Allison Scagliotti

Scagliotti's great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from Italy through Ellis Island.^[2] She moved with her family to Mandeville, Louisiana at a young age.^[3] At age five, she joined her Louisiana school's, Tchefuncte Middle School, talent and drama program.^[4][5]

When Scagliotti was 11, she was working with an acting coach who encouraged her to try auditioning for pilot season in Los Angeles.^[4] She booked a pilot for a sitcom with Chevy Chase which was filmed in New York.^[4] Scagliotti moved to Los Angeles for her acting career.^[5]

Scagliotti studied film at New York University, though she never finished her degree.^[6][7] She later obtained a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Music Studies through Berklee College of Music's online program.^[8] She is the first cousin of Kevin Pfeffer, the lead singer of Five Minutes to Freedom, and Alex Scagliotti, National Wakeboard Champion.^[9]

Scagliotti's small television roles include One Tree Hill, CSI, and the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Scagliotti landed her first recurring role as Mindy Crenshaw on Drake & Josh, Josh's rival and later girlfriend.^[7][14] She appeared in seven episodes from 2004 to 2007.^[13][15] She reprised her role in the spin-off movie, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.^[16] Her first lead role was as Maddie in the 2005 short film Redemption Maddie.^[17]

She appeared as Jayna, the female Wonder Twin, in the episode "Idol" in the ninth season of Smallville in 2009.^[18] She helped co-host SyFy's Ghost Hunters Live on Halloween 2010.^[19][20]

Scagliotti portrayed the character Claudia Donovan in the Syfy series Warehouse 13.^[7] Her character was introduced early in the premiere season in 2009 and she appeared in most of the remaining episodes through 2014 (though credited as a guest star until season two).^[15][21] Her character crossed over to Eureka when she guest-starred in the season four episode "Crossing Over".^[22]

She appeared in the 2011 indie film Losers Take All, set in the 1980s rock music scene.^[23][24]

In December 2012, Scagliotti appeared in the lead role of Michelle, a struggling actress, in Darren Caulley's play Unhealthy that premiered December 4 at HERE Arts Center in New York City.^[15][25] She appeared in the three seasons of Freeform's Stitchers as Camille, a main character, from 2015 to 2017.^[7][26][27] Scagliotti also appeared in the series The Vampire Diaries as Georgie in a recurring role during the show's eighth and final season in 2016.^[26][28]

In 2014, Scagliotti joined the advisory board of Sci-Fest LA, the first annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, held in May 2014.^[29]

From 2015 to 2018, Scagliotti was in the band Nice Enough People along with Drake and Josh co-star Jerry Trainor.^{[27][30][31][32]} In 2016, she appeared as a guitar player in the music video "Some Are Girls" for Maxie Dean.^[33]

On June 21, 2019, Scagliotti released her first solo EP, All Them Witches, under the pseudonym La Femme Pendu.^[34] Scagliotti's first album, Absolute Horror, was released on May 1, 2020. It was followed by three EPs that same year, Bonne anniversaire a moi, The Legend of the River King, and Les Ballet Tragiques. Her second full-length album, VAMPYR, was released on October 22, 2021, and featured a guest appearance by vocalist Damien Moyal.^[35] Scagliotti next provided guest vocals to Moyal's band Damien Done's song "Bounty & Blight", which was released as a single on April 21, 2023.^[36]

Scagliotti appeared in a 2010 episode of The Nerdist Podcast hosted by Chris Hardwick.^[37] She also appeared as a guest star on Geek & Sundry's TableTop in 2013, hosted by Wil Wheaton,^[15][38] and as a guest on the show Destination Truth in 2010 and 2011.^[39]

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