Marina Squerciati | |
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| Born | New York City, U.S |
| Education | Northwestern University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Eli Kay-Oliphant |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | marinasquerciati |
Marina Squerciati is an American actress. She currently appears as a regular in Chicago P.D. as Detective Kim Burgess.
Marina Squerciati was born in New York City, and she is of Italian heritage. [1] [2] She is the daughter of academic and writer Marie Squerciati. [3] She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in theater in 2003. [4]
For her work in theater, Squerciati won the Agnes Moorehead award for her performance as Judy Holliday in the off-Broadway play Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Squerciati made her Broadway debut in an adaptation of Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be , directed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw. Off-Broadway, she starred in Manipulation, Beauty of the Father and others. Squerciati created the role of "Kerri Taylor" in the a cappella musical comedy Perfect Harmony , and was a member of The Essentials. [5]
In 1993, Squerciati appeared in The Nutcracker, directed by Emile Ardolino.
She made her feature film debut in It's Complicated in 2009. In 2012, she appeared in the films Alter Egos and Frances Ha . She also starred in the indie film Sparks based on the comic SPARKS by William Katt.
Her television debut was on Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2009. After appearing in guest roles on The Good Wife , Damages , Blue Bloods and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2010 and 2011, she gained attention in the fall of 2011 in an 8-episode arc on the fifth season of Gossip Girl . In 2013, she guest starred on the FX series The Americans as a Soviet spy.
In August 2013, it was announced that Squerciati had been cast as Officer Kim Burgess in the Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago P.D. . [6] The show premiered on January 8, 2014. [7] The seventh season premiered on September 25, 2019 and on February 27, 2020, NBC announced that the show was being renewed for an 8th, 9th and 10th season. [8]
Squerciati is married to Eli Kay-Oliphant, an attorney. [9]
On February 15, 2017, Squerciati announced her pregnancy via Twitter; she gave birth to a daughter in May. [10] On December 31, 2024, Squerciati announced her second pregnancy via Instagram; she gave birth sometime in 2024. [11]
In September 2019, court documents alleged that Squerciati was the child of the late financier John R. Jakobson (who was also the father of actress Maggie Wheeler [3] ), and that while she was allegedly promised to be named in the mogul’s will, no provision was made for her. Supporting documents suggest that Jakobson paid for Squerciati's nanny, child support, and Squerciati's tuition at Dalton and Northwestern University. [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | The Nutcracker | Mouse / Polichinelle | |
| 2006 | Hold | Short film | |
| 2009 | It's Complicated | Melanie | |
| 2012 | Alter Egos | Dr. Sara Bella | |
| Frances Ha | Waitress at Club | ||
| 2013 | Sparks | Dawn | |
| Night Moves | ADR Voice | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Additional voices | Voice role | |
| 2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstones | Hostess | Uncredited |
| 2017 | Marshall | Stella Friedman | |
| Central Park | Melissa Shaw |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Betsy Naylor | Episode: "Revolution" |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Cheryl Willens | Episode: "Infamy" |
| Damages | Young Anne Connel | Episode: "Tell Me I'm Not Racist" | |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Cameron Swanson | Episode: "Model Behavior" |
| 2011, 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Annie Meyers / Officer Kim Burgess | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Gossip Girl | Alessandra Steele | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2013 | The Americans | Irina Semenova | Episode: "Duty and Honor" |
| 2014–present | Chicago P.D. | Detective Kim Burgess | Main role; 158 episodes |
| Chicago Fire | Guest role; 21 episodes | ||
| 2015–present | Chicago Med | Guest role; 6 episodes | |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | Episode: "Uncertainty Principle" | |
| Special Skills | Marina | Main role; 5 episodes, also writer |
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