Annika Boras
Annika Ley Boras (born February 28, 1981) is an American actress.
She received a Lucille Lortel Award[1] nomination of "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play" for her performance in Edward Bond's Chair and a Drama League Award[2] nomination of "Distinguished Performance" as the role of Electra.
Early life
Boras was born in New Jersey to Erika Boras, a Classical cellist and music educator,[3] and Dr. Tom Boras, a Jazz saxophonist, composer and the director of Jazz studies at NYU.[4] She was raised in Bergen County, NJ and Greenwich Village. Boras has one sister Brit Boras, a musician.
Education
Began studies to receive a Bachelor of Music at New York University, Steinhardt school. After a year, she left NYU, to study acting in London. Boras graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2005.[5]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Northern Lights | Becky | Episode: #1.6 |
| 2007 | Law & Order | Trina Bailey | Episode: "The Family Hour" |
| 2008 | CSI:NY | Paramedic | Episode: "Veritas" |
| 2008 | Law & Order:SVU | Leslie Schuster | Episode: "Lunacy" |
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | Anna Diaz | Episode: "Betty Suarez Land" |
| 2009 | Exit 19 | Detective Steigerwald | Unsold TV Pilot |
| 2010 | Rescue Me | Alice | Episode: "Blackout" |
| 2011 | Lights Out | Charie Baye | 3 Episodes |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Nina Dolan | Episode:"Feeling the Rat" |
| 2011 | Homeland | Kaitlin | Episode: "Semper" |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Amber | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2012 | Royal Pains | KJ Golan | 2 Episodes |
| 2012 | Elementary | Amy Damper | Pilot |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Penelope Banforth | Episode: "Camelot" |
| 2013 | The Following | Louise Sinclair | 3 Episodes |
| 2013 | Law & Order: SVU | Melissa Murphy | Episode: "Criminal Hatred" |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Nicole Townsend | Episode: "Reasonable Doubt" |
| 2013-2014 | Unforgettable | Jackie M/ Jacqueline Mikhailova | 2 Episodes |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Kaja Tomczak | Episode: "Monarch Douglas Bank" |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | Captain Lynette Cunningham | 3 Episodes |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Carver | Waitress | |
| 2006 | Romeo & Juliet | Juliet | |
| 2007 | The Error of Their Ways | Helena | |
| 2008 | The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan | |
| 2008 | Chair | The Welfare Officer | Nominated - Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play |
| 2009 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolyn | |
| 2009 | An Oresteia | Electra | Nominated - Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance |
| 2009 | Ernest in Love | Gwendoline | |
| 2010 | Orlando | Sasha | |
| 2011 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | |
| 2012 | The Broken Heart | Penthea | |
| 2014 | The Danish Widow | Aline |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bridal Party | Frances | Short |
| 2011 | The Street Cleaner | Femail in Ally | Short |
| 2015 | Fibers | Emily | Short |
Awards and nominations
| 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
Boras is the granddaughter of The Public Theater actors Herbert Nelson, one of the first actors to transition from radio to television, and actress/director Joan Deweese[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ Home. "2009 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations". OffBroadway.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ↑ "75th Annual Drama League Award Nominees Announced". Playbill.com. 2009-04-21. 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.
- ↑ "Tom Boras | NYU". ZoomInfo.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ↑ "The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - Search Database". RADA. 2011-10-07. 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. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ↑ "Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database". Lortel.org. 1962-11-15. Retrieved 2014-06-16.