Tania Raymonde
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Tania Raymonde rəˈmoʊnd (born March 22, 1988) is an American
actress. Raymonde's first prominent casting role was the recurring character of Cynthia Sanders in TV series Malcolm in the Middle
between 2000–2003, followed by a popular role as Alex Rousseau
in ABC
's Lost
from 2006 to 2010.
She can currently be seen as UTF officer Carla Rinaldi on MTV's Death Valley
.
and in 2003 she played Lauren O'Keefe in the sitcom The O'Keefes
. Over the years she has appeared on several TV shows including Providence
, The Brothers Garcia
, The Nightmare Room
, That's So Raven
, The Guardian
, Medium
, Malcolm in the Middle
, and NCIS
.
Her biggest role to date is her recurring role on the television drama Lost
, where she played Alex Rousseau
, the adopted daughter of Benjamin Linus.
She also appeared in the films The Garage (2006), The Other Side of the Tracks
(2008), Japan
(2008), Chasing 3000
(2008), and Elsewhere (2009). She also guest-starred in one episode of The Cleaner
, and in one episode of CSI: NY
. She had a recurring role as a lab technician on season 6 of Cold Case.
In 2006, she wrote, edited and directed the short film Cell Division. The film has won one of the three certificates of merit awards at The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
She has appeared in videos for Maroon 5
's "Won't Go Home Without You
" in 2007 and Cursive
's "I Couldn't Love You" in 2009.
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actress. Raymonde's first prominent casting role was the recurring character of Cynthia Sanders in TV series Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
between 2000–2003, followed by a popular role as Alex Rousseau
Alex (Lost)
Alexandra "Alex" Linus is a recurring fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Tania Raymonde. She was born 16 years prior to the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, but was taken from her mother, Danielle Rousseau by the Others. She was raised among them, believing her mother to...
in ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
from 2006 to 2010.
She can currently be seen as UTF officer Carla Rinaldi on MTV's Death Valley
Death Valley (TV series)
Death Valley is an American horror, black comedy mockumentary television series broadcast on MTV. The series premiered on August 29, 2011. The series follows the Undead Task Force , a newly formed division of the LAPD, as they are filmed by a camera news crew documentary-style, as they capture the...
.
Career
In 2002 she starred in the film Children on Their BirthdaysChildren on Their Birthdays
Children on Their Birthdays is a 2002 American independent film directed by Mark Medoff. The screenplay written by Douglas Sloan is based on "Children on Their Birthdays", the short story of the same title by Truman Capote.-Plot:...
and in 2003 she played Lauren O'Keefe in the sitcom The O'Keefes
The O'Keefes
The O'Keefes is an American television sitcom, that aired on The WB Television Network. It premiered on May 22, 2003 and ended on June 12, 2003.-Premise:...
. Over the years she has appeared on several TV shows including Providence
Providence (TV series)
Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...
, The Brothers Garcia
The Brothers Garcia
The Brothers García is an American sitcom that premiered in 2000 on Nickelodeon and ended in 2004. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters, however being aimed at a diverse audience...
, The Nightmare Room
The Nightmare Room
The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002,...
, That's So Raven
That's So Raven
That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
, The Guardian
The Guardian (TV series)
The Guardian is an American drama series which aired on CBS from September 25, 2001 to May 4, 2004. It is currently showing in re-runs on the Sleuth Channel in the US. The Guardian has also aired in the United Kingdom on the Hallmark Channel, ABC1 and more recently five USA and as of August...
, Medium
Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
, Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
, and NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
.
Her biggest role to date is her recurring role on the television drama Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
, where she played Alex Rousseau
Alex (Lost)
Alexandra "Alex" Linus is a recurring fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Tania Raymonde. She was born 16 years prior to the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, but was taken from her mother, Danielle Rousseau by the Others. She was raised among them, believing her mother to...
, the adopted daughter of Benjamin Linus.
She also appeared in the films The Garage (2006), The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks is a 2008 independent fantasy film written and directed by A. D. Calvo.-Plot:...
(2008), Japan
Japan (film)
Japan is a 2008 American independent film written and directed by Fabien Pruvot.-Plot:The film follows a contract killer who goes by the code name Japan. He meets a man named Alfred at a hotel, who was recently evicted from his home. The two get along and Japan befriends Alfred. Their friendship...
(2008), Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000 is a 2008 American independent film chronicling the cross-country travel of two boys to see the 3,000th base hit of Major League Baseball legend Roberto Clemente. It stars Trevor Morgan, Rory Culkin, Ray Liotta, and Lauren Holly.-Cast:...
(2008), and Elsewhere (2009). She also guest-starred in one episode of The Cleaner
The Cleaner (TV series)
The Cleaner was an A&E television series starring Benjamin Bratt. It debuted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 10:00 pm EST and the last episode aired on September 15, 2009, when the show was officially cancelled....
, and in one episode of CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
. She had a recurring role as a lab technician on season 6 of Cold Case.
In 2006, she wrote, edited and directed the short film Cell Division. The film has won one of the three certificates of merit awards at The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
She has appeared in videos for Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
's "Won't Go Home Without You
Won't Go Home Without You
-Charts:-Year-end charts:...
" in 2007 and Cursive
Cursive (band)
Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.-History:The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen , and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes. After a couple years of touring, the band...
's "I Couldn't Love You" in 2009.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Children on Their Birthdays Children on Their Birthdays Children on Their Birthdays is a 2002 American independent film directed by Mark Medoff. The screenplay written by Douglas Sloan is based on "Children on Their Birthdays", the short story of the same title by Truman Capote.-Plot:... |
Lily Jane Bobbit | |
| 2006 | Bonnie Jean/B.J. | ||
| 2008 | Japan Japan (film) Japan is a 2008 American independent film written and directed by Fabien Pruvot.-Plot:The film follows a contract killer who goes by the code name Japan. He meets a man named Alfred at a hotel, who was recently evicted from his home. The two get along and Japan befriends Alfred. Their friendship... |
Mae | |
| 2008 | Amelia | ||
| 2008 | Chasing 3000 Chasing 3000 Chasing 3000 is a 2008 American independent film chronicling the cross-country travel of two boys to see the 3,000th base hit of Major League Baseball legend Roberto Clemente. It stars Trevor Morgan, Rory Culkin, Ray Liotta, and Lauren Holly.-Cast:... |
Kelly | |
| 2008 | Foreign Exchange | Anita Duarte | |
| 2009 | GoodSam and Max | Sam | Short film |
| 2009 | Elsewhere | Jillian | |
| 2009 | Ethyl | ||
| 2009 | Wild Cherry Wild Cherry (2009 film) Wild Cherry is a 2009 American high school comedy film directed by Dana Lustig.-Plot:Helen , a high school senior, is in love with Stanford , her jock boyfriend, and has decided to give it all up to him. At least until she learns that her name is written in the high school football team's secret... |
Helen McNicol | |
| 2009 | Still Waiting... Still Waiting... Still Waiting... is an American independent film starring John Michael Higgins, and Luis Guzman, and the sequel to Waiting.... Some of the cast of the original film appear in the sequel. Adam Carolla and Justin Long appear in cameo roles... |
Amber | |
| 2010 | Trophy Kids Trophy Kids Trophy Kids is a 2011 film directed by Josh Sugarman, produced by Brandon Yankowitz, and written by the pair. Trophy Kids stars Ryan Eggold, David Gallagher, Tahyna Tozzi, Nathan Lee Graham, Tibor Feldman, Tania Raymonde, David Thornton, Chris Beetem, Adam Grupper, Eleanor Reissa, and Isiah... |
Tiffany | post-production |
| 2011 | Crazy Eyes Crazy Eyes (film) Crazy Eyes is an upcoming independent film co-written and directed by Adam Sherman.-Cast:... |
Autumn | |
| 2011 | Blue Like Jazz: The Movie Blue Like Jazz: The Movie Blue Like Jazz: The Movie is an upcoming film based on Donald Miller's semi-autobiographical book of the same name. Ben Pearson is the cinematographer for the film as well as one of the co-writers of the screenplay. Steve Taylor pitched the film to investors for four years until two investors, one... |
Lauryn | |
| 2012 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D is an upcoming 3D horror film directed by John Luessenhop and written by Debra Sullivan and Adam Marcus, with later drafts by Kirsten Elms and Luessenhop. It is the seventh film in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise and is a direct alternate sequel to the 1974... |
Nikki | Filming |
| 2012 | Manson Girls | Leslie Van Houten | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Providence Providence (TV series) Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr... |
Alice/Young Syd | "Syd in Wonderland" |
| 2000 | Nicole | "No hablo Espanol" | |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes... |
Cynthia | 5 episodes; 2001–2002 |
| 2001 | Beth | "Scareful What You Wish For" | |
| 2003 | That's So Raven That's So Raven That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House... |
Carly | "Saving Psychic Raven" |
| 2003 | Lauren O'Keefe | Series regular | |
| 2003 | Petra | "Big Coal" | |
| 2005 | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Anna Real | "An Eye for an Eye" |
| 2006 | Medium Medium (TV series) Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office... |
Taylor Greene | "S.O.S." |
| 2006 | Lost Lost (TV series) Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island... |
Alex Rousseau | 17 episodes; 2006–2010 |
| 2008 | Nika | "Five Little Words" | |
| 2008 | CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes... |
Laura Roman | "The Cost of Living" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Frankie Rafferty | 8 episodes; 2008–2010 |
| 2009 | Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent... |
Lexi | "Mayhem on a Cross" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... |
Birgit Kaspers | "Revolution" |
| 2009 | Sarah Poole | "Mama Jane" | |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Melanie Ayres | "Ma'eme'e" |
| 2011 - Current | Death Valley Death Valley (TV series) Death Valley is an American horror, black comedy mockumentary television series broadcast on MTV. The series premiered on August 29, 2011. The series follows the Undead Task Force , a newly formed division of the LAPD, as they are filmed by a camera news crew documentary-style, as they capture the... |
Carla | 12 episodes |