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Why Reiko Aylesworth?
The Prettiest Face in the World...
The Most Charming Young Woman One Could Ever Hope to Meet...
A Smile that Will Make Your Knees Weak...
A Combination of Sexiness & Intelligence that is So Rare...
And Acting Talent that Has Her Headed for Greatness...
Why Not Reiko Aylesworth???I am sure that Reiko is well on her way to the top of the Hollywood A-List. She has the total package... supreme talent, an engaging personality and resplendent beauty. She is one of my favorite actresses. This gorgeous woman is mesmerizing to watch in everything she does and will be one of the biggest stars of the next decade.
I Want to Wish All Good Things and the Best of Luck To Reiko!
Reiko's TV and Filmography
One Life to Live - Childhood's End - All Souls - American Embassy - Sherman's March
A Will of Their Own - Ed - The Dead Zone - The West Wing - Law & Order - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Now and Again - "24" Seasons 2, 3, 4 & 5
You've Got Mail - Random Hearts - Man on the Moon
Shooting Vegetarians - No Deposit, No Return - Fathers and Sons - Crazylove
Reiko's Personal Biography & Trivia
Born on December 9th, 1972.
Reiko (pronounced rayko) was born in Chicago, but moved with her family to Seattle at age 13.
She is 1/4 Japanese (hence the name).
She began acting at age 13.
An ABC talent search was her lucky break, and she left the University of Washington behind and relocated to a large, lonely city. "I didn't know a soul when I got to [New York], and I felt really displaced," she admits. "The first week I was euphoric, and then I realized how isolating the city can be."
She started her career on a soap opera called 'One Life to Live'.
She auditioned for the part of Nina Myers on season 1 of '24'... but she lost out to Sarah Clarke. However, the producers remembered her when season 2 was casting and she won the role of Michelle Dessler.
Her big break came when she was cast as Michelle Dessler, a Counter Terrorism Agent for the CTU, in the second season of the hit Fox TV show '24'.
The toughest thing she has had to go through on the show was actually getting the role. Last year, she tried out for the part of crooked agent Nina Meyers, but lost out to Sarah Clarke. This season she read for the part of Kate Warner, the sister of bride-to-be Marie, which went to Sarah Wynter. But the producers, convinced that Aylesworth would make an ideal Michelle, offered her that role.
The entire cast of '24' was nominated for 'Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series' in 2003.
She has performed off-Broadway and has had lead roles in TV mini-series and TV movies.
Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series by TV Guide.
TV Guide said of Reiko... 'Dessler may be the least showy role in this category, yet Aylesworth — whom we once dubbed TV's best-kept secret — still manages to shine. Rarely moving from behind a computer, she makes a big impact by imbuing her character's little gestures with hidden meaning and untold import.'
Reiko was also in a Scope commercial.
She once injured her head quite severely at an after-party for "24". Kiefer Sutherland was the one who took care of her and made sure she was rushed to the hospital.
She dated Kiefer Sutherland.
'24' won the Golden Globe for Best Television Drama in January of 2004. Reiko accompanied Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Dennis Haysbert and the show's producers on stage to collect the award.
Salary - $150,000+ per episode of '24' on Fox.
Reiko Aylesworth Quotes
Quote - "I didn't know a soul when I got to New York and I felt really displaced. The first week I was euphoric, and then I realized how isolating the city can be." - On her move to NY to pursue acting
Quote - "Who's going to remember someone like me, who's had big parts in very small movies and small parts in big movies?" asks Aylesworth. "Like in the Harrison Ford movie Random Hearts, I play the secretary of Harrison's dead wife. I got to cry in some scenes with Harrison." - On her career so far
Quote - "There's just this sexual charge to everything because of the urgency. We have to stop the bomb, now! This might be our last day on earth! We're all going to die, let's get our rocks off! That kind of thing. And then you've got Kiefer and his velvety voice. He's got chemistry with…the lamp-post…anything." - On '24'
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