Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Adrianne Palicki Biography


Adrianne Palicki

Adrianne Palicki born May 6, 1983 is an American actress best known for her role as Tyra Collette on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights.

Adrianne Palicki

Early life
Palicki was born in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Nancy (née French) and Jeffrey Palicki. She has an older brother Eric who is a comic book writer, and influenced her interest in comics. She graduated from Whitmer High School in Toledo in 2001. She ran track in high school and was named runner-up for homecoming queen. Palicki stands 5'11" (180 cm).

Adrianne Palicki

Career
Palicki appeared in The WB pilot Aquaman as the evil Nadia, but the pilot was not picked up for series by the CW network, a result of The WB and UPN network merger, which occurred while the pilot was being filmed. She was a series regular on the first three seasons of NBC's much acclaimed Friday Night Lights, portraying the character of Tyra Collette. In early 2011, she returned for the final two episodes of the series.

Adrianne Palicki

Palicki also starred in Supernatural as Jessica Moore, Sam Winchester's doomed girlfriend, killed by a demon, in its pilot episode. The character reappears in the Supernatural season 2 episode, "What is and What Should Never Be", and the season 5 episode "Free To Be You and Me." Palicki also appeared as Judy Robinson in John Woo's unsold pilot, The Robinsons: Lost in Space. Palicki starred in Legion opposite Lucas Black. She made an appearance in the music video by Will.i.am called "We Are The Ones" in support of 2008 presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

Adrianne Palicki
She was cast as Toni Mason in the remake of the 1980s film Red Dawn. Although initially signed on to star in the Jamie Babbit horror film Breaking the Girl, due to delays in filming and production, then scheduling conflicts with the actress, Palicki does not appear in the film. In 2010, Palicki joined the FOX television drama Lone Star, which was cancelled after two episodes, despite good reviews. In 2011, Palicki portrayed Wonder Woman in a pilot produced by David E. Kelley for NBC, which announced in May 2011 that it would not be picking up the show to series.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrianne_Palicki

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