kids encyclopedia robot

Tania Raymonde facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Tania Raymonde
Tania Raymonde 2017 (xwaKtuOkhX8).jpg
Raymonde in 2017
Born
Tania Raymonde Helen Katz

(1988-03-22) March 22, 1988 (age 36)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present

Tania Raymonde Helen Katz (born March 22, 1988) is an American actress. Her roles have included Cynthia Sanders on the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle between 2000 and 2002, followed by Alex Rousseau in the ABC series Lost from 2006 to 2010. She has appeared on MTV's Death Valley (2011), in the horror film Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013), and in the title role of the TV movie Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret (2013). In April 2015, she joined the cast of the TNT series The Last Ship. From 2016 to 2021, she starred in the Amazon Prime Video series Goliath.'

Early life

Tania Raymonde Helen Katz was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents Anne-Marie and Jon Katz.Her father is an American of Polish-Russian Jewish descent, and her mother is French, a Catholic from Corsica.

She is fluent in French as she had attended the Lycée Français de Los Angeles, where she obtained a French baccalaureate.

She was engaged to artist Zio Ziegler.

Career

Raymonde's first television role was as Alice/Young Syd in the "Syd in Wonderland" episode of the TV series Providence. She subsequently appeared on other TV series, including The Brothers Garcia, The Nightmare Room, That's So Raven, The Guardian, Lost, Medium, Malcolm in the Middle, and NCIS.

She starred in the film Children on Their Birthdays (2002), her first feature film role. In 2003 she played Lauren O'Keefe in the sitcom The O'Keefes.

She is most known for her work on the ABC drama Lost, where she played Alex Rousseau, the adopted daughter of Benjamin Linus, played by Michael Emerson.

She also appeared in the films The Garage (2006), The Other Side of the Tracks (2008), Japan (2008), Chasing 3000 (2008), and Elsewhere (2009). She recurred opposite the late Dennis Hopper on the Starz series Crash. Raymonde also had a recurring role as Frankie Rafferty, Danny Pino's love interest, on season 6 of Cold Case.

She appears in the music video for Maroon 5's "Won't Go Home Without You".

In 2013, Raymonde appeared in two episodes of the NBC series Chicago Fire as a backdoor pilot to set up the spin-off series Chicago P.D. but left the project before the show began. Raymonde also portrayed the convicted murderer Jodi Arias in the Lifetime original movie Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret (2013).

From 2016 to 2021 she starred on the Golden Globe-winning Amazon series Goliath, alongside Billy Bob Thornton.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Children on Their Birthdays Lily Jane Bobbit
2006 Garage, TheThe Garage Bonnie Jean "B.J." Direct-to-DVD
2008 Japan Mae
Foreign Exchange Anita Duarte
2009 GoodSam and Max Sam Short film
Elsewhere Jillian
Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, TheThe Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle Ethyl
Wild Cherry Helen McNicol
Still Waiting... Amber Direct to-DVD
2010 The Other Side of the Tracks Amelia TV to-DVD
Chasing 3000 Kelly
2011 Chillerama Zelda (segment "Wadzilla") Direct to-DVD
Losers Take All Wendy Horowitz
Trophy Kids Tiffany
2012 Crazy Eyes Autumn
Blue Like Jazz Lauryn
Hatching Max Shell Short film
2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D Nikki
2014 Manson Girls Leslie Van Houten
2017 Dirty Lies Amber
2019 Cliffs of Freedom Anna Christina
2020 Deep Blue Sea 3 Emma Collins Direct to-DVD
2022 Futra Days Nichole
2023 Walden

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Providence Alice / Young Syd Episode: "Syd in Wonderland"
Brothers García, TheThe Brothers García Nicole Episode: "No hablo Espanol"
2000–2002 Malcolm in the Middle Cynthia 4 episodes
2001 Nightmare Room, TheThe Nightmare Room Beth Episode: "Scareful What You Wish For"
2003 That's So Raven Carly Episode: "Saving Psychic Raven"
O'Keefes, TheThe O'Keefes Lauren O'Keefe 8 episodes
Guardian, TheThe Guardian Petra Episode: "Big Coal"
2005 NCIS Anna Real Episode: "An Eye for an Eye"
2006 Medium Taylor Greene Episode: "S.O.S."
2006–2010 Lost Alex Rousseau 21 episodes
2008 Cleaner, TheThe Cleaner Nika Episode: "Five Little Words"
CSI: NY Laura Roman Episode: "The Cost of Living"
Other Side of the Tracks, TheThe Other Side of the Tracks Amelia TV movie
2008–2010 Cold Case Frankie Rafferty 8 episodes
2009 Bones Lexi Episode: "Mayhem on a Cross"
Crash Roxanne Thigpen 2 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Shelley Smith/Birgit Kaspers Episode: "Revolution"
2010 Forgotten, TheThe Forgotten Sarah Poole Episode: "Mama Jane"
Look: The Series Courtney 3 episodes
2011 Hawaii Five-0 Melanie Ayres Episode: "Ma'eme'e"
Death Valley Officer Carla Rinaldi 12 episodes
2012 90210 Sonia 3 episodes
Switched at Birth Zarra 10 episodes
2013 Chicago Fire Officer Nicole Sermons 2 episodes
Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret Jodi Arias TV movie
2014 Intelligence Emily Episode: "Secrets of the Secret Service"
The Big Bang Theory Yvette Episode: "The Locomotive Manipulation"
2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tina Episode: "Hero to Zero"
2015–2016 The Last Ship Valerie Raymond 4 episodes
2016–2021 Goliath Brittany Gold 24 episodes
2023 S.W.A.T. Abby Episode: Witness
NCIS Chloe Marlene Episode: Evil Eye
2024 The Lincoln Lawyer Trina Rafferty Episode: Strange Bedfellows

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2007 "Won't Go Home Without You" Maroon 5
2009 "I Couldn't Love You" Cursive
2011 "Red Alert" Arshad Aslam
2014 "Killing Days, Living Nights" Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Director

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Cell Division Short Also writer
2017 "Without You" (by Dream Dama featuring Pheona) Music video

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tania Raymonde para niños

kids search engine
Tania Raymonde Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.