Nora Zehetner
Nora Angela Zehetner (born February 5, 1981) is an American film and television actress. Zehetner was born in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Nancy Lynne (née Nelson) and John Carol Zehetner. She attended elementary school in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, before moving back to El Paso. When she was 14 she moved to Dallas where she attended McKinney High School for several years. For one year she also attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, an early college entrance program at the University of North Texas for students interested in mathematics or science.
At the age of 18, Zehetner started an acting career, something she had been interested in since she was 8, and moved to Los Angeles. She appeared in Tart (2001), American Pie 2 (2001), R.S.V.P. (2002), May (2002), and The Song of Rose (2003), as well as in other films and several TV series and commercials. Zehetner portrayed Laynie Hart on the WB's show Everwood. In Brick, which won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, Zehetner plays the femme fatale Laura. The soundtrack CD of this film, released by Lakeshore Records on March 21, 2006, features Zehetner's full, unedited performance of "The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze". Zehetner also starred in NBC's Heroes as Eden McCain. Zap2It.com proclaimed Zehetner one of "The Underrated of 2006" for her role. Zehetner portrayed the recurring role of Dr. Reed Adamson for 10 episodes during the sixth season (2009–2010) of the television series Grey's Anatomy. In 2018, Zehetner was cast in the recurring role of Valeria Poriskova on the second season of the ABC political drama Designated Survivor. Nora Zehetner played Annie Glenn, the wife of astronaut John Glenn, in the television series The Right Stuff, which premiered in October 2020 on Disney+
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0673 |
| Birthday | 1981-02-05 |
| Place of Birth | El Paso, Texas, USA |
| Also Known As | Nora Angela Zehetner, |
2007
Beneath
5.395/124
Christy returns to her hometown years after a car accident that disfigured her older sister. Haunted by the accident in which she was the driver, she...
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Beneath
2008
The Brothers Bloom
6.5/703
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take...
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The Brothers Bloom
2006
Brick
6.822/1361
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
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Brick
2006
Fifty Pills
4.735/51
Unless Darren can survive New York's largest drug mogul, write a paper on Dante's "Inferno," escape three thugs chasing the wrong guy and sell fifty p...
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Fifty Pills
2024
Boneyard
5.443/185
After Police Chief Carter discovers the remains of eleven women, FBI Special Agent Petrovick is recruited to profile the serial killer responsible for...
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Boneyard
2024
Blood for Dust
5.899/79
Reckless Ricky makes serious money dealing illegal weapons throughout the tri-state area and loves to flaunt it. Traveling salesman Cliff, covers the...
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Blood for Dust
2024
Monster Summer
6.198/182
When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous...
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Monster Summer
Spring Bloom
0/0
Spring Bloom is a complex romance that unfolds at a gourmet restaurant between a brilliant but troubled chef (McDorman) and a mercurial younger man on...
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Spring Bloom
2009
Spooner
5.5/15
Facing eviction from his parent's home on his 30th birthday, a socially awkward guy meets the girl of his dreams and creates his own rules for growing...
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Spooner
2008
Princess
6.2/57
A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
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Princess
2016
Creative Control
5.176/74
Smooth advertising executive David is in a relationship with yoga teacher Juliette. Then his eye is caught by Sophie, the girlfriend of his best frien...
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Creative Control
2014
Danny and the Wild Bunch
6/3
A children's book author is told that her new manuscript needs to be 'darker', but when her revisions piss off the characters in the book, they come b...
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Danny and the Wild Bunch
2003
May
6.584/706
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with p...
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May
2008
Remarkable Power
3.6/11
A late night talk show host masterminds an elaborate scheme to save his canceled show and avenge his wife's affair, entangling an eclectic collection...
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Remarkable Power
2006
Conversations with Other Women
6.328/180
Reunited at a wedding after many years, former lovers again feel the pull of a mutual attraction neither is willing to admit. Escaping the reception f...
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Conversations with Other Women
2002
R.S.V.P.
4.25/16
A psychology student invites a group of his friends and teacher to a drug and alcohol-fueled party where he plans to murder them all.
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R.S.V.P.
2001
American Pie 2
6.251/5274
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As...
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American Pie 2
2015
Home Is Where Your Heart Aches
7.5/2
Home Is Where Your Heart Aches is the story of Kat, a beautiful, spirited New Yorker. Her only trouble is that she falls in love quickly - way too qui...
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Home Is Where Your Heart Aches
2001
Tart
4.257/70
A student will do anything to become part of the "in-crowd" at the exclusive school she attends in New York.
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Tart
2003
The Burning Land
6.5/2
A young Jewish-American female singer is trapped in the USSR behind the enemy lines during the WWII...
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The Burning Land
2014
Imperial Dreams
6.557/167
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stom...
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Imperial Dreams
2009
Jerry
5/1
Jerry is a player so talented with verse that he believes it makes him untouchable.
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Jerry
2017
It Happened in L.A.
5/6
Annette might be judgmental, critical, and a total perfectionist—but only of the most charming variety. When she suddenly perceives that her relations...
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It Happened in L.A.
2017
Lost in Sound
1/1
A bittersweet short by filmmaker Adam Neustadter and musician James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins). “Lost in Sound” stars Nora Zehetner (Brick) as a woman wh...
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Lost in Sound
2014
The Hitchhiker
0/0
A parody of The Twilight Zone, satirizing the tropes of 1960s science fiction from a modern day perspective. In 1959, Nancy Adams, "twenty-something,"...
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The Hitchhiker
2006
Building Brick
3/1
Building Brick is the Behind the Scenes documentary for the film Brick (2006). Brick was written and directed by Rian Johnson in San Clemente, CA in 2...
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Building Brick
2002
Point of Origin
6.152/23
An arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.
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Point of Origin
The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend
9/1
An unlikely friendship is put to the test during a night when everything goes wonderfully right for the big guy and horribly wrong for his little frie...
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