Annika Marks

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Annika Marks
Born
Malmö, Sweden
OccupationsActress, writer, producer
Years active2001–present

Annika Marks is an American actress, writer and producer. [1] She had a supporting role in 2012 film The Sessions , and played leading roles in independent movies Grace. (2014) and Anguish (2015). From 2014 to 2018 she played Monte Porter on Freeform drama series The Fosters .

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Early life

She was born in Malmö, [2] Sweden while her father was attending graduate school there [3] but raised mainly in Bellevue, Washington. [4] She attended Bellevue High School and studied dance at Cornish College of the Arts and acting at Seattle Children's Theatre. [3]

Career

Marks started off her career in 2001 in the short-film G Spots?. In 2002 she had a guest starring role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent . In 2003 she had a small role in Mona Lisa Smile . In 2004, Marks starred in the independent drama, The Undeserved. She is perhaps best known for her role in the 2012 drama The Sessions alongside Helen Hunt, William H. Macy and John Hawkes. The film received wide critical acclaim. [5] In 2014, Marks had the lead role in the indie film Grace. and in 2015 starred in the psychological drama Anguish .

On television, Marks has the recurring role as Monte Porter in the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) drama series, The Fosters . [6] She also guest-starred on Southland , NCIS: New Orleans , Battle Creek , Flaked , and The Affair .

In 2015, she starred in the one-woman play All American Girl, by Wendy Graf. [4] She will co-direct the short film The Games We Play with Rich Newey, which will be her first time directing. In 2016 she starred in The Model Apartment, by Donald Margulies at the Geffen Playhouse [7]

She filmed the independent feature The Last Champion in early 2017. [8]

She played Bernadette Davis on The Last Tycoon [9] and Kathy Schroeder in the miniseries Waco . [10]

Personal life

She resides in Los Angeles. [4] She is married to director Rich Newey. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001G Spots?The Maiden Short film
2003 Mona Lisa Smile Art History Student
2004The UndeservedJenny
2006On the BrinkElizabethShort film
2007Tocatta & FugueAndi Fugue
2008Forced AttritionGirlShort film
2009All the TimesTime 4Short film
2009Me, You, a Bag & BambooClifford's ExShort film
2010The Mushroom SessionsCatherineShort film
2010Hard to Come ByPatriciaShort film
2011Secret IdentityJanetShort film
2012 The Sessions Amanda
2013 Skypemare JennaVideo short
2014 Grace. Grace Turner
2015 Anguish Jessica
2015 Brentwood Strangler JennaShort film
2016The Games We PlayMollyShort film, also writer and co-director [4]
2018Rehabilitation of the HillMichele
2018 The Last Champion Elizabeth Barnes
2018The World Without YouNoelle

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Leeza GoldmanEpisode: "Crazy"
2005Mama & SonRamonaTelevision movie
2007 Afterworld Ellen Murphy (voice)Episode: "The Virus"
2012 Southland Rebecca KahanEpisode: "Community"
2013 Monday Mornings Tory BrittonEpisode: "Communion"
2014 NCIS: New Orleans Lara HardingEpisode: "Carrier"
2014–2018 The Fosters Monte Porter Recurring role, 32 episodes
2015 Battle Creek Dr. Steffi OwensEpisode: "The Hand-Off"
2016 Flaked BrookeEpisode: "Electric"
2016 The Last Tycoon Bernadette DavisRecurring role, 5 episodes
2018 Waco Kathy SchroderMiniseries
2018 Goliath Mary RomanRecurring role, 4 episodes
2018 The Affair AbbyEpisode #4.2

References

  1. "Annika Marks - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. @Annika_Marks (15 May 2016). "Yes, in Malmö. And thanks, I love Monte too -- she definitely keeps me on my toes!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 Macdonald, Moira (14 November 2012). "Role in 'The Sessions' a big boost for actress Annika Marks". Charlestonscene.com. The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Challenging Roles". Emmys.com. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. "Annika Marks". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. The Deadline Team (18 September 2014). "'The Fosters' Adds Annika Marks, Yotimi Akinosha In Starz's 'Power' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  7. LA Weekly. "'The Model Apartment Go!' - LA Weekly" . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  8. The Deadline Team. "'RJ Cyler Cast In 'Sierra Burgess Is A Loser'; Annika Marks Boards 'The Last Champion'". Deadline. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. The Deadline Team. "'Jessalyn Wanlim Joins 'Orphan Black'; Kerry O'Malley & Annika Marks In 'The Last Tycoon'". Deadline. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  10. The Deadline Team (24 April 2017). "Waco': Camryn Manheim, Eric Lange Among 5 Cast In Event Series For Par Network - Deadline" . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. "Pop-Culturalist Chats with Annika Marks". Pop-culturalist. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.