Allison Scagliotti (/ˌskæliˈoʊti/; born September 21, 1990)[1] is an American actress, musician and director. Her television roles include appearing in Drake & Josh, Warehouse 13, and Stitchers. She performs as a musician under the name La Femme Pendu.
Early life
Scagliotti's great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from Italy through Ellis Island.[2] She moved with her family to Mandeville, Louisiana at a young age.[3] At age five, she joined her Louisiana school's, Tchefuncte Middle School, talent and drama program.[4][5]
When Scagliotti was 11, she was working with an acting coach who encouraged her to try auditioning for pilot season in Los Angeles.[4] She booked a pilot for a sitcom with Chevy Chase which was filmed in New York.[4] Scagliotti moved to Los Angeles for her acting career.[5]
Scagliotti studied film at New York University, though she never finished her degree.[6][7] She later obtained a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Music Studies through Berklee College of Music's online program.[8] She is the first cousin of Kevin Pfeffer, the lead singer of Five Minutes to Freedom, and Alex Scagliotti, National Wakeboard Champion.[9]
Scagliotti landed her first recurring role as Mindy Crenshaw on Drake & Josh, Josh's rival and later girlfriend.[7][14] She appeared in eight episodes from 2004 to 2007.[13][15] She reprised her role in the spin-off movie, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.[16] Her first lead role was as Maddie in the 2005 short film Redemption Maddie.[17]
Scagliotti portrayed the character Claudia Donovan in the Syfy series Warehouse 13.[7] Her character was introduced early in the premiere season in 2009 and she appeared in most of the remaining episodes through 2014 (though credited as a guest star until season two).[15][21] Her character crossed over to Eureka when she guest-starred in the season four episode "Crossing Over".[22]
She appeared in the 2011 indie film Losers Take All, set in the 1980s rock music scene.[23][24]
In December 2012, Scagliotti appeared in the lead role of Michelle, a struggling actress, in Darren Caulley's play Unhealthy that premiered December 4 at HERE Arts Center in New York City.[15][25] She appeared in the three seasons of Freeform's Stitchers as Camille, a main character, from 2015 to 2017.[7][26][27] Scagliotti also appeared in the series The Vampire Diaries as Georgie in a recurring role during the show's eighth and final season in 2016.[26][28]
Other work
In 2014, Scagliotti joined the advisory board of Sci-Fest LA, the first annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, held in May 2014.[29]
From 2015 to 2018, Scagliotti was in the band Nice Enough People along with Drake and Josh co-star Jerry Trainor.[27][30][31][32] In 2016, she appeared as a guitar player in the music video "Some Are Girls" for Maxie Dean.[33]
La Femme Pendu
On June 21, 2019, Scagliotti released her first solo EP, All Them Witches, under the pseudonym La Femme Pendu.[34] Scagliotti's first album, Absolute Horror, was released on May 1, 2020. It was followed by three EPs that same year, Bonne anniversaire a moi, The Legend of the River King, and Les Ballet Tragiques. Her second full-length album, VAMPYR, was released on October 22, 2021, and featured a guest appearance by vocalist Damien Moyal.[35] Scagliotti next provided guest vocals to Moyal's band Damien Done's song "Bounty and Blight", which was released as a single on April 21, 2023.[36]
