Jaimie Alexander facts for kids

Jaimie Alexander
Jaimie Alexander
	Alexander at the London premiere of The Last Stand in January 2013.
Born	Jaimie Lauren Tarbush ; March 12, 1984 (age 36); Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
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Jaimie Alexander (born Jaimie Lauren Tarbush; March 12, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Jessi on the TV series Kyle XY and Sif in the 2011 superhero film Thor, its 2013 sequel, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Since 2015, she stars in the NBC series Blindspot.

Early life

Alexander was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and moved to Grapevine, Texas when she was four years old. She is the only girl in a family of five children. Alexander first got into acting in grade school, where she took theater for fun. Alexander stated that she was actually kicked out of theater when she was in high school because she could not sing, so she instead went into sports.

When she was 17, she substituted for a friend at a meeting with a scouting agency and she met her manager, Randy James, who sent her some scripts. After her graduation from Colleyville Heritage High School, a year and a half later, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

Filmography

Film

The comic character Sif, portrayed by Alexander in the Thor movie

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Squirrel Trap	Sara
2006	Rest Stop	Nicole Carrow
2006	The Other Side	Hanna Thompson
2007	Hallowed Ground	Liz Chambers
2010	Love & Other Drugs	Carol	Uncredited
2011	Thor	Sif
2012	Loosies	Lucy Atwood
2013	Savannah	Lucy Stubbs
2013	The Last Stand	Sarah Torrance
2013	Collision	Taylor Dolan
2013	Thor: The Dark World	Sif
2016	Broken Vows	Tara Bloom
2017	London Fields	Hope Clinch	Completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Tammy	Episode: "Underage Drinking: A National Concern"
2006	Standoff	Barrista	Episode: "Pilot"
2006–07	Watch Over Me	Caitlin Porter	Main role, 58 episodes
2007–09	Kyle XY	Jessi Hollander	Main role (seasons 2–3), 33 episodes
2009	Bones	Molly Briggs	Episode: "The Beaver in the Otter"
2009	CSI: Miami	Jenna York	Episode: "Flight Risk"
2011	Nurse Jackie	Tunie Peyton	3 episodes
2011	Covert Affairs	Reva Kline	2 episodes
2011	The Birds of Anger	Annie	Short
2012	Perception	Nikki Atkins	Episode: "Messenger"
2014	Under the Gunn	Herself, Judge	Episode: "Superhero Fashion"
2014–15	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Sif	2 episodes
2015–present	Blindspot	Jane Doe	Lead role
2015	The Brink	Lt. Gail Sweet	Recurring role

Images for kids

Jaimie Alexander ComicCon 2008
Alexander at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con
Alexander at the Hollywood premiere of Thor in May 2011