Does Alicia Witt really play the piano? How old was Alicia Witt in Dune?

American actress Alicia Witt stuns not only on screen but on the keys. The 46-year old star has more talents than you can ever imagine, and people of her kind can only go as far as their hard work will take them.

Alicia possesses amazing vocals, and that is not all there is to be amazed about the actress.

Does Alicia Witt really play the piano?

Alicia is also a professional singer-songwriter and pianist, in addition to her acting, and was discovered as a musical prodigy at age 7. While working on the 1984 sci-fi movie Dune with director David Lynch, Alicia supported herself by playing piano at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

Alicia and songwriter Ben Folds, whom she is dating, performed a duet song they had co-written on the soundtrack for the indie film Cold Turkey. 

In 2020, Witt released two new Christmas songs, which are from the Hallmark Christmas movie, Christmas Tree Lane. The soundtracks “Why Christmas” and “Christmas Will Never End” are performed on-screen by Alicia’s character, music store owner, and songwriter Meg.

How old was Alicia Witt in Dune?

David Lynch discovered and cast Alicia as a child actor in his 1984 movie Dune, in which she played the character Paul Atreides’s sister Alia. She was 7 at the time of casting, and she turned 8 during filming.