Italia Ricci

Italia Ricci
Ricci at the 2017 Heroes & Villains FanFest
Born (1986-10-29) October 29, 1986 (age 38)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canadian
  • American
Alma materQueen's University (Kingston, Ontario) Ba.Art.Sci.
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children1
Notes

Italia Ricci (Italian: [iˈtaːlja ˈrittʃi]; born October 29, 1986[3]) is a Canadian-American[4] actress. She is known for starring as April Carver in the 2014–2015 ABC Family television series Chasing Life, for playing Siobhan Smythe / Silver Banshee in Supergirl from 2015 to 2016 and for playing White House Chief of Staff and Special Advisor Emily Rhodes in the television drama series Designated Survivor from 2016 to 2019.

Early life and education

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Italia Ricci was born Stephanie-Italia Ricci in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and is of Italian descent.[5][6] She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts and Science in 2008 from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario),[6] where she undertook charitable work for causes such as Water Can, a non-profit organization creating waterholes in Africa.[7] Ricci was a Stand Up To Cancer ambassador and supporter of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.[8]

Career

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Ricci made her major acting debut in 2007, in the American Pie direct-to-video film, Beta House.[9] She then went on to have a recurring role on the Disney XD series Aaron Stone. In 2006, Ricci also appeared in the music video Hate (I Really Don't Like You) by Plain White T's as the ex-girlfriend.

During 2009, Ricci began appearing in American productions with minor roles in How I Met Your Mother, House, and Greek. During that same year, she had a recurring role in the Comedy Central series Secret Girlfriend as Sasha. In 2010, she co-starred in the Cartoon Network live-action series Unnatural History as Maggie Winnock. She also appeared in a Clean & Clear commercial as herself. In 2011, she appeared in the short film Valediction. In 2013, Ricci appeared in a small role in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut film Don Jon.

From 2014 to 2015, she starred as April Carver in the ABC Family series Chasing Life.[10][11] Ricci joined the cast of Supergirl in December 2015 as Siobhan Smythe / Silver Banshee.[12] In September 2016, Ricci joined the ABC political drama Designated Survivor, as Emily Rhodes.[13] The show was renewed by Netflix for a third season which was released on June 7, 2019[14] but was not renewed by Netflix for a fourth season.[15]

She has also appeared in films for the Hallmark Channel, including Rome in Love and Love in Winterland.[16][17]

In 2022, Ricci starred in The Imperfects as Dr. Sydney Burke. The ten-episode first season premiered on Netflix on September 8 in the United States.[18]

In 2023, Ricci started in the Hallmark Channel film Catch Me If You Claus.[19]

Personal life

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Ricci began dating Canadian actor Robbie Amell in July 2008 after meeting whilst filming American Pie Presents: Beta House.[20] They became engaged on August 19, 2014,[21] and were married on October 15, 2016.[22] Their first child, a son, was born in September 2019.[23] Ricci and Amell both became United States citizens in January 2020.[1][2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 American Pie Presents: Beta House Laura Johnson Direct-to-video film
2008 The Death of Indie Rock Diane
2012 Valediction Erica Short film
2013 Don Jon Gina
2013 Dean Slater: Resident Advisor Samantha Montaigne
2014 The Remaining Allison

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Aaron Stone Chase Ravenwood Recurring role (season 1), 5 episodes
2009 How I Met Your Mother Hot Woman #1 Episode: "The Front Porch"
2009 House Immigration Officer #2 Episode: "House Divided"
2009 Greek Delia Episode: "Social Studies"
2009 Secret Girlfriend Sasha Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes
2010 True Jackson, VP Herself Episode: "Pajama Party"
2010 Unnatural History Maggie Winnock Main role
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Vanessa Drake Episode: "Pick and Roll"
2014–2015 Chasing Life April Carver Main role
Nominated – Golden Maple Award for Newcomer of the Year in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. (2015)[24]
2015 Fatal Memories Sutton Roberts Television film (Lifetime)
2016 Supergirl Siobhan Smythe / Silver Banshee Recurring role (season 1), 5 episodes [25]
2016–2019 Designated Survivor Emily Rhodes Main role
2016 Late Bloomer Jenny Taft Television film (Hallmark)
2019 Rome in Love Amelia Tate Television film (Hallmark)
2020 Love in Winterland Alice 'Ally' Wilson Television film (Hallmark)
2021 The Good Doctor Taryn Wilkie Episode: “Waiting”
2021 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Miranda Television film (Hallmark)
2022 The Imperfects Dr. Sydney Burke Main role
2023 Catch Me If You Claus Avery Quinn Television film (Hallmark)

References

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  1. ^ a b Furdyk, Brent (January 23, 2020). "Robbie Amell And Italia Ricci Are Officially U.S. Citizens". ET Canada. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Robbie Amell and Italia Ricci Become United States Citizens: 'Today Was Awesome'". Yahoo! News. January 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Famous birthdays Oct. 29; and: Who let that dog out? (Who, who, who, who, who?)". October 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Celebrities Who Became U.S. Citizens".
  5. ^ "Drama Grad Italia Ricci Enjoying Success on TV's Designated Survivor | Queen's Alumni". February 9, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Scott, Cece (November 3, 2016). "Designated Survivor star Italia Ricci: The new girl next door". Toronto News. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Caruso, Shauna. "Italia Ricci • Any Celeb". Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Italia Ricci: Charity Work & Causes". Look to the Stars. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Italia Ricci: Her Lucky Break and Her New Show Archived November 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, starsentertainment.com
  10. ^ "Breaking News - ABC Family Starts Production on New Drama Series "Chasing Life"". TheFutonCritic.com. August 14, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  11. ^ "ABC Family's 'Chasing Life' Canceled After Two Seasons". hollywoodreporter.com. October 2, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: 'Supergirl' Lands 'Chasing Life' Star in Major Villain Role". etonline.com. December 4, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' Casts Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone, Italia Ricci".
  14. ^ Nellie, Andreeva; Petski, Denise (October 18, 2018). "'Designated Survivor': Anthony Edwards & Julie White Cast In Season 3 On Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "Designated Survivor cancelled again, this time by Netflix". Digital Spy. July 24, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  16. ^ Wang, K. L. Connie (July 23, 2019). "If You Can't Afford a Trip to Italy, Hallmark's New Rome In Love Will Take You There". Parade. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "10 Hallmark Winterfest Movies to Enjoy Post-Countdown to Christmas". Us Weekly. January 11, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  18. ^ The Imperfects (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved September 14, 2022
  19. ^ Catch Me If You Claus - IMDb, retrieved May 10, 2024
  20. ^ Falls, Kayla (June 16, 2013). "Italia Ricci is Robbie Amell's real life leading lady". TheTomorrowPeopleCW.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  21. ^ Longeretta, Emily (August 20, 2014). "Italia Ricci & Robbie Amell Engaged — After 6 Years Of Dating". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  22. ^ "Italia Ricci's Wedding Day Beauty Look". people.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  23. ^ Cronin, Colleen. "The Flash's Robbie Amell and Designated Survivor's Italia Ricci Welcome Son Robert V". people.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  24. ^ Levine, Sydney. "Golden Maple Awards'15 Winners Include Brandon Jay McLaren and Amanda Crew | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  25. ^ ""Supergirl" Italia Ricci joins series as Silver Banshee". Pulse.com.gh. Chidumga Izuzu. December 7, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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