Alicia made her film debut in
David Lynchs
Dune (1984) and, by the age of fourteen, received her high school diploma and moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting full-time. Once in Los Angeles, Lynch cast her in his Emmy Award-winning cult classic television series
"Twin Peaks" (1990) as Gersten Hayward, a part written specifically for her. Following this, Lynch utilized Alicia's talents once again in his HBO trilogy
"Hotel Room" (1993), in which she portrayed a young woman with multiple personality disorder. Alicia appeared in
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), opposite
Richard Dreyfuss; as well as
Four Rooms (1995) (Miramax/Buena Vista) with
Tim Roth,
Madonna Ciccone, and
Lili Taylor, which was directed by
Quentin Tarantino,
Allison Anders,
Robert Rodriguez, and
Alexandre Rockwell. In 1994, Witt appeared in the critically acclaimed
Fun (1994), which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, directed by
Rafal Zielinski, depicts a tale of two disturbed young girls whose quest for fun leads them to murder. Witt received the Special Jury Recognition Award at Sundance and a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award. Other credits include
Mike Figgiss
Liebestraum (1991), starring
Kevin Anderson;
Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993), starring
Tim Roth and
Bridget Fonda; and
Bongwater (1997) opposite
Luke Wilson. She combined her acting talents with her skills as a classically trained pianist in the romantic comedy
Playing Mona Lisa (2000). For this role, Alicia won a Best Actress Award at the US Comedy Arts Festival. Alicia has made guest appearances on the phenomenally successful HBO series
"Sopranos, The" (1999) and the Emmy award-winning
"Ally McBeal" (1997) In 1998, Alicia starred in Columbia Tristar's hit movie
Urban Legend (1998). CBS was Witt's home for four years where she starred as Zoey,
Cybill Shepherds quirky daughter with a dark side, on the sitcom
"Cybill" (1995) (Carsey Warner). More recently, Witt was in
Upside of Anger, The (2005) opposite
Kevin Costner &
Joan Allen and is also in
Ring of the Nibelungs (2004), which was shot in South Africa. She was last seen starring in the Warner Bros. romantic comedy
Two Weeks Notice (2002) opposite
Hugh Grant and
Sandra Bullock. She was also seen in the
John Waters film
Cecil B. DeMented (2000), starring
Stephen Dorff and
Melanie Griffith. Alicia also made a cameo in the independent film
American Girl (2002/I).