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

  1. ↑ Home. "2009 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations". OffBroadway.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  2. ↑ "75th Annual Drama League Award Nominees Announced". Playbill.com. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  3. ↑ "ASTA/NJ President's Letter by Erika Boras Tesi". American String Teachers Association, New Jersey Chapter. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Tom Boras | NYU". ZoomInfo.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  5. ↑ "The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - Search Database". RADA. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  6. ↑ "Freeport Journal-Standard on". Newspapers.com. 1949-11-12. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  7. ↑ "Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database". Lortel.org. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  8. ↑ "Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database". Lortel.org. 1962-11-15. Retrieved 2014-06-16.

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