Nina Siemaszko
Acting
1970-07-14 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (born July 14, 1970) is an American actress, best known for her film roles in Little Noises (1991), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), and for her role as Eleanor Bartlet in The West Wing (2001–2006). Siemaszko was born in Chicago. Her father, Konstanty Siemaszko, was a Polish-born Roman Catholic, and a survivor of the Polish Underground and the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He escaped to the United Kingdom where he met Nina's mother, Collette McAllister. One of her brothers is actor Casey Siemaszko. Her other brother, Corky, is a writer for the Daily News and a reporter at NBC News. She attended The Theatre School at DePaul University. She played an undercover cop in Reservoir Dogs featured in a scene that wound up on the cutting room floor ensuring that the work became a rare example of a film containing no dialogue delivered by an actress. It was released on DVD. She played Mia Farrow in the CBS miniseries Sinatra. She played the leading role in Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue.
Filmography
The Paper
2025 · Series
Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Will to Kill
2018 · Movie
The Hatred
2017 · Movie
Togetherness
2015 · Series
The Bling Ring
2013 · Movie
Monday Mornings
2013 · Series
The Artist
2011 · Movie
Past Life
2010 · Series
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
2008 · Movie
Eli Stone
2008 · Series
Private Practice
2007 · Series
Saving Grace
2007 · Series
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
2007 · Movie
Mystery Woman: Redemption
2006 · Movie
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
2006 · Movie
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
2006 · Movie
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
2006 · Movie
Mystery Woman: Game Time
2005 · Movie
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
2005 · Movie
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
2005 · Movie
Mystery Woman: Snapshot
2005 · Movie
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
2005 · Movie
A Carol Christmas
2003 · Movie
Cold Case
2003 · Series
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
The Guardian
2001 · Series
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000 · Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
The Darkling
2000 · Movie
The Huntress
2000 · Series
The Big Tease
1999 · Movie
The West Wing
1999 · Series
Judging Amy
1999 · Series
Jakob the Liar
1999 · Movie
Goodbye Lover
1999 · Movie
Sports Night
1998 · Series
More Tales of the City
1998 · Series
Breast Men
1997 · Movie
Kiss & Tell
1997 · Movie
The Long Way Home
1997 · Movie
Suicide Kings
1997 · Movie
Runaway Car
1997 · Movie
George B.
1997 · Movie
Johns
1996 · Movie
The American President
1995 · Movie
Power of Attorney
1995 · Movie
Sawbones
1995 · Movie
Floundering
1994 · Movie
Chicago Hope
1994 · Series
Airheads
1994 · Movie
Baby Brokers
1994 · Movie
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
1993 · Movie
The Saint of Fort Washington
1993 · Movie
Twenty Bucks
1993 · Movie
Tales of the City
1993 · Series
Sinatra
1992 · Series
Red Shoe Diaries
1992 · Series
Little Noises
1992 · Movie
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991 · Movie
Bed & Breakfast
1991 · Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
Lost Angels
1989 · Movie
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 · Movie
License to Drive
1988 · Movie
One More Saturday Night
1986 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series