Alicia Witt

 Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, 1975 ) is an American actress, singer and pianist. Her first fame came as a child actor after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in Dune (1984) and Twin Peaks (1990). Witt received critical acclaim for her part as a disturbed teenage girl in Fun (1994) and also appeared as a music student in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and was the frightened college student in the film Urban Legend (1998). Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001), Two Weeks Notice(2002), Last Holiday (2006), and the crime thriller 88 Minutes (2008) featured Witt. Witt has made television appearances in The Walking Dead, The Sopranos, Nashville, Two and a Half Men, The Librarians, Friday Night Lights, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Mentalist, Cybill, Justified, Twin Peaks: The Return, CSI: Miami, and Orange Is the New Black. Alongside acting, Witt has been described as a prodigy in the field of music; she is an accomplished pianist as well as a singer and songwriter. Witt has appeared in eight annual Hallmark Christmas films; the first one was aired in 2013. In her most recent movie, 2020's Christmas Tree Lane, she served as executive producer and storywriter. The character sings two original songs.