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Alicia Witt is featured as an artist by Casio, highlighting her musical career and album 'The Conduit,' which she co-produced.
Alicia Witt has starred in ten holiday movies for the Hallmark Channel, often featuring her original music. In 'Christmas Tree Lane' (2020), she was also an executive producer and storywriter.
Alicia Witt launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an album project, engaging directly with fans to support her music.
Alicia Roanne Witt was born on August 21, 1975, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Recognized as a child prodigy, she was talking by age two and reading by age four. Her talent was discovered by director David Lynch when he heard her recite Shakespeare at age five on the television show “That’s Incredible!”. This led to her film debut as Alia in Lynch’s 1984 sci-fi classic “Dune”. Witt continued to work with Lynch, appearing in an episode of “Twin Peaks” and completing her high school equivalency credential by age 14. Simultaneously, she pursued extensive classical piano training, taking four lessons a week and competing nationally.
Witt’s career progressed through notable film roles such as a disturbed teenager in “Fun” (1994), which earned her the Special Jury Recognition Award at the Sundance Film Festival, and a music student in “Mr. Holland’s Opus” (1995). She gained broader recognition as Zoey Woodbine, Cybill Shepherd’s daughter, in the sitcom “Cybill” from 1995 to 1998. Following “Cybill”, she took on leading roles including Natalie in the horror film “Urban Legend” (1998) and appeared in major productions like “Vanilla Sky” (2001), “Two Weeks Notice” (2002), and “88 Minutes” (2007). Her television work includes recurring roles on “The Walking Dead”, “Justified” as Wendy Crowe, and Season 7 of “Orange Is the New Black” as Zelda.
Beyond acting, Witt is a respected singer-songwriter and pianist. She has released several albums, including “Revisionary History” (2015), produced by Ben Folds, “15,000 Days” (2018), and “The Conduit” (2021). Her music has been featured in many of her ten Hallmark holiday movies, where she has also served as executive producer and storywriter, such as in “Christmas Tree Lane” (2020). In 2021, she published “Small Changes,” a book offering guidance on health and sustainable living. Witt continues to perform her music globally and act in various film and television projects, most recently starring opposite Nicholas Cage in the 2024 thriller “Longlegs” and appearing as Dandelion on Fox’s “The Masked Singer” in 2023.
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