Alexandra Melina "Alex" Picatto (born March 6, 1983, in

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) is an American business manager, accountant, and former child actress.

Biography

Picatto grew up both in Collinsville and

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. She was born into an Italian American family. While she was working as an actress, she, her mother and her sister named Antoinette Picatto, also an actress, lived in Los Angeles. In 1992, Picatto was the Illinois Junior Miss of America. She was discovered by a

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from the North Shore Talent Agency at age ten when she took part in a

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piano competition in 1993. Picatto began working in commercials and then starred in ''

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'' on

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. After guest starring on ''

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'' in 2005 Alexandra retired from acting. Picatto married Chris Olivero, who was an actor in the ABC Family

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show ''

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''. They have one child. Today Alexandra Picatto is an accountant at Waverly Drive Management.

Filmography

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'' (1993–1995) as Herself (sometimes nicknamed Alex Palm) *''Blackbird Hall'' (1995) as Celia *'' Not Like Us'' (1995) as Elizabeth. *'' The Colony'' (1995) as Danielle Knowlton *'' Teen Angel'' (1997) *'' 7th Heaven'' (1997) as Rita *'' Charmed'' (1999) as Tina Hitchens *'' Get Real'' (1999–2000) as Amy Shepherd. *'' Malcolm in the Middle'' (2000) as Bridget *''Blackout'' (2001) as Blair Robbins *''

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'' (2001) as Carol Williams *'' Getting There'' (2002) as Charley Simms *'' Summerland'' (2005) as Whitney

References

External links

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Waverly Drive Management
American television actresses 1983 births Living people People from Collinsville, Illinois Actresses from Illinois American child actresses American people of Italian descent 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub