Claim: Annie Parisse starred on the American soap opera As the World Turns.

Anne Marie Cancelmi -LRB- born July 31 , 1975 -RRB- , known professionally as Annie Parisse , is an American actress . She portrayed Alexandra Borgia on the drama series Law & Order . Parisse has also starred as Julia Snyder on the soap opera As the World Turns , for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award , and as FBI specialist Debra Parker on the thriller series The Following .