Annie Parisse
| Annie Parisse | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anne Marie Cancelmi July 31, 1975 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Fordham University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Sparks (?–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Anne Marie Cancelmi (born July 31, 1975), 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.
Parisse was born in Anchorage, Alaska, the daughter of Annette, a teacher, and Louis G. Cancelmi, a senior executive with Alaska Air. She grew up in Mercer Island, Washington, and attended Mercer Island High School. She has two brothers, Louis Cancelmi, also an actor, and Michael Cancelmi, an Italian teacher. Louis is married to Elisabeth Waterston, the daughter of Law & Order veteran Sam Waterston. Parisse's father is of Italian descent on one side, and Slovak and Polish descent on the other. Her mother is of half Italian and half Syrian descent.
She attended Fordham University, where she appeared in numerous productions, including Medea and Antigone, both of which featured her as the lead. Parisse is married to actor Paul Sparks with whom she has one son, Emmett (born in October 2009), and one daughter.
Parisse guest starred on shows such as Big Apple, Third Watch, and Friends. She made a 2002 appearance on Law & Order, playing an exotic dancer in the episode "Attorney Client", where she testified against another defendant (a defense attorney) who plotted the murder of his wife.
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