Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June , ) is an American actress and
author. Following her film debut in 's Bad Boys, she became known as
one of the Brat Pack group of actors in the films The Breakfast Club
() and St. Elmo's Fire (). She also acted in WarGames () and Short
Circuit (). For her performance in Lisa Cholodenko's High Art (),
Sheedy won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.Sheedy
was born in New York City and has two siblings, brother Patrick and
sister Meghan. Her mother, Charlotte (née Baum), is a writer and
press agent who was involved in women's and civil rights movements,
and her father, John J. Sheedy, Jr., is a Manhattan advertising
executive. Sheedy's mother is Jewish, whereas her father is of Irish
Catholic background. Her maternal grandmother was from Odessa,
Ukraine. Her parents divorced in .Sheedy attended the Bank Street
School for Children, followed by Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
in New York City, graduating in . She started dancing with the
American Ballet Theatre at age six and was planning to make it a
full-time career. However, she gave up dance in favor of acting
full-time, then she started studying acting with acting teacher Harold
Guskin. At age she wrote a book, She Was Nice to Mice. The book was
published by McGraw-Hill Education and became a best-seller.[dead
link] On June , , she appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth.
author. Following her film debut in 's Bad Boys, she became known as
one of the Brat Pack group of actors in the films The Breakfast Club
() and St. Elmo's Fire (). She also acted in WarGames () and Short
Circuit (). For her performance in Lisa Cholodenko's High Art (),
Sheedy won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.Sheedy
was born in New York City and has two siblings, brother Patrick and
sister Meghan. Her mother, Charlotte (née Baum), is a writer and
press agent who was involved in women's and civil rights movements,
and her father, John J. Sheedy, Jr., is a Manhattan advertising
executive. Sheedy's mother is Jewish, whereas her father is of Irish
Catholic background. Her maternal grandmother was from Odessa,
Ukraine. Her parents divorced in .Sheedy attended the Bank Street
School for Children, followed by Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
in New York City, graduating in . She started dancing with the
American Ballet Theatre at age six and was planning to make it a
full-time career. However, she gave up dance in favor of acting
full-time, then she started studying acting with acting teacher Harold
Guskin. At age she wrote a book, She Was Nice to Mice. The book was
published by McGraw-Hill Education and became a best-seller.[dead
link] On June , , she appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth.
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