Callie Thorne - wikipedia Callie Thorne Callie Thorne Thorne at the premiere of Killer Movie at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. Calliope Thorne ( 1969 - 11 - 20 ) November 20, 1969 ( age 48 ) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1996 -- present Calliope `` Callie '' Thorne ( born November 20, 1969 ) is an American actress known for her role as Dr. Dani Santino on the USA Network series Necessary Roughness. She is also known for past work such as her roles on Homicide : Life on the Street as Detective Laura Ballard, a role she held for two seasons, and the movie Homicide : The Movie, as well as for playing Sheila Keefe on Rescue Me and Elena McNulty in The Wire. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links Life and Career Thorne was born in Boston, Massachusetts of Armenian and English descent. She studied theater and dramatic literature at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. In addition to Rescue Me, Thorne has made guest appearances on television series such as ER ( 2005 -- 2006 ), Law & Order : Criminal Intent ( Silver Lining, ( 2004 ), Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ( 2003 -- 2004 ), The Wire ( 2002 -- 2008 ), Prison Break ( 2006 ), Royal Pains ( 2009 ), White Collar ( 2009 ), Burn Notice ( 2009 -- 2010 ), Californication ( 2011 ), and Elementary ( 2012 ) among others. In 1996, Thorne co-starred in the romantic comedy Ed 's Next Move. In 1997 and 1998, she appeared as Det. Laura Ballard on the television series Homicide : Life on the Street and its subsequent TV movie. She has also had many small roles in film and TV movies and starred in the 1998 film, Chocolate for Breakfast. She was the lead in the USA Network series Necessary Roughness, which premiered on June 29, 2011. She received a Golden Globe nomination for `` Best Actress '' for her role. The series remained on the air for three seasons. In 2012, she won Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series at the Gracie Allen Awards for her role. Thorne has also done work on stage, such as in the off - Broadway play The Country Club ( 1999 ), with Cynthia Nixon in New York. Additionally, she appeared with Eric Bogosian and Sam Rockwell in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot ( 2005 ), directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. She is set to portray Emme Haladjian in TNT upcoming horror series Breed. Thorne portrayed Captain Nancy Santiani on the NBC police procedural drama The Mysteries of Laura. She left The Mysteries of Laura in 2016. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Ed 's Next Move Lee 1997 The Language of Love Jill Short film 1997 Turbulence Laura 1998 Next Stop Wonderland Cricket 1998 Chocolate for Breakfast Nina 1999 Giving It Up Rex 2000 Wirey Spindell Tabitha 2000 Double Parked Rita Ronaldi 2000 Whipped Liz 2001 Sidewalks of New York Sue 2001 Revolution # 9 Stephanie 2002 Washington Heights Raquel 2002 Analyze That Agent Cerrone 2002 Stella Shorts : Yoga Yoga Instructor Short film 2003 This is Not a Film Callie 2005 Strangers with Candy Teacher 2005 The F Word Stephanie 2005 Robin 's Big Date Kate 2005 David & Layla Abby 2006 Jimmy Blue Gina Short film 2006 Delirious Gabi 2007 Watching the Detectives Marcia 2009 Around the Block Paula Short film 2009 Welcome to Academia Valery Meet My Boyfriend ! ! ! Lisa Short film Nice Guy Johnny Roseanne Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 -- 1999 Homicide : Life on the Street Laura Ballard Main role ; 44 episodes 2000 Strangers with Candy School Nurse `` Bully '' ( season 3 : episode 9 ) 2000 Ed Judy Kellman `` Home Is Where the Ducks Are '' ( season 1 : episode 6 ) 2000 Homicide : The Movie Laura Ballard TV film 2001 The $ treet Sabrina McKee `` Past Performance '' ( season 1 : episode 9 ) 2001 More, Patience Mia TV film 2002 Third Watch Jimmy 's Friend `` Transformed '' ( season 3 : episode 10 ) 2002 Hysterical Blindness Carolann TV film 2002 -- 2008 The Wire Elena McNulty Recurring role ; 12 episodes 2003 Titletown TV film 2003, 2004, 2016 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Nikki Staines `` Choice '' ( season 5 : episode 7 ) `` Bound '' ( season 5 : episode 23 ) `` Imposter '' ( season 18 : episode 3 ) 2004 -- 2011 Rescue Me Sheila Keefe Main role ; 93 episodes Law & Order : Criminal Intent Sheila Bradley `` Silver Lining '' ( season 4 : episode 8 ) 2005 -- 2006 ER Jodie Kenyon `` Two Ships '' ( season 12 : episode 8 ) `` All About Christmas Eve '' ( season 12 : episode 10 ) `` If Not Now '' ( season 12 : episode 11 ) `` Quintessence of Dust '' ( season 12 : episode 14 ) `` Darfur '' ( season 12 : episode 15 ) 2006 Law & Order Attorney Stuart `` Avatar '' ( season 17 : episode 2 ) 2006 -- 2008 Prison Break Pam Mahone Recurring role ; 8 episodes 2007 Wainy Days Mary `` Cyrano d'Bluetooth '' ( season 1 : episode 4 ) 2009 Royal Pains Allison Moore `` TB or Not TB '' ( season 1 : episode 4 ) 2009, 2010 Burn Notice Natalie Rice `` Friends Like These '' ( season 3 : episode 8 ) `` Hot Property '' ( season 4 : episode 14 ) 2009 White Collar Maria Fiametta `` Book of Hours '' ( season 1 : episode 3 ) 2011 Californication Sasha Bingham 's Mom `` Lights, Camera, Asshole '' ( season 4 : episode 8 ) 2011 -- 2013 Necessary Roughness Dr. Danielle `` Dani '' Santino Lead role ; 38 episodes 2012 Elementary Terry D'Amico `` One Way to Get Off '' ( season 1 : episode 7 ) 2015 NCIS : New Orleans Sasha Broussard 3 episodes 2015 -- 2016 The Americans Tori 3 episodes 2015 -- 2016 Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Cat Zakarian 3 episodes 2015 -- 2016 The Mysteries of Laura Captain Nancy Santiani Season 2 regular ; 15 episodes 2016 Angel from Hell Linda ( Kelly 's Mother ) Episode : `` Soulmates '' 2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris Dr. Claire Shanks Episode : `` Gift Giving '' References Jump up ^ Pergament, Alan ( 1998 - 01 - 30 ). `` A Naked Angel Touched the Acting Career of ' Homicide 's ' Callie Thorne ''. The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 22. Jump up ^ Kevonian, Tamar ( September -- October 2011 ). `` A Recipe for Television Fame ''. Yerevan Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 2012 Gracie Awards ''. thegracies.org. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Callie Thorne Ready to Breed for TNT ''. Dread Central. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` ' Mysteries of Laura ' casts ' Rescue Me ' alum as new foil ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 24. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Callie Thorne. Callie Thorne on Twitter Callie Thorne on IMDb Callie Thorne at the Internet Off - Broadway Database Satellite Award for Best Cast -- Television Series 2000 The West Wing Alan Alda Stockard Channing Kristin Chenoweth Dulé Hill Allison Janney Moira Kelly Rob Lowe Joshua Malina Mary McCormack Janel Moloney Richard Schiff Martin Sheen Jimmy Smits John Spencer Bradley Whitford 2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Amber Benson Marc Blucas David Boreanaz Nicholas Brendon Charisma Carpenter Emma Caulfield Sarah Michelle Gellar Seth Green Alyson Hannigan Anthony Stewart Head James Marsters Michelle Trachtenberg 2005 Rescue Me Denis Leary John Scurti Daniel Sunjata Mike Lombardi Steven Pasquale Andrea Roth Callie Thorne Adam Ferrara Larenz Tate James McCaffrey Dean Winters 2006 Grey 's Anatomy Justin Chambers Eric Dane Patrick Dempsey Katherine Heigl T.R. 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Question: who plays mcnulty's wife in the wire
Answer: Calliope "Callie" Thorne