matter" | |
| 2006-2007 | One Tree Hill | Abby Brown | Episodes: "With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept",[11] “You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love”, “The Runway Found”. |
| 2008 | Gemini Division | Hera Theophilus | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | Mindy Crenshaw | TV film | |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jemma | Episode: "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh"[10] |
| Party Down | Taylor Stiltskin | Episode: "Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen" | |
| Mental | Heather Masters | Episode: "House of Mirrors" | |
| Smallville | Jayna | Episode: "Idol" | |
| 2009–2014 | Warehouse 13 | Claudia Donovan | Main role (60 episodes) |
| 2010 | Eureka | Claudia Donovan | Episode: "Crossing Over"[22] |
| 2013 | Bones | Jill Roberts | Episode: "The Maiden in the Mushrooms" |
| Person of Interest | Molly Nelson | Episode: "In Extremis"[15] | |
| Switched at Birth | Aida Adams | Episodes: "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living", "As the Shadows Deepen" | |
| 2015–2017 | Stitchers | Camille Engelson | Main role; 31 episodes |
| 2016 | Fresh Off the Boat | Raquel | Episode: "Rent Day" |
| The Vampire Diaries | Georgina "Georgie" Dowling | Recurring role (4 episodes) | |
| Mary + Jane | Tasha | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" | |
| 2018-2019 | Henry Danger | N/A | Director (5 episodes; "Henry's Frittle Problem", "The Great Cactus Con", "The Whole Bilsky Family", "Love Bytes", "A Tale of Two Pipers")[27] |
| 2018 | Take One Thing Off | Scout's Inner Voice | Web Series; Episode: "Palm Trees" |
| Spellslingers | Herself | Web Series | |
| 2021 | Just Roll with It | N/A | Director (2 episodes; "Just Reminisce With It!", "Warlock World: War of the Warlocks") |
| 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Aria | Episode: "Felicia" |
| 2023 | That Girl Lay Lay | Bri Wiggin | Episode: "The Packer Packer Bowl" |
| Raven's Home | Event Coordinator | Episode: "Raven's Clone" | |
| 2024 | Hysteria! | Officer Olsen | [40] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Unhealthy | Michelle | Lead role, HERE Theatre[25] |
| 2014 | Jasper in Deadland | Gretchen | Lead role, Off-Broadway Musical[3][7][41] |