Tina Benko
Tina Benko is an American stage and film actress.
Benko was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
Benko was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Elfriede Jelinek's solo work Jackie in 2013 at the New York City Center. She won the St. Clair Bayfield Award for playing Titania in Julie Taymor's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatre for a New Audience.[2]
Benko teaches at HB Studio[3] and Fordham University.[4]
Selected filmography[]
- Puccini for Beginners as Nell (2006)
- The Avengers as NASA Scientist (2012)
- Contest as Rhonda (2013)
- That Awkward Moment as Ellie's Mom (2014)
- Irrational Man as TV Announcer (2015)
- The Greatest Showman as Mrs. Winthrop (2017)
- Mapplethorpe as Sandy Daley (2018)
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Karen (2018)
- The Sound of Silence as Dr. Elizabeth Brookings (2019)
Selected television[]
- Brotherhood as Kath Perry (2006–08, 18 episodes)
- Flesh and Bone as Jessica (2015, 8 episodes)
- Royally as Hannah Harrowsmith (2017, 4 episodes)
- Turn: Washington's Spies as Mrs. Barnes (2017, 7 episodes)
Selected stage work[]
- Scenes from a Marriage (based on Ingmar Bergman's film) as Marianne 3 (2014, New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway)[5]
- The Crucible as Ann Putnam / Sarah Good (2016, Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway)
- The Cherry Orchard as Charlotta Ivanova (2016, American Airlines Theatre, Broadway)
- Julius Caesar as Calpurnia (2017, Delacorte Theater)
Other[]
Benko narrated Peter de Jonge's novel Shadows Still Remain.[6]
References[]
- ^ Blank, Matthew (October 22, 2014). "CUE & A: Scenes from a Marriage Star Tina Benko on Ingmar Bergman, Cigarette Costumes and Auditioning for a Horror Film". Playbill. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "We Need to Talk About Tina Benko". Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA. October 6, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Tina Benko, HB Studio
- ^ Tina Benko, Fordham University
- ^ "CUE & A: Scenes from a Marriage Star Tina Benko on Ingmar Bergman, Cigarette Costumes and Auditioning for a Horror Film" by Matthew Blank, Playbill, October 22, 2014
- ^ Shadows Still Remain, audio book
External links[]
- Official website
- Tina Benko at IMDb
- Tina Benko at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Tina Benko at the Internet Broadway Database
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