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== Career ==
== Career ==


Warnyca began her acting career as a bit player in music videos for bands including Damn the Diva and [[w:Cactus Pricks|Cactus Pricks]], which she described as "super fun, little shoots" that gave her "a good feel how everything worked" on set.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> She [https://youtu.be/BCqZ2qELknQ?si=U1iJ1Nncb7aK7kRW&t=96 was later featured] in a [[w:Moosehead_Brewery|Moosehead beer commercial]] alongside future ''Battlestar Galactica'' co-star [[Leah Cairns]], which was filmed during Halloween in freezing conditions.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/>  
Warnyca began her acting career as a bit player in music videos for bands including Damn the Diva and [[w:Cactus Pricks|Cactus Pricks]], which she described as "super fun, little shoots" that gave her "a good feel how everything worked" on set.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> She [https://youtu.be/BCqZ2qELknQ?si=U1iJ1Nncb7aK7kRW&t=96 was later featured] in a [[w:Moosehead_Brewery|Moosehead beer commercial]] alongside future ''Battlestar Galactica'' co-star [[Leah Cairns]], which was filmed during Halloween in freezing conditions.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> This commercial shoot marked the beginning of her friendship with Cairns, and they later worked together again on ''[[w:I Want to Marry Ryan Banks|I Want to Marry Ryan Banks]]''.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> Her first film role was in the independent short ''[[w:2 Minutes Before Midnight|2 Minutes Before Midnight]]'', which she described as "one long huge shot" about a couple fighting.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/>


The commercial featured three women discovering a secret lake and preparing to swim, unaware that three men had the same idea from the opposite side.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_moosehead_commercial_details">{{cite web|url=http://www.leahcairns.com/Leah-Cairns-in-Moosehead-beer-commercial.html#:~:text=three%20girls%20and%20they%20found%20this%20secret%20lake|title=Leah Cairns in Moosehead beer commercial|author=Marcel Damen|publisher=LeahCairns.com|date=March 11, 2008|accessdate=August 10, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> The shoot proved extremely challenging, as it was filmed on Halloween day in temperatures around 1°C (-1°C), requiring the actors to pretend it was a hot summer day.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_moosehead_commercial_details"/> The cast had been sent to tanning salons beforehand to achieve a summer look, but both actresses ended up with sunburn, making the removal of tight clothing over exposed skin particularly painful in the freezing conditions.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_moosehead_commercial_details"/> Warnyca described the commercial experience as "my worst acting experience ever" due to the extremely cold weather conditions.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> This commercial shoot marked the beginning of her friendship with Cairns, and they later worked together again on ''[[w:I Want to Marry Ryan Banks|I Want to Marry Ryan Banks]]''.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> Her first film role was in the independent short ''[[w:2 Minutes Before Midnight|2 Minutes Before Midnight]]'', which she described as "one long huge shot" about a couple fighting.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/>
In television, she has appeared in numerous genre series including ''[[w:The 4400|The 4400]]'' as a cute young clerk,<ref group="external" name="imdb_allison_warnyca_main"/> ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'', where she enjoyed working with [[w:Tom Welling|Tom Welling]],<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> ''[[w:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' as a shopper, ''[[w:Dead Like Me|Dead Like Me]]'' as Missy Balabanian, and ''[[w:Cold Squad|Cold Squad]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_allison_warnyca_main"/> She also had a guest role on ''[[w:Psych|Psych]]'' as a yoga instructor in 2013.<ref group="external" name="imdb_allison_warnyca_main"/>
 
In television, she has appeared in numerous genre series including ''[[w:The 4400|The 4400]]'' as a cute young clerk,<ref group="external" name="imdb_allison_warnyca_main">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1577115/|title=Allison Warnyca|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 10, 2025}}</ref> ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'', where she enjoyed working with [[w:Tom Welling|Tom Welling]],<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> ''[[w:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' as a shopper, ''[[w:Dead Like Me|Dead Like Me]]'' as Missy Balabanian, and ''[[w:Cold Squad|Cold Squad]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_allison_warnyca_main"/> She also had a guest role on ''[[w:Psych|Psych]]'' as a yoga instructor in 2013.<ref group="external" name="imdb_allison_warnyca_main"/>


Warnyca particularly enjoyed roles that involved physical action and stunts. On ''[[w:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', she choreographed a fight scene that resulted in an accidental injury to her stunt partner when she "smashed her face into the wind shield" during an intense take.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> She described ''[[w:Dead Like Me|Dead Like Me]]'' as "really fun, because it was super kitschy and the lead actresses were hilarious to work for."<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/>
Warnyca particularly enjoyed roles that involved physical action and stunts. On ''[[w:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', she choreographed a fight scene that resulted in an accidental injury to her stunt partner when she "smashed her face into the wind shield" during an intense take.<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/> She described ''[[w:Dead Like Me|Dead Like Me]]'' as "really fun, because it was super kitschy and the lead actresses were hilarious to work for."<ref group="commentary" name="damen_warnyca_galactica_interview"/>
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=== Commentary and Interviews ===
=== Commentary and Interviews ===
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