Alysia Reiner
| Alysia Reiner | |
|---|---|
 Reiner with husband David Alan Basche in February 2011 | |
| Born | Gainesville, Florida, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | David Alan Basche (?–present; 1 child) |
Alysia Reiner is an American actress and producer.[1] Reiner is best known for playing Natalie "Fig" Figueroa in the Netflix comedy drama series, Orange Is the New Black (Season 1 - 5, 2013–2017) for which she won a SAG award for her role as part of the ensemble cast. Reiner starred in and produced the financial drama, EQUITY, which was bought at Sundance by Sony Pictures Classics and was released nationwide. It is now being developed into a TV series by Tri-Star and ABC. Reiner has appeared in several Off-Broadway plays and won an Obie Award for her performance in An Oak Tree.[1] In Sideways, the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film, Reiner played Christine Ergarian, where she won her first ensemble cast SAG award. She plays D.A. Wendy Parks in the ABC crime-legal drama TV series, How to Get Away with Murder and Sunny in the F/X comedy Better Things. Additionally you can catch her on Season 4 of Masters of Sex on Showtime, as Lilian Izikoff on Rosewood, and Fiona in Michael Showalter's TBS series Search Party.
Career
Theatre
She joined Tim Crouch in the Obie Award–winning An Oak Tree at The Barrow Street, and Jayson with a Y with The New Group. At The Beckett, she played roles in Anaïs Nin: One of Her Lives and Wasps in Bed. She has been deemed "Off-Broadway Favorite" by Theatremania and was called "priceless" by The New York Times.
Film and television
Reiner has appeared in several films, including Kissing Jessica Stein, The Vicious Kind, Arranged, Schooled, That Awkward Moment and 5 Flights Up. In 2004, she played the role of Christine Erganian, Thomas Haden Church's character's fiancee, in the film Sideways, which won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[1] She also had roles in the number of independent films.
On television, Reiner has appeared on over 50 different show as series regular, guest star or in recurring roles, including Natalie Figueroa in the Netflix comedy drama series, Orange Is the New Black.[2][3][4] In 2014 she joined the cast of ABC legal drama series, How to Get Away with Murder produced by Shonda Rhimes, in a recurring role of D.A. Wendy Parks, a prosecutor who goes up against Viola Davis' character.[5]
In 2014, Reiner announced that she will be launching Broad Street Pictures to produce films with strong female roles [6]
Personal life
Reiner is married to actor David Alan Basche.[7] The couple has a daughter, Livia, who was born on December 5, 2008.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Row Your Boat | Scenes deleted | |
| 1999 | The Stand-In | Soap opera nurse | |
| 2000 | Little Pieces | Casting director | |
| 2001 | Kissing Jessica Stein | Schuller Gallery Artist | |
| 2002 | Hourly Rates | Gail | |
| 2004 | Sideways | Christine Erganian | |
| 2004 | Three Body Problem, TheThe Three Body Problem | Nina | Short film |
| 2005 | One Last Thing... | Tai Uhlmann | |
| 2006 | A-List | Reporter | |
| 2006 | Cycle Unknown | Marie | Short film |
| 2006 | Narrow Gate, TheThe Narrow Gate | Rachel | |
| 2007 | Arranged | Leah | |
| 2007 | Schooled | Miss Luna Hill | |
| 2008 | Peppermint Tree, TheThe Peppermint Tree | Laura | |
| 2009 | Vicious Kind, TheThe Vicious Kind | Samantha | |
| 2009 | Jacket, TheThe Jacket | Joan | Short film |
| 2009 | Speed Grieving | Malia | Short film |
| 2012 | Backwards | Meghan | |
| 2012 | Delivering the Goods | New Head Chef | |
| 2013 | King Theodore Live | Jordyn | Short film |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Amanda | |
| 2014 | Story of Milo & Annie, TheThe Story of Milo & Annie | Mercedes | Short film |
| 2014 | Kelly & Cal | Trish | |
| 2014 | Fort Tilden | Cobble Hill Mom | |
| 2014 | The Story of Milo & Annie | Mercedes | Short film |
| 2014 | Revenge of the Green Dragons | TV News Reporter | |
| 2014 | 5 Flights Up | Blue Leggings | |
| 2014 | Primrose Lane | Theodocia | |
| 2014 | The Girl in the Book | Interviewer | |
| 2014 | No Letting Go | Lisa | |
| 2015 | Ava's Possessions | Noelle | |
| 2015 | The Networker | Beth | |
| 2015 | The Other Side | Rivka | |
| 2016 | Equity | Also producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Law & Order | Gretchen Stewart | Episode: "Sundown" |
| 2000 | Family Law | Ms. Holland | Episode: "Echoes" |
| 2002 | Drew Carey Show, TheThe Drew Carey Show | Sally | Episode: "What Women Don't Want" |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Cindy Kerber | Episode: "Juvenile" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Leslie Hurst | Episode: "Stray" |
| 2004 | Jury, TheThe Jury | Dr. Ainsley Solomon | Episode: "The Boxer" |
| 2006 | Sopranos, TheThe Sopranos | Linda Vaughn | Episode: "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request..." |
| 2006 | Love Monkey | Megan | Episode: "Coming Out" |
| 2008 | Starter Wife, TheThe Starter Wife | Cindy | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Paula O'Keefe | Episode: "Lady's Man" |
| 2009 | White Collar | Manager | Episode: "Free Fall" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Michelle Linden | Episode: "Lost Children of the Blood" |
| 2010 | Law & Order | Amy Felner | Episode: "Love Eternal" |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Hannah | Episode: "Model Behavior" |
| 2012 | Exes, TheThe Exes | Cindy | Episode: "The Party" |
| 2013–present | Orange Is the New Black | Natalie Figueroa | 18 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-O | Special Agent Chapman | Episode: "Ka No'eau" |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | D.A. Wendy Parks | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Bones | Amelia Minchin | Episode: "The Lost in the Found" |
| 2016 | Unforgettable | Joyce Chen | 1 episode |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Liz Walters | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Rosewood | Lilian Izikoff | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Better Things | Sunny | 4 episodes |
References
- 1 2 3 "Alysia Reiner Biography". Alysia Reiner Biography. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Alysia Reiner Talks About Being a Part of Orange is the New Black". Indiewire Television. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "'Orange Is the New Black's Badass Assistant Warden Talks Gender Roles". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Orange Is the New Black's Alysia Reiner: "I'm a Total Mush Ball"". Shape Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ Lesley Goldberg (August 11, 2014). "ABC's 'How to Get Away With Murder' Adds 'Orange' Alum (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "'Orange is the New Black' Actress Launches Production Company". Variety. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ David Alan Basche - Actor - DavidAlanBasche.com
- ↑ Alysia Reiner: "Merry Christmas from this mystical jew who believes in miracles" Reiner, Alysia. www.twitter.com. Published December 25, 2012. Accessed July 3, 2016.
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