Sadie Alexandru

Sadie Alexandru
Born
Sarah Jocelyn Alexandru
(1977-12-02) December 2, 1977
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationsActress, model
Years active1999–present
Notable workScarlett on Mad Men
Spouse
Michael "Mike" Dolan
(m. 2013)
Children1

Sarah Jocelyn Alexandru (born December 2, 1977) is an American actress and model. Alexandru is best known for playing Scarlett, secretary for media buyer Harry Crane on AMC's drama series Mad Men.

Early life

Sadie Alexandru was born in New York City and had a passion for ballet from her younger days. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting from The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She also studied at the London Academy of Theater under Patron Dame Judi Dench, and at the William Esper Studio in New York City. Alexandru took up permanent residency in Los Angeles, California in January 2006. Her LA training includes: on-camera studies at the Steve Eastin Studio and stunt training at the Academy of Theatrical Combat.[1]

Career

Alexandru is well known for the original “What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas” commercial. She's landed 24 national commercials including ads for Comcast, Jared Jewelers, Swiffer, Coors, Wendy's, Merck, Turbo Tax, Staples, 1-800-Flowers, Milky Way, Hasbro and Bud Light.

Alexandru's first major show was the popular soap opera All My Children and her character's name was Sylvia. She was also a recurring guest star in CBS's long running soap opera As the World Turns and in ABC comedy Carpoolers. Her television credits also include Cinemax's thriller noir Femme Fatales, upcoming musical Kittens in a Cage, Laura Prepon's Neighbros.[2]

In 2012, Alexandru made her debut in the fifth season of AMC's critically acclaimed Emmy Award winning series Mad Men as the new sassy SCDP secretary, Scarlett.[3]

Her film credits include the popular action film Gamer, Broken Horses and Lucy in the Sky Diamond. She is playing the lead role of Firoozeh in the upcoming epic, Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage. Sadie also co-produced and played the role of nudist Natalie Cloonan in the critically acclaimed independent film Act Naturally, which won the Audience Award for Best Feature-Length Narrative in 2012 at both the Los Angeles United Film Festival and its sister festival, the San Francisco United Film Festival.[4]

She is also recognized for her theater works which include the Ovation Award-nominated hit Love Sucks.[5]

Personal life

She is married since July 20, 2013 to Michael "Mike" Dolan, with whom she has one child.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 8 BallMichelle Short
2009 Plus OneSally Short
2009 GamerSociety Victim
2010 Straw ManEmily Short
2010 Bare KnucklesMaxine
2011 Act NaturallyNatalie Cloonan
2011 ExpulsionLiz Short
2012 Lucy in the Sky with DiamondWaitress Short
2013 Starting from ScratchJade
2013 Dinner with AnaRenata Short
2014 Sinbad: The Fifth VoyageFiroozeh
2015 Broken HorsesSantion's Wife
2016 Curse of the Phantom ShadowGas Pump Girl
2017 TasteJune Short
2017 Get You BackKathryn
2019 Act Super NaturallyNatalie Cloonan

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 All My ChildrenSylvia Episode: "1.7723"
2002 As the World TurnsTanya Cole Episode: "1.11833"
2008 CarpoolersJogger Episode: "First Fight"
2012 Femme FatalesJanelle Episode: "One Man's Death"
2012–2013 Mad MenScarlettEpisodes: "Christmas Waltz", "Commissions and Fees", "The Phantom", "To Have and to Hold"
2014, 2016, 2018 The FostersColleen Jacobs Episodes: "Padre", "Trust", "Mother's Day"
2015 Kittens in a CageJackie Episodes: "Ain't Even Got a Mustache", "Have Another Muffin, Nancy"

Video Game

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarAleksandra Valentina Voice

References

  1. ^"Sadie Alexandru Actresses USA California - South - film tv production". Mandy.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  2. ^"New York Theatre - Entertainment - Interviews - Actors - Actresses - Reviews - Interviews - Sadie Alexandru: Mad Men Interview". Callmeadam.com. July 31, 2012. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  3. ^"Study In Scarlett: Get To Know 'Mad Men's' Sadie Alexandru". Starpulse.com. June 10, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  4. ^"United Film Festival: Award Winners".
  5. ^"Artist Spotlight: Sadie Alexandru". beyondearthseries. May 30, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2013.