Alicia Roanne Witt is an American actress singersongwriter and pianist Talking by age two and reading by the age of four Witt has been described as a child prodigy Her acting talent was recognized by director David Lynch discovered her when he heard her recite Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet on the television show Thats Incredible at age 5 This led Lynch to cast her in the role of Alia the flamehaired sister of Paul Atreides in Dune 1984 She turned 8 during filming He would begin working with her in film and television even before Witt earned her high school equivalency credential at age 14 She did undergraduate work in piano at Boston University and competed nationally
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