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| Born | January 12, 1965 Washington, DC |
| Spouse(s) | George Stephanopoulos (November 20, 2001 – present) |
Alexandra "Ali" Wentworth (born January 12, 1965) is an American comedienne, actress and author, currently starring in Head Case on Starz.
Wentworth is the daughter of Mabel (who was First Lady Nancy Reagan's social secretary in the White House) and Eric Wentworth, a reporter for The Washington Post. She is also a granddaughter of the explorer Janet Elliott Wulsin (1894–1963).
She attended the Dana Hall School for Girls in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
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Career
Wentworth appeared onstage in Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Fool for Love. Her movie appearances include Jerry Maguire, Trial and Error, Office Space and The Real Blonde. She has also made many appearances on television, including being a cast member on In Living Color and appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 1995, she played Jerry's girlfriend Sheila ("Schmoopie") in the famous "Soup Nazi" episode of Seinfeld.
In 2003, she co-hosted the syndicated talk show Living It Up! With Ali & Jack, with Jack Ford.
She authored The WASP Cookbook, ISBN 978-0446912105.
Wentworth is currently starring in the comedy Head Case, on the Starz TV network.
She frequently appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show as a correspondent and on the Fridays Live segments in Chicago as a semi-regular/regular panelist.
Personal life
On November 20, 2001, she married George Stephanopoulos [1], ABC News "Chief Washington Correspondent" and host of ABC's political affairs program, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, and former political advisor to the Clinton administration. They have two daughters: Elliott Anastasia and Harper Andrea.[1]
Impressions
- Cher
- Sally Field
- Sally Struthers
- Amy Fisher
- Hillary Clinton
- Audrey Meadows
- Princess Diana
- Jodie Sweetin
- Candace Cameron Bure
References
- ^ Lloyd Grove, "Ali and George, Living It Up", Washington Post, July 23, 2003, page C03
External links
- Alexandra Wentworth at the Internet Movie Database
- Alexandra Wentworth in Starz Head Case
- Alexandra Wentworth
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