# Alexandra Lydon

Alexandra Martin Lydon (born April 5, 1979) is an American actress and writer.

## Early life and education

Lydon was born and raised in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. She attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts where she studied at the affiliated Stella Adler Conservatory, graduating with honors with a double degree in Drama and Psychology.

## Career

Some of Lydon's most prominent roles were as Jane Saunders, daughter of primary villain Stephen Saunders, in the third season of the television series 24 and as Ann Owens in Prison Break. She starred in the independent film Nail Polish and Bryan Bertino’s film Mockingbird, released by Universal Studios. She had recurring roles on CSI: Miami and K-Ville and made numerous guest star appearances on popular shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Desperate Housewives, House, Private Practice, NCIS and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Lydon co-created and performed in the comedy show Worst Laid Plans at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and New York City. She wrote and performed in the comedy album Worst Laid Plans at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, published by Random House in May 2010. She later adapted the show into a book, Worst Laid Plans: When Bad Sex Happens to Good People, published in 2014 by Abrams Image.
Lydon is also a voice-over artist and has narrated and contributed to documentary television films, one being the award-winning The Young and the Restless in China as part of the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE.
Inspired by the first female policewomen in Boston, Lydon created and produced the 2015 ABC TV movie Broad Squad. As of 2016, she was writing a book about race and gender dynamics in policing for a six-figure preempt by Picador of Pan Macmillan UK imprints, a division of Macmillan Publishers.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Bodies | Michele | Short film |
| 2005 | Ten Souls Rising | Sarah | Short film |
| 2006 | Nail Polish | Allison Silverman | |
| 2014 | Mockingbird | Beth | Found footage film |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Hack | Julie Reed | Episode: "All Others Pay Cash"; as Alexander Lydon |
| 2003 | Ed | Riley | Episode: "Just a Formality" |
| 2004 | 24 | Jane Saunders | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Jhamel | Episode: "The Aenar" |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Agnes Deschamps | Episode: "Second Sight" |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Susan Hemmington | Episode: "Iced" |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | Rita Rivara | Episode: "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" |
| 2005–06 | CSI: Miami | Jennifer Wilson | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Prison Break | Ann Owens | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | NCIS | Natalie Dalton | Episode: "Skeletons" |
| 2007 | K-Ville | Sam Winston | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Cori Mitchell | Episode: "One More Try" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Miriam Forrester | Episode: "Wednesday's Women" |
| 2008 | The Oaks | Helen | Episode: Pilot |
| 2008 | House | Melinda | Episode: "Emancipation" |
| 2008 | The Young and the Restless in China | Narrator | Part of the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE |
| 2009 | Private Practice | Eleanor | Episode: "Wait and See" |
| 2009 | Single Dads | Beth | Episodes: "Meeting Girls in the Park", "Having Girls Over" |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Natalie Vickers | Episode: "Love's Faber Lost" |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Claire Hanson | Episode: "Killer App" |
| 2011 | Borderline Murder | Halie Morgan | Television movie |
| 2013 | Vegas | Shelly Everson | Episode: "The Third Man" |
| 2015 | Broad Squad | Producer | Television movie |
Theater :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Make Sure It's Me | Sandra | Williamstown Theatre Festival, Berkshires, MA |
| 2016 | Berkshire Theatre Festival | Various parts | Berkshires, MA |
| 2018 | Rickshaw | Caroline (Lead) | Boston, MA |
| 2019 | War Stories | Lead | Stella Adler Theatre |