Nina Siemaszko

American actress (born 1970)

Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (shyeMOSHko; 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.

Year Title Role Notes 1986 One More Saturday Night Karen Lundahl 1988 License to Drive Natalie Anderson 1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Marilyn Lee Tucker 1989 Lost Angels Merilee 1991 Bed & Breakfast Cassie Wellesly 1991 Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue "Blue" McDonald 1991 Little Noises Dolores 1993 The Saint of Fort Washington Tamsen 1994 Floundering Gal 1994 Airheads Suzzi 1995 Power of Attorney Maria Video 1995 Love and Happiness Nina 1995 The American President Beth Wade 1996 Johns Tiffany1997Runaway CarJenny Todd 1997 Suicide Kings Jennifer 1998 Goodbye Lover Newscaster 1997 Kiss & Tell Shelly 1999 Jakob the Liar Rosa 1999 The Big Tease Betty Fuego 2000 Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes Holly Proudfit 2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Dr. Amelia Emerson 2011 Lily Look Here Delia Short 2017 The Hatred Miriam