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Renée Felice Smith (born January 16, 1985)[1] is an American actress. She is known for portraying Nell Jones on NCIS: Los Angeles, since joining the series in 2010.

Renée Felice Smith
Smith in 2012
Born (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985 (age 37)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress, producer
Years active2008–present
TelevisionNCIS: Los Angeles

Early life


Smith was born in New York City of mixed Irish-Italian descent.[2] She attended Patchogue-Medford High School on Long Island, New York, as well as the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, graduating with honors, double majoring in journalism and minoring in history,[3] Stonestreet Studios Conservatory and the Lee Strasberg Institute.[4]

While at NYU, she co-created the student dance troupe, Pulse Dance Project.


Career


Smith's first acting job was a national television commercial for Dannon yogurt in 1991 at age six.[4]

Smith started off in theatre, having made her debut in Second Stage's Wildflower.[5] She was cast for a sitcom on The CW directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, tentatively titled Wyoming, but only a pilot was produced since the project was not picked up by the network. The pilot movie is called The Wyoming Story.[6]

In 2010, Smith was cast to appear as Nell Jones on NCIS: Los Angeles. Initially planned to be only a recurring character, Smith's role was expanded to main cast after she impressed the producers with her acting.[7]

In 2011, Smith appeared as a supporting character, Missy, in Detachment.[5]

In 2012, Smith began co-creating a children's book series based on her French bulldog, Hugo.[3]

In April 2014, Smith starred as Frankie in Code Academy, a short sci-fi production in which young men and women are kept apart until a certain age.[8]

In April 2015, Smith starred in and produced the short film, Baby, which premiered at SXSW Film Festival.[citation needed]

Smith appeared in the March 1, 2017, episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia titled "A Cricket's Tale".[citation needed]

Smith and C.A. Gabriel co-directed their first feature film, The Relationtrip (2017), which premiered at SXSW in March 2017.[9]

In 2020, Smith and her partner, Chris Gabriel, sold a television pilot to FX.

March 2021, Smith and her partner, Chris Gabriel, released their first picture book entitled, "Hugo and the Impossible Thing" inspired by their real life French Bulldog, Hugo.[10]


Filmography


Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 ViralcomAuditionerEpisode: "I Can't Believe I'm BritGirl16!"
2010–2021 NCIS: Los AngelesNell JonesMain role; debuted in season 2, episode 4
2010 The Wyoming Story Dinah Thorpe TV movie; unsold series pilot episode, "The Damn Thorpes"
2015 The Price Is RightHerselfDecember 9, 2015[11]
2017 It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBelleEpisode: "A Cricket's Tale"
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Detachment Missy
2014 Nanny CamJessAlso known as Sitter Cam
Code Academy FrankieShort film
2015 BabyNaomiShort film; also as executive producer
2017 The RelationtripBeckAlso executive producer, writer and director
Winner: Dallas International Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature Competition[citation needed]
Nominated:
  • Nashville Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize Bridgestone Narrative Feature Competition (shared with C.A. Gabriel)[citation needed]
  • SXSW Film Festival's SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award (shared with C.A. Gabriel)[citation needed]
  • SXSW Film Festival's SXSW Gamechanger Award[citation needed]
That Thing with the Cat!Emma

References


  1. "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 15-21". WTOP. January 15, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. Adesina, Aisha (June 30, 2020). "Renée Felice Smith bio". www.legit.ng. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. "Who's in bed with - Renée Felice Smith". Tails Magazine. June 25, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  4. Krystle L. DiNicola (July 26, 2011). "Patch chat: Renée Felice Smith". Patchogue.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  5. Mandell, Zack (March 15, 2012). "Interview with Renée Felice Smith who plays Missy in Tony Kaye's new film "Detachment"". Yahoo! Voices. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  6. Neumann, Carolin (November 2, 2010). "NCIS: Los Angeles befördert Datenanalystin Nell Jones" [NCIS: Los Angeles promotes data analyst Nell Jones]. Serienjunkies (in German). Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  7. Leopardi, Fulvia (November 2, 2010). "Alan Dale in Undercovers; novità per Rookie Blue NCIS: LA, le serie tv dicono chi sei". Televisionando (in Italian). Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  8. Brown, Mark (March 18, 2015). "Love is ... five gay films going global in the name of human rights". The Guardian. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  9. Levielle, Kerry (March 10, 2017). "The Relationtrip Exclusive Clip". IndieWire. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  10. "Hugo and the Impossible Thing by Renée Felice Smith, Chris Gabriel: 9780593204634 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books".
  11. "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.


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[ru] Смит, Рене Фелис

Рене Фелис Смит (англ. Renée Felice Smith; род. 16 января 1985) — американская актриса. Наиболее известна по роли Нелл Джонс в сериале «Морская полиция: Лос-Анджелес»[1].


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