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Alysia Reiner
Reiner in May 2017
Born (1970-07-21) July 21, 1970 (age 54)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Alma materVassar College
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active1999–present
Known forNatalie "Fig" Figueroa in Orange Is the New Black (2013–present)
Spouse
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(m. 1997)​
Children1

Alysia Reiner (born July 21, 1970) 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 (2013–present) for which she won a Screen Actors Guild 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.

In 2016, she also appeared in Season 4 of Masters of Sex on Showtime, as Lilian Izikoff on Rosewood, and Fiona in Michael Showalter's TBS series Search Party.

Early life

Reiner was born in Gainesville, Florida in 1970. She graduated from Vassar College and studied acting at the British American Drama Academy and the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.[2]

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 with Orange Is the New Black cast in 2013

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.[3][4][5] 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.[6]

In 2014, Reiner announced that she will be launching Broad Street Pictures to produce films with strong female roles [7]

Personal life

Reiner is married to actor David Alan Basche since 1997.[8] The couple have a daughter, Livia, who was born on December 5, 2008.

Reiner is involved with many non-profits and charities, including The Cancer Support Community, Actors for Autism, PEN International, SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young, Bent on Learning, Safe Kids Worldwide, The Young Women’s Leadership Network, Amnesty International,[9] and Cool Effect.[10]

Reiner is Jewish.[11]

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 The Three Body Problem Nina Short film
2005 One Last Thing... Tai Uhlmann
2006 A-List Reporter
2006 Cycle Unknown Marie Short film
2006 The Narrow Gate Rachel
2007 Arranged Leah
2007 Schooled Miss Luna Hill
2008 The Peppermint Tree Laura
2009 The Vicious Kind Samantha
2009 The 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 The 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 public attorney Samantha Ryan Also producer
2017 The Female Brain Erin
2018 Egg Tina

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Law & Order Gretchen Stewart Episode: "Sundown"
2000 Family Law Ms. Holland Episode: "Echoes"
2002 The 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 The Jury Dr. Ainsley Solomon Episode: "The Boxer"
2006 The Sopranos Linda Vaughn Episode: "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request..."
2006 Love Monkey Megan Episode: "Coming Out"
2008 The Starter Wife Cindy 2 episodes
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Paula O'Keefe Episode: "Lady's Man"
2009 White Collar Manager Episode: "Free Fall"
2009 30 Rock Real Estate Agent Episode: "Sun Tea"
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 The Exes Cindy Episode: "The Party"
2013–present Orange Is the New Black Natalie "Fig" Figueroa 35 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 5 episodes
2015 Bones Amelia Minchin Episode: "The Lost in the Found"
2016 Unforgettable Joyce Chen Episode: "Breathing Space"
2016 The Mysteries of Laura Liz Walters Episode: "The Mystery of the Political Operation"
2016 Rosewood Lilian Izikoff 2 episodes
2016–17 Better Things Sunny 8 episodes
2016 Masters of Sex Anita Episode: "Freefall"
2016 Search Party Trina 2 episodes
2017 Chopped Herself Episode: "Star Power: Screen Sensations!"
2017 Younger Louise Episode: "A Novel Marriage"
2018 The Blacklist Judge Sonia Fisher Episode: "The Informant (No. 118)"

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alysia Reiner Biography". Alysia Reiner Biography. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ "A woman to reckon with". The Westerly Sun. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Alysia Reiner Talks About Being a Part of Orange is the New Black". Indiewire Television. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ^ "'Orange Is the New Black's Badass Assistant Warden Talks Gender Roles". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Orange Is the New Black's Alysia Reiner: "I'm a Total Mush Ball"". Shape Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ^ Lesley Goldberg (August 11, 2014). "ABC's 'How to Get Away With Murder' Adds 'Orange' Alum (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  7. ^ "'Orange is the New Black' Actress Launches Production Company". Variety. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ^ David Alan Basche - Actor - DavidAlanBasche.com
  9. ^ Reiner, Alysia. "About: Alysia Reiner". AlysiaReiner.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. ^ Cabrera, Ana. ".@alysiareiner doesn't need to get a message to POTUS on climate change, just the average American @cool_effect". Twitter. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ^ 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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