Alexandra Pelosi Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1993, she received a master's degree in Communication Management from USC's Annenberg School for Communication
• Worked as a TV producer for NBC and covered George W․ Bush's presidential campaign in 2000, bringing with her a camcorder to document 18 months on the campaign trail, the footage of which was used to create the "Journeys with George" documentary
• Made a documentary for HBO entitled "Diary of a Political Tourist," after following the Democratic candidates in the 2004 Democratic primaries
• Wrote a book entitled "Sneaking into the Flying Circus: How the Media Turn Our Presidential Campaigns into Freak Shows․"
• Chronicled the exile of former pastor Ted Haggard in her documentary about evangelical Christians, called "Friends of God," after his drug and sex scandal
• She is the daughter of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi of the state of California
• Traveled to all 50 U․S․ states to attend naturalization ceremonies and interview immigrants as they became legal American citizens in her 2011 documentary for HBO, entitled "Citizen U․S․A․: A 50 State Road Trip․"