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 Lydon played Jane Saunders, daughter of primary villain Stephen Saunders, in the third season of the television series 24 and 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 guest star appearances on shows including 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, including The Young and the Restless in China, part of the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE.
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 imprint of Macmillan Publishers. In 2019, her book The Broad Squad was published by Picador.
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 Creator and 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
Publications
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References
External links
Alexandra Lydon at Backstage