Callie Thorne is one of the renowned actresses of American television. She is most popular for portraying Dr. Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness on USA Network. She also appeared in two seasons of NBC’s crime drama Homicide: Life on the Street as Laura Ballard and also the follow up TV film Homicide: The Movie. She has also appeared in television series like Rescue Me and The Wire. Her date of birth is stated to be on November 20, 1969.
Television’s rising star, Callie Thorne has a relatively private personal life. It is known that she was brought up by her mother. She is originally from Boston and has British and Armenian ancestry. Few details are known about her personal life especially her dating history except that sometime in 2007, she was dating a fireman. She dated Adam Woodruff who is a firefighter. She stated during an event at Leary Firefighters Foundation that she met her former boyfriend while she was volunteering in New Orleans. The actress has not married yet and is not known to have any children.
Thorne went to Wheaton College in Massachusetts where she was a student of dramatic literature and theater. Later she attended New York’s Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Playing Sheila Keefe on the American soap opera, Rescue Me got her much appreciation and critical acclaims. The show was focused on a team of firefighters in New York. It ran on FX Network from 2004 to 2011. The USA Network series, Necessary Roughness was also an important feat for the actress. On Necessary Roughness, Thorne portrayed the leading role of Dr. Danielle Santino, a divorcee who works as a therapist. She appeared on the show alongside Marc Blucas, Hanna Marks and Scott Cohen. She won a nomination at the Golden Globe Awards for best actress and was awarded the Outstanding Female Actor at the Gracie Allen Awards. Prior to this, Thorne also had a regular casting on Homicide: Life on the Street as Laura Ballard. She was a main cast on the show for 44 episodes. In 2000, she was seen in Strangers with Candy as a nurse and also on the NBC comedy drama, Ed as Judy Kellman. The following year she was seen in The $treet and the movie, Sidewalks of New York. She also appeared in yet another crime drama, Third Watch, on NBC in 2002. The same year she was seen in two movies, Analyze That and Stella Shorts: Yoga. She has also guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sheila Bradley and also reprised her role in Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She was a recurring cast on the medical series, ER, playing Jodie Kenyon between 2005 and 2006. Also she portrayed Pam Mahone on Prison Break in 2006. Her following roles in television were in Wainy Days, Royal Pains, Burn Notice, White Collar, Californication and Elementary. She has appeared in several others movies like The F Word, David & Layla, Delirious, Watching the Detectives, Welcome to Academia and Nice Guy Johnny. The actress is reported to have a net worth of an estimated $3 million.
The eminent actress was interested in acting since her high school days. Besides her craze for acting, she is fanatic about pets. She loves rescuing pets and likes to help her family and friends in matters of their pets. She has stated that she believes in therapy for pets and believes that it helps owners and their pets to bond. She is especially crazy about dogs. She has a rescue dog of mixed breed called Tricky. She travels extensively because of her profession but is nonetheless dedicated towards her passion of pets. She also helps charities which help rescuing animals.
Callie Thorne is a Golden Globe nominated television and film actress in America. She is well known for playing a variety of roles in big as well as small screens. She is most known as the leading actress on Necessary Roughness on the USA Network. Rescue Me and The Homicide: Life on the Street also feature her as a remarkable acting talent. She has appeared in several films and series throughout her career and is a promising American television actress.