Portia Reiners

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Portia Reiners
Born
Portia Sullivan Reiners

(1990-03-08) March 8, 1990 (age 33)
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Portia Sullivan Reiners (born March 8, 1990) [1] is an American actress. She has worked in theater, television, and film. Her television career includes the role of Britney Jennings on One Life to Live . [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Reiners began her acting career in theater at age seven, appearing as Oliver in the musical Oliver! , [1] and then was signed to the Abrams Artists Agency at age ten. [2] She began her television career in 2000 with the role of Lily Benton Montgomery in All My Children , then had the role of Ada Dunne in As the World Turns in 2006. [2] She then had the role of Britney Jennings on One Life to Live from 2006 through 2007. [2]

She also continued in theater, with roles including Annie in the musical Annie , Catherine in The Children's Hour , Baby June in the musical Gypsy , and the starring role of Jenny Litnov in The Notebook at the McGinn-Cazale Theatre in New York City. [1] [5] [6] In 2001, she played the role of Kasia Gruszka in the play More Lies about Jerzy at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City. [1] [7] [8]

She starred as Mel in the 2010 movie Twelve Thirty . [2]

Filmography

Personal life

Her mother was an actress. [1] Reiners was named after the character Portia from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice . [2]

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