Alessandra Olivia Toreson was born May 29, 1987 in Palo Alto, California. She’s an only child. Ale has studied dancing, singing and acting since she was two years old. As a child, she performed nationally in dance competitions and won many national titles and is a world dance champion in jazz and tap. In addition to the arts, Alessandra is also a black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and received that when she was nine.

It was also at nine that she got her big break, when she hosted the “WB Kids Club” in San Francisco. She eventually made the move to Los Angeles in 2000 with her family. Alessandra’s past credits include lead roles in the ABC Family pilot “Just a Phase and the NBC pilot “Grand Union,” She has guest-starred on shows like “The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Arrested Development”, “Bones”, “CSI” and “The War At Home” to name a few. She has also had lead roles in various motion pictures which include Going to the Mat for Disney and Mad Song for USA. This year she’ll be in the short “Annie Goes Boating” and next year the thriller “Playback”.

Trivia Bits:

• A’s really into Mad Men, Degrassi, cheesy reality and Desperate Housewives

(Ahem, I may or may not be the Queen of that Universe, DFO)

• She was NEVER into the Sci-Fi Genre until after starting Caprica