Scottie Thompson was born on November 9, 1981 and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. At an early age she developed a love for dance and performing. She began learining ballet, jazz and modern dance and danced with the Richmond Ballet for many years. In 1994 she played the role of Clara in Richmond Ballet’s The Nutcracker. After graduating from Collegiate School in 2000 she took a year off to dance with the Richmond Ballet.

“I was obsessed with it [ballet] from age three, which is when I started. I just lived and breathed it until I was about nineteen years old. I was an apprentice for the Richmond Ballet and thought it would be what I would do with my life, I wasn’t even sure if I would end up going to school. After a couple of months living that life I just felt the need to explore the world in other ways.”  (Fulle Circle Production)

Thompson graduated from Harvard University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Performance Studies and Literature, focusing on French and Postcolonial works. During her time at Harvard University, Thompson was a member of the Harvard Ballet Company, helped choreographing as well as acted in numerous of theater plays and was the publicity manager for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals in 2003. She also worked for the travel guide Let’s Go and spent a semester abroad in Senegal.

After graduating, Thompson moved from Boston to New York to start her acting career. She landed her first television role as Shannon McCarthy in the drama Brotherhood, opposite Jason Isaacs. The show was shot in the summer of 2005 on location in Providence, Rhode Island and aired a year later on Showtime.

“Brotherhood” was a series on Showtime and it was my first professional audition ever. I didn’t know what a pilot was, and Philip Noyce was directing it and I didn’t know who he was or Jason Isaacs, the lead actor. I had no idea what any of it was, and I went in for a day player and ended up with a completely different role that recurred for a few episodes. ”  (Backstage.com)

During 2006 she made several guest appearances on television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami and Ugly Betty. In the fall of 2006 Thompson landed her biggest role yet as Jeanne Benoit on the CBS show NCIS. She appeared regularly throughout season 4 and made her last appearance in early season 5.

She has since then continued to work both in television and movies.