Nicolette Pierini
Born (2003-12-30) December 30, 2003 (age 20)[1]
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2008–present
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Nicolette Pierini (/piːəˈriːni/; born December 30, 2003) is an American former child actress. She was first noticed for her role in The Magic of Belle Isle (2012), opposite Morgan Freeman, and is known for the 2014 film adaptation of the musical Annie, where she played Mia Putnam.

Early life

Pierini was born in Long Island, New York, as the youngest of four children.[2][3] She was inspired to become an actress after helping her sister Marisa to prepare for school plays.[4] Together she and her brother Anthony would help by performing the other characters in play scripts, and by playing improvisational games with her.[1] At the age of four, Pierini appeared in an episode of the IFC comedy Z Rock as Nicolette. She began taking improvisation, singing and dancing lessons from seven years of age.[3]

Career

Pierini began working an actress in short independent films and commercials. In 2009 to 2011, she was the announcer of Nick’s Play Date, the 2009-2014 re-branding of the Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon, due to Nick Jr. being a 24-hour channel. She announced up next interstitials, and drawing galleries.[2] In 2012 she was featured her first roles in major productions, including a recurring role on the drama Made in Jersey and as different characters in the hidden camera show Primetime: What Would You Do?. In the same year, Pierini worked alongside Morgan Freeman in the film The Magic of Belle Isle, where she played Flora.[citation needed] In 2013, Pierini was featured in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Golden Boy and Blue Bloods, as well as the Joey Dedio film Tio Papi.[5]

In September 2013, Pierini was announced as a castmember for the 2014 adaptation of the musical Annie opposite Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis and Cameron Diaz.[6] Pierini landed the role after she completed five rounds of auditions.[3] On the film's soundtrack, Pierini sung three songs, "Maybe", "It's the Hard Knock Life", and back-up vocals in the reprise of "Tomorrow".[7] While promoting Annie, Pierini performed with the cast at the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[8] and appeared with the cast at the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards.

Personal life

Pierini's brother Anthony is a Broadway actor, appearing as an alternate in the productions of Mary Poppins from 2012–13, the 25th anniversary U.S. national tour Les Misérables from 2011–12 and Big Fish in 2013.[9][10]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Tran·si·tions Scout Short film
2010 Poetry Man Megan's Daughter Short film
2010 All That Remains Young Katie Short film
2012 The Magic of Belle Isle Flora "Flor" O'Neil
2012 The Evil's Gate Samantha Short film
2013 Tio Papi Lola
2013 Fool's Day Little Girl Short film
2014 Dirty Shield Susan
2014 Annie Mia Putnam Also featured on soundtrack[11]
2017 Like Me Julia
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Z Rock Nicolette 1 episode
2010 Growing Up Twisted As herself Episode: "Mommy's Boys"; Uncredited
2012 Made in Jersey Annika Keenan 5 episodes
2012–2017 Primetime: What Would You Do? Various 8 episodes
2013 Golden Boy Abigail Brunell Episode: "The Price of Revenge"
2013 Dora the Explorer Kitten (voice) Episode: "Kittens in Mittens"
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sofia Santiago Episode: "Presumed Guilty"
2015 Blue Bloods Penelope Drake Episode: "In The Box"
2016 The Daily Show 'Congress The Game' Kid Episode: "Anthony Mackie"
2017 Marvel's The Punisher Lisa Castle Recurring
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Zoe Episode: "Dare"
2019 Orange Is the New Black Juana Episode: "Minority Deport"

References

  1. ^ a b "Annie Actress Answers Your Questions". Scholastic. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Mike (December 19, 2014). "Nicolette Pierini – Annie". Moviehole. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Bubbeo, Daniel (May 6, 2015). "Rising stars on Long Island". Newsday. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Wood, James (November 22, 2014). "Interview: Actress Nicolette Pierini discsses her role in new "Annie" remake". AXS. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Rivera, Zayda (July 6, 2012). "Family film 'Tio Papi' warms hearts on festival circuit when uncle becomes dad". New York Daily Times. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Mannarino, Al (September 24, 2013). "'Annie' Remake Begins Production; Full Cast Announced". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  7. ^ Behan, Beau (November 12, 2014). "Classic Songs of 'Annie' with Renditions by Sia, Beck, Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, and Rose Byrne Available Nov. 17". EntScoop LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  8. ^ Clardy, Angel (November 28, 2014). "Rising Hollywood Starlet, Nicolette Pierini as Mia in "Annie"". EntScoop LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Cohen, Lon (August 16, 2013). "Wheatley Heights 6th Grader Set to Appear in Broadway Musical". Patch Media. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  10. ^ "Anthony Pierini Theatre Credits". Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  11. ^ Strecker, Erin (22 October 2014). "Sia Annie You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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