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Nora Zehetner

Nora Zehetner

Born: 1981-02-05

Place of birth: El Paso, Texas, USA

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+

Filmography

The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend
9.0
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The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend

2005

Off Centre
8.3
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Off Centre

2001

Grimm
8.3
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Grimm

2011

Grey's Anatomy
8.2
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Grey's Anatomy

2005

Mad Men
8.1
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Mad Men

2007

Green Eggs and Ham
8.1
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Green Eggs and Ham

2019

Gilmore Girls
7.9
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Gilmore Girls

2000

Warehouse 13
7.7
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Warehouse 13

2009

She Spies
7.7
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She Spies

2002

Everwood
7.6
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Everwood

2002

Home Is Where Your Heart Aches
7.5
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Home Is Where Your Heart Aches

2015

Heroes
7.5
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Heroes

2006

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
7.5
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013

The Right Stuff
7.2
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The Right Stuff

2020

Designated Survivor
7.1
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Designated Survivor

2016

Common Law
6.9
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Common Law

2012

Brick
6.8
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Brick

2006

E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
6.6
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E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

2025