Annie Parisse

Parisse was born in Anchorage, Alaska, the daughter of Annette, a teacher, and Louis G. Cancelmi, a senior executive with Alaska Air. Her father is of Italian descent on one side, and Slovak and Polish descent on the other. Her mother is of half Italian and half Syrian descent. She has two brothers, Louis Cancelmi, also an actor, and Michael Cancelmi, an Italian teacher. Louis is married to Elisabeth Waterston, a daughter of Law & Order veteran Sam Waterston.\n', '

Parisse grew up in Mercer Island, Washington, and attended Mercer Island High School.\n', '

Parisse moved to New York City when she was 18 to attend Fordham University where she majored in theater, and appeared in numerous productions, including Medea and Antigone, both of which featured her as the lead.\n', '