Marina Squerciati

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Born
Marina Teresa Squerciati

New York City, U.S
EducationNorthwestern University (B.A.)
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
SpouseEli Kay-Oliphant
Children1
Website marinasquerciati.com

Marina Teresa Squerciati is an American actress. She currently appears as a regular in Chicago P.D. as Officer Kim Burgess.

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Early life

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]

Career

Theater work

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]

Film and television

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]

Personal life

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]

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. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993The Nutcracker Mouse / Polichinelle
2006HoldShort 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 voicesVoice role
2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones HostessUncredited
2017 Marshall Stella Friedman
Central Park Melissa Shaw
TBASupreme RulerTBAPre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNote
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Betsy NaylorEpisode: "Revolution"
2010 The Good Wife Cheryl WillensEpisode: "Infamy"
Damages Young Anne ConnelEpisode: "Tell Me I'm Not Racist"
2011 Blue Bloods Cameron SwansonEpisode: "Model Behavior"
2011, 2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Annie Meyers / Officer Kim BurgessGuest role; 2 episodes
2011–2012 Gossip Girl Alessandra SteeleRecurring role; 8 episodes
2013 The Americans Irina Semenova Episode: "Duty and Honor"
2014–present Chicago P.D. Officer 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 SkillsMarinaMain role; 5 episodes, also writer

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