# Alicia Coppola
**Alicia Coppola** (born 1968) is an American actress, author, and director known primarily for television roles, including Lorna Devon on the soap opera *[Another World](https://www.edgepedia.org/another-world-tv-series)*, Mimi Clark on the post-apocalyptic drama *Jericho*, and recurring parts across the *NCIS* franchise.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) She was born in [Huntington, New York](https://www.edgepedia.org/huntington-new-york), a town on the north shore of [Long Island](https://www.edgepedia.org/long-island).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968, Huntington, New York[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) |
| Education | Kent School (Connecticut), 1986; bachelor's degree from New York University, 1990[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/bio/3000414411/) |
| Breakthrough role | Lorna Devon on *Another World*, 1991 to 1994; Soap Opera Digest Award winner, 1993[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/alicia-coppola/) |
| Signature primetime role | IRS agent Mimi Clark on *Jericho*, 2006 to 2008[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) |
| Film work | FBI Agent Spellman in *National Treasure: Book of Secrets* (2007); Mrs. Romero in *We Are Your Friends* (2015)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) |
| Writing and directing | Memoir *Gracefully Gone* (2013); short film *Between Us* (2017), which she wrote, directed, and starred in[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/bio/3000414411/) • [4](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/) |
| Family | Married actor Anthony Michael Jones on July 12, 1999; three children[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) |
## Early life and education
Coppola attended the [Kent School](https://www.edgepedia.org/kent-school), a co-educational college preparatory school in Kent, Connecticut, graduating in 1986, and then enrolled at New York University, graduating in 1990 at the age of 22.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) Her bachelor's degree was in political anthropology and philosophy.[4](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/)
## Television career
**MTV and daytime beginnings.** Coppola entered television in the late 1980s through MTV, hosting the game show *Remote Control* and appearing on *Camp MTV*.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/alicia-coppola/) In a 2016 interview she said she started her career on *Remote Control* alongside [Adam Sandler](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-sandler), Denis Leary, Colin Quinn, Mario Joyner, and Ken Ober.[5](https://www.carolines.com/2016/06/06/the-young-and-the-restless-star-alicia-coppola-takes-a-break-from-daytime-to-return-home-to-make-her-new-york-stand-up-debut/) Her first scripted credit was a one-shot role on the legal comedy-drama *Against the Law* (1990 to 1991).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/)
In 1991 she joined the NBC soap opera *Another World* as Lorna Devon, a public relations manager, playing the role through 1994.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/alicia-coppola/) She won the 1993 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress for the part and was nominated in the same category in 1994.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/awards/) In later interviews she connected the role's popularity to a difficult period in her own life, saying her father had just died and that she was "acting out" rather than playing a happy 22-year-old.[5](https://www.carolines.com/2016/06/06/the-young-and-the-restless-star-alicia-coppola-takes-a-break-from-daytime-to-return-home-to-make-her-new-york-stand-up-debut/)
**Primetime leading and recurring roles.** After *Another World*, she appeared on *NYPD Blue*, *Star Trek: Voyager*, and *Chicago Hope*, and held more substantial parts on *Trinity* (as Detective Patricia Damiana), the American remake of *Cold Feet* (as Karen Chandler, 1999), and the TNT stock-market drama *Bull* (as investment banker Marissa Rufo, 2000 to 2001).[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/alicia-coppola/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) The American *Cold Feet* lasted a single season and was canceled for low ratings, with only 4 of its 8 episodes aired.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/)
Her best-known primetime role came as IRS agent Mimi Clark on CBS's *[Jericho](https://www.edgepedia.org/jericho-2006-tv-series)* (2006 to 2008), a post-apocalyptic series about a Kansas town cut off from society.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) She learned a small amount of sign language for the part and said in an interview that she had always wanted her character to fire a gun.[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/bio/3000414411/) She also credited the show's fans with keeping the cast employed, saying, "If our fans weren't so ardent in their love for the show, we would not have a job."[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/bio/3000414411/)
**The NCIS franchise and guest work.** Coppola played Lieutenant Commander Faith Coleman on *JAG* and repeated the role on *NCIS*, and played FBI Agent Lisa Rand across five episodes of *NCIS: Los Angeles* between 2010 and 2022.[7](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/alicia-coppola) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) Her long guest-star list includes *Criminal Minds*, *[Bones](https://www.edgepedia.org/bones-tv-series)*, *CSI*, *Two and a Half Men*, *Sons of Anarchy*, *Teen Wolf*, *Suits*, *Castle*, *Revenge*, *Common Law* (as forensic pathologist Jonelle), *Shameless* (as ambulance driver Sue, 2016 to 2018), *Empire* (as assistant district attorney Meghan Conway, 2019), *Why Women Kill* (as Sheila Mosconi, 9 episodes), *Blood & Treasure* (as Dr. Ana Castillo, 2019), *All Rise*, *9-1-1*, *Law & Order* (2022 to 2024), and *Chicago Med* (2025).[4](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) In 2016 she joined *The Young and the Restless* as Dr. Meredith Gates, a prison infirmary physician, leaving after her character arc concluded.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) In 2026 she appeared on *NCIS: Origins* as Julia Cane, wife of Admiral Jake Cane, in the episode "Who's Gonna Drive You Home?"[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) • [8](https://tvbrittanyf.com/2026/04/22/ncis-origins-cbs-season-2-episode-16-review/)
## Film, voiceover, and directing
On film, Coppola played FBI Agent Spellman in *National Treasure: Book of Secrets* (2007) and Mrs. Romero in *We Are Your Friends* (2015).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) She has an extensive voiceover career as the voice of the brands Acura, Kikkoman, and Publix, and as She-Hulk in the *Iron Man* video games.[4](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/)
Her memoir *Gracefully Gone*, about her father's battle with brain cancer, was published in 2013.[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/bio/3000414411/) In 2017 she wrote, directed, and starred in the short film *Between Us*, adapted from the book, which she described as detailing a decade-long dialogue with her father as she grew up while he was dying of brain cancer.[4](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/) At the 2018 London Independent Film Festival, the film earned the Best Comedy/Dramedy honor, and at the 2019 MyHero International Festival it took Best Short Narrative.[4](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/) She has since directed the short *And You Are?* (2024) and the Lifetime television movie *He Slid Into Her DMs* (2024).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/)
## Personal life and advocacy
Coppola married actor Anthony Michael Jones on July 12, 1999; the couple has three children, and the family lives in Los Angeles with their German shepherd, Hildy.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/) • [4](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/) She is a global ambassador for the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation and sits on the boards of HealGrief and AMF, organizations that support college students grieving the diagnosis or loss of a loved one.[4](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/) She began performing stand-up comedy in 2015, taking a class "on a lark," and made her New York debut at Carolines on Broadway in June 2016.[5](https://www.carolines.com/2016/06/06/the-young-and-the-restless-star-alicia-coppola-takes-a-break-from-daytime-to-return-home-to-make-her-new-york-stand-up-debut/)
Despite her surname, she has no relation to filmmaker [Francis Ford Coppola](https://www.edgepedia.org/francis-ford-coppola).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/)
## References
1. [Alicia Coppola, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/)
2. [Alicia Coppola Biography, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/bio/3000414411/)
3. [Alicia Coppola, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/alicia-coppola/)
4. [Alicia Coppola, ActingBiz](https://www.actingbiz.com/celebrities/alicia-coppola/)
5. [Alicia Coppola Interview, Carolines on Broadway (June 6, 2016)](https://www.carolines.com/2016/06/06/the-young-and-the-restless-star-alicia-coppola-takes-a-break-from-daytime-to-return-home-to-make-her-new-york-stand-up-debut/)
6. [Alicia Coppola Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178870/awards/)
7. [Alicia Coppola Movies on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/alicia-coppola)
8. [NCIS: Origins season 2, episode 16 review, TVBrittanyF.com](https://tvbrittanyf.com/2026/04/22/ncis-origins-cbs-season-2-episode-16-review/)
---
*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Screen people and creators › Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe › American actors: 1970s to 1990s › Surnames Co to C*
*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 19, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Sep 19, 2026; Oct 12, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*
*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*
License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license