Susan Scott Scottie Thompson born November 9 1981 height 5 7 170 m is an American film television and stage actress Thompson grew up in Richmond Virginia where she attended Collegiate School From an early age she began learning ballet jazz and modern dance She danced with the Richmond Ballet for many years took a year off after graduating to dance with the company and then went on to study for a degree in Performance Studies and Literature at Harvard University Thompson started dancing with the Harvard Ballet Company and acted in many theater productions She was the publicity manager for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals in 2003 worked for Lets Go Travel Guides and was credited as associate editor for the travel book Lets Go Vietnam Thompson graduated in 2005 with a bachelors degree in Performance Studies and Literature focusing on French and Postcolonial works