Nina Arianda

Nina Arianda
Born Nina Arianda Matijcio
(1984-09-18) September 18, 1984
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater The New School
Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present

Nina Arianda Matijcio (born September 18, 1984)[1] is an American actress. She won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Vanda Jordan in Venus in Fur, and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday. In 2016, she began starring in Amazon Studios' legal series Goliath.

Early life and education

Arianda was born in Manhattan, New York City.[2] Her parents were born in Germany to Ukrainian families.[3][4] She grew up in Clifton, New Jersey and Heidelberg, Germany.[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program in 2009.[5]

Career

Arianda made her Broadway debut in April 2011 in the lead role of Billie Dawn in the Broadway production of Born Yesterday, with James Belushi and Robert Sean Leonard. She appeared Off-Broadway as Vanda Jourdain in the comedy-drama play Venus in Fur in 2010. The play then transferred to Broadway, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, in early November 2011, and her performance received critical acclaim.[6][7][8][9]

In 2014, she starred in the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Tales From Red Vienna. She has appeared in several films, including Win Win, Tower Heist, Midnight in Paris, Rob the Mob, and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. In January 2015, she was cast as Molly, the wife of Will Graham (played by her former Broadway co-star Hugh Dancy) for the third season of Hannibal.[10] Arianda starred in Fool for Love at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in July 2014, with Sam Rockwell and direction by Daniel Aukin.[11] Arianda and Rockwell reprised their roles on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in 2015.[12] In 2016, she played Agnes Stark in the film Florence Foster Jenkins. Also in 2016, Arianda co-starred in the Amazon Studios legal series Goliath.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011Win WinShelly
2011Higher GroundWendy Walker
2011Midnight in ParisCarol Bates
2011Tower HeistMiss Iovenko
2013Lucky ThemDana
2013The Disappearance of Eleanor RigbyAlexis
2014Rob the MobRosemarie Uva
2014The HumblingSybil Van Buren
2016Florence Foster JenkinsAgnes Stark
2017Never HereMargeret Lockwood
2018Stan and OllieIda Kitaeva LaurelPost-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011The Good WifeGretchen BattistaEpisode: "Get a Room"
201230 RockZarina SbarroEpisode: "Stride of Pride"
2013HostagesLaurenEpisode: "Sister's Keeper"
2015HannibalMolly Graham4 episodes
2015Master of NoneAliceEpisode: "Hot Ticket"
2016Horace and PeteMaggieEpisode #1.4
2016Crisis in Six ScenesLornaEpisode #1.5
2016–presentGoliathPatty Solis-Papagian16 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2010Venus in FurVanda JourdainClassic Stage Company, Off-Broadway
2011Born YesterdayEmma "Billie" DawnCort Theatre, Broadway
2011–12Venus in FurVanda JourdainLyceum Theatre, Broadway
2014Tales from Red ViennaHeléna AltmanManhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway
2015Fool for LoveMaySamuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Result
2010 Theatre World Award Venus in Fur Won
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Won
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play Nominated
Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Female Won
2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play[13] Born Yesterday Nominated
Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play[14] Won
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play[15] Nominated
2012 Venus in Fur Won

References

  1. ↑ Lahr, John (November 7, 2011). "The Natural". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. LXXXVII (35): 31–37.
  2. 1 2 Blank, Matthew (June 7, 2011). "Born Yesterday Tony Nominee Nina Arianda". Playbill. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Goldman, Andrew (February 17, 2012). "Nina Arianda Is Fueling Fantasies". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/07/the-natural-john-lahr
  5. ↑ "Tisch alumni nominations at the 2011 Tony Awards". Tisch at New York University. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Jones, Kenneth; Hetrick, Adam (May 1, 2012). "2012 Tony Awards Nominations Announced; Once Earns 11 Nominations". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Healy, Patrick (February 7, 2010). "Back From the Depths, Rebuilding a Career". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (January 28, 2010). "One Object of Desire, Delivered". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  9. ↑ Haun, Harry (January 31, 2010). "Nina Arianda: A Star Is Born". Playbill. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Nina Arianda cast for third season of "Hannibal"". TVLine. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  11. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (July 24, 2014). "Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell Heat Up Williamstown's Fool for Love, Opening Tonight". Playbill.
  12. ↑ Gans, Andrew (September 15, 2015). "Fool for Love, Starring Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell, Steams Up Broadway Tonight". Playbill.
  13. ↑ Gans, Andrew (April 29, 2011). "56th Annual Drama Desk Nominations Announced; Book of Mormon Scores 12 Nominations". Playbill. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011.
  14. ↑ ""War Horse", "The Kid", Benanti, Gad Among Outer Critics Circle Winners!". Broadway World. May 16, 2011.
  15. ↑ Lang, Brent. "Tony Awards: Nina Arianda Wins Best Actress in a Play for "Venus in Fur"". TheWrap. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
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