Justine Avignon Miceli is an American actress. She was born in Sunnyside, Queens

Sunnyside, Queens

Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens, in New York state, in the United States. It shares borders with Hunters Point and Long Island City to the west, Astoria to the north, Woodside to the east and Maspeth to the south...

, New York

New York

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. Miceli studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts

American Academy of Dramatic Arts

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with facilities located in Manhattan, New York City – at 120 Madison Avenue, in a landmark building designed by noted architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club – and in Hollywood, California...

. Early in her career, she acted in television commercials, off-Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 shows, and traveled with touring theater companies. She appeared on daytime television

Daytime television

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 and some primetime series. Miceli's big break came in 1994, when she was added to the cast of NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...

, a controversial primetime series on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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. From 1994 to 1996, she played detective Adrienne Lesniak. Since leaving the show, she continues to act and has appeared regularly on many primetime dramas.

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