Adria Tennor

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Adria Tennor
2 Adria in Cannes.jpg
Born
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Claudio Blotta
(m. 2006;div. 2022)

Adria Tennor is an American actress, writer, and director. [1] She is best known for her work in the film The Artist (2011), as well as the television series Greek , Mad Men , and Mad Dogs . [2]

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Life and career

She began her career playing a twelve-year-old boy opposite Martin Donovan in Hal Hartley’s Amateur (1994). [3] In 2006, she wrote and starred in the one-woman show, StripSearch, about finding love and happiness with the help of a pole. [4]

In 2018, Adria wrote, directed and produced a short film, Pie starring herself, Chloe Lanier and Jessica Paré. [5] In 2020, she partnered with Kristen Tracy, to launch the short-format series, Fetish, which she co-created, directed and produced. [6]

Personal life

In 2006, Adria married restaurateur Claudio Blotta and the two opened four restaurants together. [7] They divorced in 2022. [8]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerNote
2015CrackedYesYesYesShort film
2018PieYesYesYesShort film
2020FetishYesYesYesTV series

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Amateur Kid reading 'The Odyssey'
1995Boys Don't CryShort film
1996 The First Wives Club Young Annie
1998 I'm Losing You Assistant director
2001 The Hollywood Sign Kant's Receptionist
2005Headhunter
2007Judy's Got a GunDonna KenzoTV movie
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Kids' Salon Owner
2009 You Hostile Witness
2011 Fort McCoy Lolly
The Artist Zimmer's Assistant
2012Incident on Marmont AvenueDaphneShort film
2013Ladies' Man: A Made MovieToby's MomTV movie
TrooperMiriam StanhopeTV movie
2014Square the CircleShort film
2015 The D Train Classmate - Wendy
Golden ThreadNancyShort film
2016 Smothered Mom
Friday NightClaireShort film
Bad Moms Conservative Mom
2017 Newly Single Waitress
2018PieCarolShort film
ElusiveLucyShort film
2019WyrmJulia
Miss Virginia Donna
2020Psychos & SociosLeslie
2021One MomentCaroline Minogue

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Step by Step Candi1 episode
1998 Boy Meets World Teri1 episode
2000 Touched by an Angel Ruby Rice1 episode
2002 Crossing Jordan Denice1 episode
Friends Katherine1 episode
2004 JAG Laurie June3 episodes
2007-12 Mad Men Joyce Darling3 episodes
2007 Cold Case Heidi Jenner '071 episode
Criminal Minds Diane Goehring1 episode
2009Safety Geeks: SVIFalling Shopper1 episode
Gary Unmarried Waitress1 episode
Monk Donna DiMarco1 episode
2010-11 Greek Professor Clarissa Hawn4 episodes
2011 The Mentalist Event Hostess1 episode
Private Practice Dr. Berman1 episode
2012 Harry's Law Vivian1 episode
Scandal Brenda Swan1 episode
2013 Back in the Game Mrs. Douglas1 episode
2014 Faking It Doris1 episode
Mulaney Flight Attendant1 episode
2014-15Stay-At-Home ActorsClaire1 episode
2015 The Mindy Project Gate Agent1 episode
2016 Mad Dogs Abby3 episodes
NCIS Angela Dresser1 episode
2018-2019 For the People Susan Womack2 episodes
2020FetishPaula Wheeler6 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2015Nominated Nantucket Film Festival Tony Cox Award for ScreenwritingNever Been Born [9]
2016Nominated Nashville Film Festival Feature Film ScriptNever Been Born [10]
Nominated Woods Hole Film Festival Screenplay AwardNever Been Born
2018Won Cleveland International Film Festival Best After Hours ShortPie [11]
Won Woods Hole Film Festival Audience AwardPie [12]

References

  1. "Exclusive: Adria Tennor Talks Mad Men, Restaurant Life". shockya.com. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. "Mad Men Alum Adria Tennor Joins Black/Marsden Comedy D-TRAIN". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. "HollyShorts: Pie - Adria Tennor & Cindi Knapton Interview". jeanbooknerd.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. "Strip Search". variety.com. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. "Pie". montclairfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  6. "Web Series Wednesday – Fetish". starrymag.com. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  7. "Claudio Blotta and Adria Tennor to Open New Italian Restaurant in Atwater". lamag.com. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  8. "BLOTTA, CLAUDIO VS TENNOR, ADRIA". unicourt.com. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  9. "10 Semi-Finalists for the Showtime Tony Cox Feature Screenplay Competition". nantucketfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  10. "2016 Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalists". nashvillefilmfestival.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  11. "CELEBRATING 42 YEARS CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (PDF). clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  12. "2018 Awards". woodsholefilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.