Northern FanCon organizers are keeping their wits about them, and they are keeping Alicia Witt in Prince George for the annual pop-culture convention.
Audiences will know Witt for a number of varied reasons. She is a singer, a songwriter, a pianist, photo model and an actress.
Her film career has had an arch the envy of Hollywood. She was discovered by legendary director David Lynch who cast her in his fantasy film Dune when she was only seven years old. But while some child-stars get only the one moment to shine, Witt was only getting started. She picked up momentum in small parts in Twin Peaks (working again with Lynch), the movie Bodies Rest & Motion, and in Liebestraum. Then she scored major reviews - getting a Special Jury Recognition award at the Sundance Film Festival - for her work in the movie Fun, and then got A-list attention as Madonna's on-screen lover in the vignette-style ensemble film Four Rooms.
She landed a recurring role on a popular sitcom next, playing the daughter of Cybill Shepherd in the eponymous comedy series Cybill. Back in the movie genre, she also carried off significant roles in Mr. Holland's Opus and Urban Legend.
From there it was on to weighty roles in Ally McBeal and The Sopranos, the starring role in Playing Mona Lisa, a turn in The Upside of Anger, alongside Al Pacino in 88 Minutes, and a full season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
In the most recent years of her career, she has had major roles in Kingdom, Justified, The Walking Dead and has been announced as one of those coming back to the cast of the rebooted Twin Peaks drama.
Witt also spends time on the boards of dramatic live theatre, and since her debut album in 2009 has now released three records, did a duet on a movie soundtrack with Ben Folds, and joined the cast of Nashville due to her acting/music double skills. That role carries on into this TV season. Witt will be one of the featured celebrities at this year's FanCon event in May in Prince George.
