Alicia Witt Beach

Alicia Witt Beach Alicia has recently wrapped shooting, "The Upside of Anger" opposite Kevin Costner & Joan Allen and will next be shooting "The Ring" in South Africa. She was last seen starring in the Warner Bros. romantic comedy, "Two Weeks Notice" opposite Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. She was also seen in the John Waters film "Cecil B. Demented", starring Stephen Dorff and Melanie Griffith. Alicia also made a cameo in the independent film "American Girl". She combined her acting talents with her skills as a classically trained pianist in the romantic comedy, "Playing Mona Lisa". For this role, Alicia won a Best Actress Award at the US Comedy Arts Festival. Alicia has made guest appearances on the phenomenally successful HBO series, "The Sopranos" and the Emmy award winning "Ally McBeal." In 1998, Alicia starred in Columbia Tristar's hit movie, "Urban Legend." CBS was Witt's home for four years where she starred as Cybill Shepherd's quirky daughter with a dark side, Zoey on the sitcom Cybill (Carsey Warner). Alicia made her film debut in David Lynch's "Dune", and by the age of fourteen, received her high school diploma and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time. Once in Los Angeles, Lynch cast her in his Emmy Award winning cult classic television series, "Twin Peaks", as Gersten Hayward, a part that he had written specifically for Witt. Following this, Lynch utilized Alicia's talents once again in his HBO trilogy, Hotel Room, in which she portrayed a young woman with multiple personality disorder. Alicia appeared in "Mr. Holland's Opus", opposite Richard Dreyfuss, as well as "Four Rooms" (Miramax) with Tim Roth, Madonna, and Lili Taylor, and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Allison Sanders, Robert Rodriguez, and Alexandre Rockwell. In 1994, Witt appeared in the critically acclaimed "Fun", which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, directed by Rafal Zielinski, depicts a tale of two disturbed young girls whose quest for fun leads them to murder. Witt received the "Special Jury Recognition" Award at Sundance and a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award. Other credits include Mike Figgis' "Liebstraum", starring Kevin Anderson, "Bodies, Rest and Motion", starring Tim Roth and Bridget Fonda, and "Bongwater" opposite Luke Wilson. ENTER HERE