Take a journey with Nellie as she tries to navigate the challenges and triumphs of being a working actor in Hollywood. Most moments are funny, some are sad, but mostly, it is a journey that was and is worth it and that everyone can relate to because all of us are underdogs in some aspect of our lives.
Held in the Baldwin Room.
About the Author: Nellie Sciutto began her acting career as a petite model in New York City (Elite Model Management) and Asia and garnered her first acting jobs on soap operas. After completing her degree at Yale University, she began her acting studies at The Actors’ Studio and Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City before relocating to Los Angeles. Nellie started with standup comedy, then a one person show entitled “Denying Park Avenue” which she sold to HBO. She went on to appear and star in sitcoms like Murphy Brown, Suddenly Susan, Damon, Just Shoot Me, Ink, dramas like JAG, Eyes, and Law and Order and in feature films: The Aviator (with Leonardo DiCaprio), The Departed (with Leonardo DiCaprio, Alec Baldwin and Martin Sheen), Shutter Island (with Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley and Jackie Earle Haley) and Haunted Echos (with Sean Young), Mindcage (with John Malkovich and Martin Lawrence), amongst others. She co-directed (with James Biberi) and starred in the feature Fixing Rhonda. She currently has two films in the can that will be available soon: A Gunfighter’s Deal and 3, and TV series she is on titled Vindication.
