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Caterina Scorsone in Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Biography

Caterina Scorsone

Overview

  • Born
    October 16, 1981 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Birth name
    Caterina Reminy Scorsone
  • Nicknames
    • Cat
    • Kitten
  • Height
    5′ 4″ (1.63 m)

Biography

  • Canadian born, two-time Gemini-nominated actress. Scorsone began acting at the age of 8 on the long-running children's program, Mr. Dressup. Following her increasing success as a young actor, Caterina co-starred, alongside Kirsten Dunst, Rachael Leigh Cook, Hayden Christensen & Merritt Wever, in Oscar-winning director Sarah Kernochan's coming-of-age film, All I Wanna Do! (1998). After appearing both on stage and in a number of features, Scorsone starred opposite Academy Award nominee, Ed Harris, in The Third Miracle (1999), where she played troubled teen prostitute, "Maria Witknowski". She then turned in the first of two Gemini-nominated performances as "Michelle Parker", a lead in the hit Canadian television series, Power Play (1998). While starring as the plucky "Jess Mastriani" on Lifetime's 1-800-Missing (2003), Scorsone also received her Bachelor's degree in Literary Studies, Comparative Religions and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. After three successful seasons on Missing and the completion of her BA, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was cast as the recurring "Callie Wilkinson" on STARZ Network's Crash (2008), opposite the late Dennis Hopper. In 2009, she found herself in Wonderland playing "Alice" for Syfy Network's acclaimed mini-series of the same name, Alice (2009). She earned her second Gemini nomination for her portrayal of "Alice" opposite Oscar=nominated Kathy Bates. Following this success, Caterina was cast in Martin Campbell's thriller, Edge of Darkness (2010), opposite Mel Gibson. Scorsone is now headed into her third season as a series regular on the hit show, Private Practice (2007). Consistently number one in its Thursday night time slot, "Private Practice" has continued its success with a recent fifth season pickup. Caterina currently resides in Los Angeles.
    - IMDb mini biography by: TF

Family

  • Spouse
      Rob Giles(June 27, 2009 - 2010) (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Eliza Giles
      Paloma Michaela Giles
      Arwen Lucinda Giles
  • Parents
      Antonio Bruno Scorsone
      Suzanne Rozell Scorsone
  • Relatives
      Jovanna Scorsone(Sibling)
      Francesca Scorsone(Sibling)
      Carmen Zoë Scorsone(Niece or Nephew)
      Deborah Scorsone(Sibling)

Trivia

  • Her daughter Paloma "Pippa" has Down Syndrome.
  • She has a BA from the University of Toronto.
  • For her role on Private Practice (2007) as Dr. Amelia Shepard, she was introduced to Shonda Rhimes by the director/actor Eric Stoltz, who had worked with her ten years before and remembered that she resembled Patrick Dempsey. She won the role and is now a regular on the series.
  • Her ancestry is Italian (father) and Swedish, English, and Scottish (mother).
  • She is a qualified canoe instructor and also enjoys kayaking and swimming.

Quotes

  • When I was three and a half years old, I heard my big sister tell my mum that all day, at school, all the kids sat on the floor and watched The NeverEnding Story (1984). Having never heard of the movie, I concluded that this was what school must be about: sitting cross-legged, on the floor, listening to a never-ending story, page after page.
  • Now most of Alice (2009) isn't really a political social commentary, but I think a big message, here, is that the culture we're involved in is fascinated with very quick fixes and instant gratification.
  • My favorite - my very favorite movie, which I suppose is a bit of a guilty pleasure in that it's like, you know, every scene, you know, pushes every button, is True Romance (1993), directed by Tony Scott, with Patricia Arquette and Christian Slater, and it's a fantastic, fantastic film, very violent, very romantic.
  • Working on a green screen set, yeah, it's almost like reading from a novel, taking those black words and creating a world around you.
  • It wasn't the 'miracle of engineering' that is the human body that was filling me with a mad desire to live my days and nights in a pair of scrubs. The hard truth was I did not remotely want to be a surgeon. I actually just wanted to be on Grey's Anatomy (2005).

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