Marina Benedict
| Marina Benedict | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress, Choreographer, Dancer, Singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Marina Benedict is a multi-award winning actress. She is best known for her starring role on the Golden Globe Award Nominated Flesh and Bone as the edgy and charismatic force of nature Toni Cannava, her starring role on Prison Break (miniseries) as the terrifying, crazed and fearless villainess A&W, her award nominated lead on ER as the undaunted Lois Landry, where she gave voice to the dignity and integrity of a young women with the courage to live her truth in the face of great adversity, her recurring lead role as the duplicitous and dangerous CIA mole on Torchwood: Miracle Day as Charlotte Wills and for her magnetic role as the ruthless and seductive Head of Russian Counter-Intelligence on Burn Notice as Colonel Oksana Zhirkov.
Career
Marina was the lead singer in BMG's cutting edge pop group 5 NY that toured throughout Europe and received a Billboard Top 40 hit in Germany.[1][2]
Personal life
Marina Benedict graduated from the Cornish College of the Arts.[3] Marina became an instructor at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2003. She is currently the Associate Chair of the Dance Department.[4]She is married to actor, writer and director Marty Papazian on April 2016.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | 5NY - Heiß auf Erfolg | Marina | |
| 2001 | An American Town | Salem Dunne | |
| 2002 | Father Lefty | Katie | |
| 2006 | In Memory of Me | Kristen | Short |
| 2008 | Dark Streets | Dancer | |
| 2009 | Locker 13 | Rachel | Short |
| Death in Charge | Babysitter/Death | Short | |
| 2010 | Not Your Time | Dancing Angel | |
| 2011 | Spells | Luisa | Video Short |
| 2013 | Sheldon Remains | Chevy | Video Short |
| 2013 | The Advocates | Gabrielle Yannick | TV film, filming |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Heather | One Episode: Indian Summer |
| 2000–2001 | Nikki | Luna | Fourteen Episodes: |
| 2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Felicia | One Episode: Come Back, Little Diva |
| 2002 | Angel | Kim | One Episode: Sleep Tight |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Svetlana | One Episode: Lone Star |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Mary Billings | One Episode: The Underneath |
| 2008 | ER | Lois Landry | One Episode: Tandem Repeats |
| 2009 | Southland | Shawna | Two Episodes: Unknown Trouble and Sally in the Alley |
| 2010 | Desperate Housewives | Seamstress | One Episode: We All Deserve to Die |
| CSI: Miami | Hannah Beckstrom | One Episode: Reality Kills | |
| 2011 | Torchwood: Miracle Day | Charlotte Wills | Five Episodes: The New World, Rendition, End of the Road, The Gathering and The Blood Line |
| 2013 | Burn Notice | Colonel Oksana | Episode: "Exit Plan" |
| 2013 | Perception | Zoey | Episode: "Asylum" |
| 2013 | True Blood | Veronica | Episode: "The Sun" |
| 2013 | The Advocates | "Gabrielle" | |
| 2014 | Bones | "Ingrid Magnusson" | Episode: "The Master In The Slop" |
| 2015 | Flesh and Bone | "Toni Cannava" | Seven Episodes |
| 2015 | Criminal Minds | "Ellen Clark" | Episode: "The Night Watch" |
References
- ↑ "Marina Benedict". FilmBug. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ↑ "5NY* – Spirit Song". Discogs. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Marina Benedict Musical Theatre, Dance, Los Angeles". AMDA. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ↑ "AMDA FACULTY". AMDA. Retrieved December 20, 2012.