Canadian-American actress (born 1986)

Stephanie Italia Ricci (Italian::; born October 29, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She known for starring as April Carver in the 2014–2015 ABC Family television series Chasing Life, and for playing White House Chief of Staff and Special Advisor Emily Rhodes in the television drama series Designated Survivor from 2016 to 2019.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Film
  • 3.2 Television
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Career

Ricci made her major acting debut in 2007, in the American Pie direct-to-video film, Beta House. She then went on to have a recurring role on the Disney XD series Aaron Stone. Ricci also appeared in the music video "Hate" by Plain White T's as the ex-girlfriend.

During 2009, Ricci began appearing in American productions with minor roles in How I Met Your Mother, House, and Greek. During that same year, she had a recurring role in the Comedy Central series Secret Girlfriend as Sasha. In 2010, she co-starred in the Cartoon Network live-action series Unnatural History as Maggie Winnock. She also appeared in a Clean & Clear commercial as herself. In 2011, she appeared in the short film Valediction. In 2013, Ricci appeared in a small role in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut film Don Jon.

From 2014 to 2015, she starred as April Carver in the ABC Family series Chasing Life. Ricci joined the cast of Supergirl in December 2015 as Siobhan Smythe / Silver Banshee. In September 2016, Ricci joined the ABC political drama Designated Survivor, as Emily Rhodes. The show was renewed by Netflix for a third season which was released on June 7, 2019. It was not renewed by Netflix for a fourth season.

She has also appeared in films for the Hallmark Channel, including Rome in Love and Love in Winterland.

Personal life

Ricci was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and is of Italian descent. She graduated from Queen's University, where she undertook charitable work for causes such as Water Can, a non-profit, creating waterholes in Africa. Ricci was a Stand Up To Cancer amb*ador and supporter of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

Ricci began dating Canadian actor Robbie Amell in July 2008. They became engaged on August 19, 2014, and were married on October 15, 2016. Their first child, a son, was born in September 2019. Ricci and Amell both became United States citizens in January 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

• Italia Ricci on Facebook
• Italia Ricci on Twitter
• Italia Ricci at IMDb: