Maria Dizzia

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Maria Dizzia
Born
Newark, New Jersey [1]
Education Cornell University (BA)
University of California, San Diego (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouse Will Eno
Children1

Maria Dizzia is an American actress. Dizzia was nominated for the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) . [2]

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Early life and education

Raised in Cranford, New Jersey, [3] Dizzia is the daughter of Lorraine (née Bladis) and John Paul Dizzia. She has a sister. [4] She graduated from Kent Place School in 1993, receiving the Drama Award upon graduation. [3] She studied theater at Cornell University. She received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego. [5]

Career

Dizzia performed the role of Eurydice in the Sarah Ruhl play Eurydice in regional theatre and Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre, from June 18, 2007, to August 26, 2007. [6] She performed in another Sarah Ruhl play In the Next Room on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, from October 22, 2009, to January 10, 2010. Her performance as Mrs. Daldry earned her a 2010 Tony Award nomination for Featured Actress in a Play. [7]

Dizzia appeared in the premiere production of the Amy Herzog play Belleville at the Yale Repertory Theatre, from October 21, 2011, to November 12, 2011. [8] She then appeared in the play Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop from March 3, 2013, to April 14, 2013. She was nominated for the 2013 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Play. [9]

Dizzia has appeared on television in recurring roles on Orange Is the New Black and 13 Reasons Why . On film, she gave a critically acclaimed performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene [10] and, in 2019, played the lead role in the Academy Award winning short, The Neighbors' Window . [11]

Dizzia has also appeared as the mother in the director Owen Kline's debut feature Funny Pages.

Personal life

Dizzia is married to playwright Will Eno and has one child. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998SenseMary
2009Whose Dog Is It Anyway?GraceShort film
2009The Ghost and UsLauraShort film
2009 The Other Woman Jaime Brennan
2011 Down the Shore Susan
2011 Martha Marcy May Marlene Katie
2011 Margin Call Executive Assistant
2012 Keep the Lights On Vivian
2012 Lola Versus Woman Subletter
2013ClutterSandra
2013 The Happy Sad Mandy
2013 Captain Phillips Allison McColl
2013The Edge of the WoodsHelenShort film
2013SweepstakesLoriShort film
2013Re: JessLaraShort film
2014 X/Y Sandy
2014 While We're Young Marina
2015 True Story Mary Jane Longo
2015 3 Generations Sinda
2016 Christine Jean Reed
2017 Going in Style Rachel
2017 Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game Angela
2017 Humor Me Nirit Gerb-Kroll
2017 Fits and Starts Sawyer Edwards
2018 Piercing Chevonne
2018 Vox Lux Stephanie Dwyer
2019 Late Night Joan
2019 Depraved Georgina
2019 Above the Shadows Victoria Jederman
2019 The Neighbors' Window AlliShort film
2019 William Barbara Sullivan
2020 The Outside Story Juliet
2022 Funny Pages Jennifer
2022 The Good Nurse Lori Lucas
2023 The Graduates Maggie
2024 My Old Ass Kathy
2024Summer's EndJeanieShort film
2024 We Strangers Jean Laich
2024 Christmas Eve in Miller's Point Kathleen
2025 Plainclothes Marie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent DaphneEpisode: "Cruise to Nowhere"
2006 Smith Nancy Scialfa3 episodes
2008 Law & Order Sugar / Melinda WhitmanEpisode: "Tango"
2008Puppy LoveGraceWeb series
2008 Fringe Emily KramerEpisode: "The Cure"
2009A NY ThingStellaTelevision film
2011–2012 Louie Dolores3 episodes
2013 The Newsroom EricaEpisode: "The Genoa Tip"
2013 The Good Wife Heather SorentinoEpisode: "The Next Day"
2013–2019 Orange Is the New Black Polly Harper18 episodes
2015 Elementary PennyEpisode: "When Your Number's Up"
2015 Master of None AmandaEpisode: "Plan B"
2016 Horace and Pete Tricia3 episodes
2016 The Blacklist Jeanne LinleyEpisode: "Lady Ambrosia (No. 77)"
2016 Royal Pains Cindy Greene2 episodes
2017–2019 13 Reasons Why Mrs. Down8 episodes
2017Sea ChangeAmeliaTelevision film
2017 Red Oaks Professor Beryl Fox5 episodes
2018 Strangers GeorgieEpisode: "Smash the Plate-triarchy"
2018 The Deuce Arlene CarmenEpisode: "Seven-Fifty"
2019 Bull Dr. Margot StattonEpisode: "Parental Guidance"
2019–2020 Emergence Emily9 episodes
2020 The Undoing Diane Porter2 episodes
2021 Prodigal Son Sasha GellerEpisode: "The Killabustas"
2021 New Amsterdam AnneEpisode: "Things Fall Apart"
2021 Modern Love LoriEpisode: "Am I...? Maybe This Quiz Will Tell Me"
2022 The First Lady Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd 3 episodes [13]
2022 The Staircase Lori CampbellRecurring role [14]
2023-2025 School Spirits Sandra NearsRecurring role
2024 Life & Beth Dr. Morris3 episodes
2024 Agatha All Along Rebecca Kaplan2 episodes
2024 Before BarbaraMiniseries

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The Wooden BreeksTricity MCC Theater
2007 Eurydice Eurydice Second Stage Theatre
2008The Drunken CityMelissa Playwrights Horizons
2009–2010 In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) Mrs. Daldry Lyceum Theatre
2011Cradle and AllClaire/Annie Manhattan Theatre Club
2012 Uncle Vanya Yelena Soho Repertory Theatre
2013 Belleville Abby New York Theatre Workshop
2016The LayoverShellie Second Stage Theatre
2017If I ForgetSharon Roundabout Theatre Company
2020 What the Constitution Means to Me "Heidi"/Herself Mark Taper Forum
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
2022 Macbeth [15] Lady Macduff Longacre Theatre

References

  1. ↑ "N.J. actor-director Maria Dizzia on bold play 'Pre-Existing Condition,' moms and the MCU" . NJ.com . 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (February 18, 2009). "A Quaint Treatment for Women Wronged". The New York Times . Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Kuperinsky, Amy. "N.J. actor-director Maria Dizzia on bold play Pre-Existing Condition, moms and the MCU", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 30, 2024. Accessed October 1, 2024. "Dizzia, who grew up Cranford, is an actor whose work spans theater, TV and film.... Dizzia fed her passion for theater as a student at Kent Place School, a private girls’ school in Summit.... After graduating in 1993, Dizzia went on to study theater at Cornell University, earning her MFA at the University of California, San Diego."
  4. ↑ "Virginia Bladis Obituary". The Star-Ledger . August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018– via obits.nj.com.
  5. ↑ Horwitz, Andy. "Five Questions with Maria Dizzia". Culturebot. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  6. ↑ "eurydice". lortel.org. Lucille Lortel Foundation. 2007. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "'In the Next Room' Broadway". playbillvault.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (October 21, 2011). "Maria Dizzia and Greg Keller Move Into 'Belleville' at Yale Rep Oct. 21". playbill.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Belleville". lortel.org. Lucille Lortel Foundation. 2013. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ Scott, A. O. (20 October 2011). "Movie Review: Woman Escapes a Cult but Not Her Own Past". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Neighbors' Window – Think Shorts". ThinkShorts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  12. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/maria.dizzia Archived 2024-01-16 at the Wayback Machine [ user-generated source ]
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise (August 9, 2021). "'The First Lady': Jackie Earle Haley, Maria Dizzia & Jeremy Bobb To Recur On Showtime Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11324406/fullcredits/cast Archived 2022-05-05 at the Wayback Machine [ user-generated source ]
  15. ↑ "Macbeth". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
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