Arija Bareikis

Arija Bareikis
Born	Arija Allison Bareikis (1966-07-21) July 21, 1966 (age 58)
Alma mater	Stanford University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present

Arija Allison Bareikis ^[1] (July 21,1966 ^[2] ) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Officer Chickie Brown in the TV crime drama Southland . She is also known for the films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Purge .

Early life and education

Bareikis's first name is Lithuanian. ^[3] She is one of two daughters born to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Paul Bareikis. ^[4] She graduated from Stanford University in 1987. ^[1]

Career

Bareikis starred alongside Rob Schneider as Kate in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and played LAPD police officer Chickie Brown in the police drama series Southland for its first three seasons. ^[5] As of May 2018 ^[update] , Bareikis' most recent screen role was a 2016 episode of the television series Power , as MJ. ^[6]

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1993	Celestial Navigation	Pamela	Short film
1994	Twisted Tales	Tracey	Segment: "Hungry Like A…Bat?"
1997	Ties to Rachel	Rachel
1997	The Myth of Fingerprints	Daphne
1998	Pants on Fire	Nicki
1998	The Naked Man	Kim Bliss
1999	30 Days	Sarah Meyers
1999	Snow Falling on Cedars	Susan Marie Heine
1999	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo	Kate
2004	Melinda and Melinda	Sally Oliver
2005	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	Kate Bigalow	Uncredited
2005	Dealbreaker	Fran	Short film
2007	No Reservations	Christine
2007	Leaving Gussie	Thyme	Short film
2007	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	Katherine
2009	Tenderness	Marsha
2009	Frame of Mind	Jennifer Secca
2011	The Stand Up	Mrs. Rundgren
2013	The Purge	Mrs. Grace Sanchez
2016	Tao of Surfing	Megan
2018	The Witch in the Window	Beverly
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	One Life to Live	Emily di Mauro	Recurring character
1997	Law & Order	Kim Triandos	Episode: "Matrimony"
1999–2000	Oz	Tricia Ross	Episodes: "The Truth and Nothing But…", "Napoleon's Boney Parts", "Unnatural Disasters", "U.S. Male", "Obituaries", and "The Bill of Wrongs"
2002	The American Embassy	Emma Brody	Episodes: "Walking on the Moon", "Agent Provocateur", "Pilot", "China Cup", "Driven", and "Long Live the King"
2002	Without a Trace	Maggie Cartwright	Episode: "Pilot"
2003	A Painted House	Kathleen Chandler	Hallmark Television movie
2004	Crossing Jordan	Detective Annie Capra	Episodes: "Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?", "Dead in the Water", "Missing Pieces", "Till Death Do Us Part", and "Devil May Care"
2005	Grey's Anatomy	Savannah	Episode: "Let It Be"
2005–2009	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Helen Bramer / Nurse Gina Lowe	Episodes: "Stress Position" and "Astoria Helen"
2006	A.K.A.	Vanessa	Television movie
2011	Royal Pains	Natalie's Mother	Episode: "A History of Violins"
2009–2011	Southland	Police Officer III Chickie Brown	Lead Character: 19 episodes
2016	Power	MJ Hazen / MJ	Episodes: "Don't Go", "Trust Me", and "In My Best Interest"
2017	Bull	Moira Dickerson	Episode: "Make Me"

References

1. Stanford University. Annual Commencement: Order of Exercises . 1987. p. 45.
2. Willis, John (2003). Theatre World . New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 220. ISBN   1-55783-523-3.
3. Levesque, John (January 17, 2002). "A moment with ... Arija Bareikis, actress". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012.
4. "Obituaries: Dr. Robert Paul Bareikis". The Shreveport Times. April 9, 2016. p. A9. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
5. "TNT >> Southland Cast Bios >> Arija Bareikis". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
6. Loren, Lela (August 28, 2016). "Power episode 7: Actress Lela Loren on how FBI interrogation scenes get made". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

External links

• Arija Bareikis at IMDb