Alicia Roanne Witt is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist. "Talking by age two and reading by the age of four", Witt has been described as a child prodigy. Her acting talent was recognized by director David Lynch discovered her when he heard her recite Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet on the television show That's Incredible! at age 5. This led Lynch to cast her in the role of Alia, the "flame-haired" sister of Paul Atreides, in Dune (1984). She turned 8 during filming. He would begin working with her in film and television even before Witt earned her high school equivalency credential (at age 14). She did undergraduate work in piano at Boston University and competed nationally.

Filmography

• 2026Twisted — Rebecca
• 2024Longlegs — Ruth Harker
• 2024Switch Up — Agent Larson
• 2023Fuzzy Head — Mother
• 2022Alice — Rachel
• 2022The Disappearance of Cari Farver — Liz Goylar
• 2021I Care a Lot — Dr. Karen Amos
• 2020Christmas Tree Lane — Meg Reilly, Story, Executive Producer
• DC's Stargirl — Maggie (uncredited)
• 2020Modern Persuasion — Wren Cosgrove
• 2019Our Christmas Love Song — Melody Jones
• The Masked Singer — Dandelion
• 2018Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane — Emma Reynolds
• 2018Mississippi Requiem
• 2018Spare Room — Ginny
• Lore — Marjorie Cameron
• 2017The Mistletoe Inn — Kim
• 2016Christmas List — Isobel Gray
• 2016Six L.A. Love Stories — Terry Kerr
• 2016The Bronx Bull — Denise Baker
• The Exorcist — Nicole
• 2015I'm Not Ready for Christmas — Holly Nolan
• 2014Away From Here — Lily
• 2014Christmas at Cartwright's — Nicky
• Kingdom — Melanie
• The Librarians — Lucinda McCabe / Morgan le Fay
• 2013A Madea Christmas — Amber
• 2013A Snow Globe Christmas — Meg
• 2013A Very Merry Mix-Up — Alice
• 2013Cold Turkey — Nina
• 2013Flat Chested — Amanda
• Orange Is the New Black — Zelda
• 2013Playdate — Grace, Co-Producer
• 2013Wiener Dog Nationals — Melanie West
• 2012Bending The Rules — D.A. Roslyn Wohl
• 2012Cowgirls n' Angels — Elaine
• Elementary — Dana Powell
• House of Lies — Maya
• 2012I Do — Mya Edwards
• 2012The Pond — Shelly
• 2011Joint Body — Michelle Page
• Person of Interest — Connie Wyler
• 2011The Flight of the Swan — Maria
• 2010Backyard Wedding — Kim Tyler
• 2010Edgar Floats — Sandra
• Justified — Wendy Crowe
• 2010Peep World — Amy
• The Walking Dead — Paula
• The Mentalist — Rosalind Harker
• 200788 Minutes — Kim Cummings
• 2007Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke — Reena Hale
• Friday Night Lights — Cheryl
• 2006Last Holiday — Ms. Burns
• Supernatural — Lily Sunder
• 2005The Upside of Anger — Hadley Wolfmeyer
• 2004Ring of the Nibelungs — Kriemhild
• Ring of the Nibelungs — Kriemhild
• Two and a Half Men — Miss Pasternak
• 2002American Girl — Barbie
• CSI: Miami — Michelle Baldwin
• 2002Ten Tiny Love Stories
• The Twilight Zone — Liz
• 2002Two Weeks Notice — June Carter
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Nola Falacci
• 2001Vanilla Sky — Libby
• 2000Cecil B. Demented — Cherish
• 2000Playing Mona Lisa — Claire Goldstein
• 1999Passion's Way — Sophy Viner
• The Sopranos — Amy Safir
• 1998Bongwater — Serena
• 1998Gen¹³ — Caitlin Fairchild (voice)
• 1998Urban Legend — Natalie Simon
• Ally McBeal — Hope Mercey
• 1996Citizen Ruth — Cheryl Stoney
• Cybill — Zoey Woodbine
• 1995Four Rooms — Kiva
• 1995Mr. Holland's Opus — Gertrude Lang
• 1994Fun — Bonnie
• 1994The Disappearance of Vonnie — Janine
• 1993Bodies, Rest & Motion — Elizabeth
• Hotel Room — Diane
• 1991Liebestraum — Girl in Dream
• Twin Peaks — Gersten Hayward
• 1984Dune — Alia
• Shiver — Amy Brisbane
• The Big Kill — Valerie

Appearances as themselves (5)

• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2018Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend — Self
• The View — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Jeopardy! — Self