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Nancy La Scala

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Place of BirthBuffalo, New York, USA
Career Span1992 – Present (35 yrs)
Known Credits14 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1

Nancy La Scala

Total Works

14

9 movies • 5 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Nancy La Scala is an actress in film, television, and live theatre. She most recently appeared on the screen in Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys". Nancy has consistently landed roles alongside the best of the best in films like "Guardian", "In the Cut", and the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-nominated "Vegas: Based on a True Story", which earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for her performance as Tracy. The work just kept coming after she got her big break in the MGM cult classic, "Species II". From award-winning films (Courting Chaos, Best Comedy, Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014) to award-winning plays (The Importance of Being Earnest, Producer's Encore Award, Hollywood Fringe Festival 2014), Nancy has a keen eye for great scripts, be it stage, screen, or television.  She became a familiar face on television from her numerous appearances on shows like "Criminal Minds", "Castle", and "Nip/Tuck". You may also recognize her thanks to a steady string of commercial roles (Acura, Macy's, Ikea, Pond's, Verizon). She had intensely studied her craft as an actress and comedienne in New York under Sheila Gray and Freddie Karamen at Carnegie Hall. In Los Angeles, she continued her studies with Karen Maruyama at The Groundlings and Gary Imhoff. In addition to her career as an actress, Nancy is also an accomplished model. At a young age, she traded her humble beginnings of upstate farm life for Europe and New York City, walking the runways for YSL, Givenchy, and Christian Lacroix, not to mention countless editorials for Vogue Italia, L'Officiel, and Marie Claire. Amongst her favorite photographers to work with was Helmut Newton as a 'Big Nude.' Their highly-praised collaboration can be seen on the introductory page of TASCHEN's Helmut Newton: Polaroids. Nancy is also a devoted animal lover; inspired by her own adopted pit bulls, she created Throw Your Dog a Bone, a line of high-end pet products.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Grey's Anatomy
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005•series
as Lucia
Criminal Minds
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005•series
as Claire Whitewood
Castle
8.0
Castle
2009•series
as Colette Robinson
Jersey Boys
6.8
Jersey Boys
2014•movie
as Art Loving Woman

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 14 titles featuring Nancy La Scala

Grey's Anatomy
8.2
1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005•series

as Lucia

Criminal Minds
8.3
1 eps
Criminal Minds
2005•series

as Claire Whitewood

Castle
8.0
1 eps
Castle
2009•series

as Colette Robinson

Species II
5.2
Species II
1998•movie

as Debutante

Jersey Boys
6.8
Jersey Boys
2014•movie

as Art Loving Woman

In the Cut
5.1
In the Cut
2003•movie

as Baby Doll Dancer

Melrose Place
5.9
1 eps
Melrose Place
1992•series

as Robyn Marlowe

Voodoo Possession
3.3
Voodoo Possession
2014•movie

as Helen

Guardian
5.8
Guardian
2001•movie

as Cassie

Vegas: Based on a True Story
4.4

as Tracy

Magic Funhouse
8.3
1 eps
Magic Funhouse
2016•series

as Mrs. Corner

Long Shadows
5.6
Long Shadows
2025•movie

as Sister Luisa Cabrini

Eagle and the Albatross
3.0

as Debra

Courting Chaos
7.0
Courting Chaos
2014•movie

as Darlene