Aleksa Palladino

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Summary

Aleksa Palladino is an actor and musician known for Boardwalk Empire, Halt and Catch Fire, and her work with the band Exitmusic. Her roles often include complex, troubled characters; she has described seeking parts written for men that she could play as a woman and wanting more interesting roles for women than wives or girlfriends. She has also said she hoped gender would become secondary to judging a film by its quality. No public partisan campaigning or activist affiliations are on record.