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12-18-2025, 08:58 PM
https://www.nickiswift.com/1198205/sasha-alexander-from-dawsons-creek-to-ncis-and-beyond/
By Jon O'Brien Updated: Dec. 17, 2025 11:11 am EST
From her main roles in crime procedurals "NCIS" and "Rizzoli & Isles" to her recurring turns in "Shameless" and "Dawson's Creek" to her cameos in "Friends" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Sasha Alexander has appeared in some of the most popular and critically acclaimed TV shows in recent memory. What's more, she's popped up in a handful of huge flicks, acting in everything from "Mission: Impossible III" to "He's Just Not That Into You."
There's no doubt about it, Alexander has put in the work to get to where she is today. In a 2001 interview with IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/10/interview-with-sasha-alexander), she recalled how she had to take on a part-time job reading screenplays for various studios while trying to forge her own acting career. She was paid approximately $100 for each script that came her way, allowing her to make ends meet in the wake of her graduation from USC.
As for how Alexander became such a staple of the small and big screen? And which of the two mediums does she prefer? Here's the lowdown on the actor who's been a Hollywood fixture for the past quarter-century.
By Jon O'Brien Updated: Dec. 17, 2025 11:11 am EST
From her main roles in crime procedurals "NCIS" and "Rizzoli & Isles" to her recurring turns in "Shameless" and "Dawson's Creek" to her cameos in "Friends" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Sasha Alexander has appeared in some of the most popular and critically acclaimed TV shows in recent memory. What's more, she's popped up in a handful of huge flicks, acting in everything from "Mission: Impossible III" to "He's Just Not That Into You."
There's no doubt about it, Alexander has put in the work to get to where she is today. In a 2001 interview with IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/10/interview-with-sasha-alexander), she recalled how she had to take on a part-time job reading screenplays for various studios while trying to forge her own acting career. She was paid approximately $100 for each script that came her way, allowing her to make ends meet in the wake of her graduation from USC.
As for how Alexander became such a staple of the small and big screen? And which of the two mediums does she prefer? Here's the lowdown on the actor who's been a Hollywood fixture for the past quarter-century.