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MADELEINE MARTIN as Becca

Date of Birth:

Birth Place:

Eye Color: Brown

Education: School of American Ballet

Actor Bio:
Madeleine Martin captured Broadway’s attention when, at age seven, she starred in the Broadway National Tour of The Sound of Music, with Richard Chamberlain. At the age of ten, she received rave reviews for her performance in the title role of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. Her performance was so heartbreakingly stunning that she was invited to be the youngest presenter in its history at the 2003 Tony® Awards. Next, Martin starred in Martin McDonough’s The Pillowman. The New York Times Arts & Leisure section profiled her at the age of 12. In 2008, Martin won the National Youth Theater Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as “Jean Fordham” in the Tony®- and Pulitzer® Prize-winning play August: Osage County. Martin spent four seasons as the voice of “JoJo” on Disney’s animated television series JoJo’s Circus. She has guest starred on Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hope & Faith and Saturday Night Live. An accomplished dancer, she has performed with the world-renowned New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center in Christopher Wheeldon’s Scenes de Ballet, as well as Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Nutcracker. She is a student at the School of American Ballet.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Movies:
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (variety of voices) 2006

TV Shows:
Californication (Becca) 2007
Feeling Good with JoJo (Voice JoJo’s) 2006
Hope & Faith (Ivana Charles) 2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (April) 2004
Disney’s “Out of the Box” (series regular)
JoJo’s Circus (Voice JoJo’s) 2003
Law & Order (Annie) 2003

Stage:
Broadway: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, A Christmas Carol (MSG),Pillowman.
Broadway/national tours: Les Misérables, The Sound of Music.
Dance: NYCB’s The Nutcracker (Polichinelle), Sleeping Beauty (NYCB).

Big break:
Madeleine Martin was the youngest presenter in history at the 2003 Tony® Awards.

Best-known character: Californication (Becca)

MADELINE ZIMA as Mia.

Date of Birth: September 16, 1985

Birth Place: New Haven, Connecticut

Eye Color: Green

Height: 5′ 8″

Family: Parents: Dennis and Marie
Sisters: Vanessa and Yvonne

Education: Home-schooled

Actor Bio: Madeline became a child actor at an early age when she appeared in a Downey commercial. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, she grew up in Pennsylvania. She has 2 younger sisters, Vanessa and Yvonne, both of whom are also actresses and writers. In 1992, she landed a lead role in The Hand That Rocks The Cradle and has been working ever since. She is mostly known for her role as “Gracie” in the TV sitcom “The Nanny” and moved to LA when the show became a hit. The show enjoyed a 6 year run and it was during this period that she honed her comic timing. Over the past 12 years she has worked in numerous critically acclaimed projects. She has starred in TV films such as The Secret Path (1999)(TV) and The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000)(TV). Madeline was the choice to play Lucille Ball as a teenager, in the CBS mini-series, Redhead, after a world wide search.

When Not working, she sings and plays guitar, loves horseback riding, writes songs and screenplays. She loves to snowboard, paint, dance and swim and spends lots of time with her sisters.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Movies:
Legacy ( 2007 )
Dimples ( 2007 )
Looking for Sunday ( 2006 )
A Cinderella Story ( 2004 )
The Big Leaf Tobacco Company ( 2001 )
The Rose Sisters ( 1998 )
‘Till There Was You ( 1997 )
Mr. Nanny ( 1993 )
The Last Supper ( 1993 )
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle ( 1992 )

TV Shows:
Ghost Whisperer ( 2007, 1 Episode )
3 lbs ( 2006, 1 Episode )
Strong Medicine ( 2004, 1 Episode )
7th Heaven ( 2003, 1 Episode )
Lucy ( 2003, mini-Series )
Gilmore Girls ( 2001, 1 Episode )
The Nightmare Room ( 2001, 2Episodes )
King of the Hill ( 2001, 1 Episode )
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra ( 2000, TV Movie )
Lethal Vows ( 1999, TV Movie )
Chicken Soup for the Soul ( 1999, 1 Episode )
The Nanny ( 1993-1999, 126 Episodes )
The Secret Path ( 1999, TV Movie )
Second Chances ( 1998 )
Touched by an Angel ( 1997, 1 Episode )
JAG ( 1996, 1 Episode )
The Nanny Christmas Special: Oy to the World ( 1995 )
Law and Order ( 1993, 1 Episode )
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments ( 2006, Mini-Series )
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember ( 2004 )
The Osbournes ( 2003, 1 Episode )
Rove Live ( 2007, Uncredited )

Best-known character: Gracie, from the sitcom, The Nanny.

EVAN HANDLER as Charlie

Date of Birth: January 10, 1961

Birth Place: New York, New York, USA

Family: Married Elisa Atti on October 12, 2003

Actor Bio:
Evan Handler is an actor, author, journalist, and screenwriter, probably best known as one of the stars of the HBO television show “Sex and the City” (in which he played Harry Goldenblatt, the divorce lawyer-turned-husband of Charlotte York, played by Kristin Davis). More recently, Evan has appeared as one of the stars of Aaron Sorkin’s critically acclaimed NBC series, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”. Evan has also played leading roles in several films, including Ron Howard’s film “Ransom”; “Taps”, and “Sweet Lorraine”, as well as featured roles in Oliver Stone’s “Natural Born Killers”, and the filmed adaptation of Chaim Potok’s novel “The Chosen”. Evan is also well known to television audiences from starring roles and guest appearances on several half hour comedies such as “It’s Like, You Know…”, “Friends” , “Sibs”, and the more recent “Hot Properties”, as well as the dramas “Lost”, “The West Wing”, “Six Feet Under”, “24”, “Law and Order”, “Joan of Arcadia”, and “The Guardian”.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Movies:
Harvest (Ray Baker) 1998
Ransom (Miles Roberts) 1996
Natural Born Killers (David) 1994
Sweet Lorraine (Bobby) 1987
War and Love (Elie) 1985
Dear Mr. Wonderful (Ray) 1982
Taps (Edward West) 1981
The Chosen (Goldberg) 1981

TV Shows:
Californication – Charlie Rumkle, 2007
Shark – Guest Star, 2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – Ricky Tahoe, 2006
Lost – Dave/Guest Star, 2006
CSI: Miami – Guest Star, 2006
Hot Properties – Dr. Sellers Boyd, 2005
24 – Guest Star, 2005
Sex and the City – Harry Goldenblatt, 2004
Joan of Arcadia – Chuck Kroner, 2004
Jack & Bobby – Cary Donovan, 2004
Without a Trace – Guest Star, 2004
Saint Louie – Dave, 2004
Six Feet Under – Guest Star, 2003
Friends – Guest Star, 2003
John Doe – Max Clark, 2002
The Guardian – Mitchell Lichtman, 2002
Ed – Guest Star , 2001
The West Wing – Douglas Wegland, 2001
The Three Stooges – Larry Fine, 2000
It’s Like, You Know… – Shrug, 2000
Law and Order – Guest Star, 2000
New York Undercover – Carl, 1998
Frogmen – Series Regular/NBC Pilot 1994
Woops! – Mark Braddock (Series Regular) 1992
Sibs – Recurring 1991
CBS Schoolbreak Special – Allen,1995
Miami Vice – Louis,1985

Best-known character: Sex and the City – Harry Goldenblatt