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Alison Fanelli
Born
Other namesAli Fanelli
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Actress, pediatric surgeon
Years active1993–present

Alison Fanelli is an American pediatric surgeon and former actress who is best known for the role of Ellen Josephine Hickle on the television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete.

Early life and education

Fanelli was born in Northport, New York. She attended Northport High School where her talents were on display for the Powdered Wigs Drama Department, and as a percussionist for the Northport High School Drumline.[citation needed] She is a 2001 graduate of Baltimore's Goucher College, where she earned a B.A. in pre-med, and Dartmouth College, where she earned a master's degree in Health Care Improvement. While at Dartmouth, Fanelli was a project manager for a web-based project to develop a secure online database for the Institutional Review Board, IRBnet.[1]

Career

In 1993, Fanelli joined the cast of Nickelodeon show The Adventures of Pete & Pete, playing Ellen Josephine Hickle.[2] The character was the best friend and love interest of Big Pete.[3] Fanelli completed work on that series in 1996.[2] In 2011, she was the voice actress for an episode of TOME: Terrain of Magical Expertise, a "video game based web cartoon."[4]

After Dartmouth, Fanelli worked as a physician's assistant at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.[4] As of 2012, she is a pediatric surgeon.[5]

References

  1. ^ Susan Knapp, "Web project will offer more consistency in human-subject research review", Posted 2003-05-05, Retrieved 2011-10-15[dead link]
  2. ^ a b Norman., Chance, (2011). Who was who on TV. [Philadelphia, Pa.]: Xlibris. ISBN 9781456821289. OCLC 701808919.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Lloyd, Robert (2012-08-31). "The further adventures of 'Pete & Pete' and Will and Chris". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. ^ a b "What the cast of Pete & Pete looks like today". Looper.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  5. ^ Bradley, Paul T. (2012-08-29). "Adventures of Pete and Pete Cast Reunites Again (With the Band Polaris!)". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2018-06-01.