Annika Boras (born February 28, 1981) is an American actress and director.[1][2] As a theater actress, she received a Drama League Award[3] nomination for her portrayal of Elektra in An Oresteia as well as a Lucille Lortel Award[4] nomination for her performance in Edward Bond's Chair. In 2017, she worked alongside Octavia Spencer and Claire Danes for the film A Kid Like Jake, directed by Silas Howard. She also appeared as Mrs. Alsop in The Post, starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks directed by Steven Spielberg.
Annika Boras | |
|---|---|
| Born | Annika Ley Boras February 28, 1981 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
Early life and education
editBoras was born in New Jersey, to Erika (Nelson) Boras (now Erika Tesi), a classical cellist and music educator,[5] and Dr. Tom Boras, a jazz saxophonist, composer and the director of jazz studies at NYU.[6] She was raised in Bergen County, New Jersey and Greenwich Village. Boras has one sister, Brit Boras. She began studies to receive a Bachelor of Music at New York University. After a year, she left NYU to study acting in London. Boras graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Exit 19 | Detective Steigerwald | TV film |
| 2017 | The Post | Mrs. Alsop | |
| 2018 | A Kid Like Jake | Lynn |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Northern Lights | Becky | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Law & Order | Trina Bailey | Episode: "The Family Hour" |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Paramedic | Episode: "Veritas" |
| Ugly Betty | Anna Diaz | Episode: "Betty Suarez Land" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Leslie Schuster | Episode: "Lunacy" | |
| 2010 | Rescue Me | Alice | Episode: "Blackout" |
| 2011 | Lights Out | Charlie Baye | 3 episodes |
| Blue Bloods | Lacy Campisi | Episode: "Critical Condition" | |
| The Good Wife | Nina Dolan | Episode: "Feeding the Rat" | |
| Homeland | Jessica's Friend | Episode: "Semper I" | |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Amber | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| Royal Pains | KJ Golan | 2 episodes | |
| Elementary | Amy Damper | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Made in Jersey | Penelope Banforth | Episode: "Camelot" | |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Melissa Murphy | Episode: "Criminal Hatred" |
| The Following | Louise Sinclair | 3 episodes | |
| Person of Interest | Nicole Spencer | Episode: "Reasonable Doubt" | |
| Unforgettable | Jacqueline Mikhailova | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Kaja Tomczak | Episode: "Monarch Douglas Bank (No. 112)" |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | Captain Lynette Cunningham | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | The Get Down | Mrs. Gunns | Episode: "Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice" |
| 2017 | Time After Time | Phyllis Holland | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Succession | Anna Newman | Episode: "Sad Sack Wasp Trap" |
| Random Acts of Flyness | White Reporter | Episode: "I tried to tell my therapist about my dreams/MARTIN HAD A DREEEEAAAAM" | |
| 2019 | NCIS: New Orleans | Michelle Gardner | Episode: "Desperate Navy Wives" |
| 2022 | Bull | Kyla Moore | Episode: "Opening Up" |
| FBI | Liza Peters | Episode: "Double Bind" |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Carver | Waitress | Arcola Theatre, London, United Kingdom |
| 2006 | Romeo & Juliet | Juliet | ART, Boston |
| 2007 | The Error of Their Ways | Helena | HERE Arts, New York City |
| 2008 | The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan | Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey |
| 2008 | Chair | The Welfare Officer | Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City |
| 2009 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolyn | Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey |
| 2009 | An Oresteia | Electra | Classic Stage Company, New York City |
| 2009 | Ernest in Love | Gwendoline | Irish Repertory Theatre, New York City |
| 2010 | Orlando | Sasha | Classic Stage Company, New York City |
| 2011 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City |
| 2012 | The Broken Heart | Penthea | Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City |
| 2014 | The Danish Widow | Aline | New York Stage and Film, Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 2016 | Prodigal Son | Louise | Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City |
| 2016 | Junk | Amy Merkin | La Jolla Playhouse, California |
| 2017 | Man from Nebraska | Ashley | 2nd Stage Theatre, New York City |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Chair | Nominated |
| 2009 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance in a Play | An Oresteia | Nominated |
Personal life
editBoras is the maternal granddaughter of The Public Theater actor Herbert Nelson and actress/director Joan Deweese.[8][9][10] As of September 2020, she is engaged to playwright Ayad Akhtar.[11]
References
edit- ^ Higgins, Jim. "Glamorous 'Murder on the Orient Express' hurtles toward opening night at Milwaukee Repertory Theater". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Schultz, Blaine (2019-09-30). "Taut Racial Drama at The Rep's 'The Niceties'". Shepherd Express. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Drama League Awards 2009 nominations announced". New York Theatre Guide. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "2009 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations". OffBroadway.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ^ "ASTA/NJ President's Letter by Erika Boras Tesi". American String Teachers Association, New Jersey Chapter. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ^ Media, Mountain. "Boras, Tom". Ejazzlines.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – Search Database". RADA. 2011-10-07. Archived from the original on 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ^ "Freeport Journal-Standard on". Newspapers.com. 1949-11-12. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ^ "Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database". Lortel.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ^ "Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database". Lortel.org. 1962-11-15. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ^ Schwartz, Alexandra (September 21, 2020). "An American Writer for an Age of Division". The New Yorker.