Tina Benko is an American actress and acting teacher known for her roles in film, theatre, and television.
Early life
Benko was born in
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
, Pennsylvania.
Career
Benko was nominated for a
Lucille Lortel Award
The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986. They are produced by the League of Off-Broadway Theatre ...
for her portrayal of
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in
Elfriede Jelinek
Elfriede Jelinek (; born 20 October 1946) is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She is one of the most decorated authors writing in German today and was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature for her "musical flow of voices and counter-vo ...
's solo work ''Jackie'' in 2013 at the
New York City Center
New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama,. The name "City Center for Music and Drama Inc." is the organizational parent of the New York City Ballet and, until 2011, the New York City Opera. and t ...
. She won the
St. Clair Bayfield Award
The St. Clair Bayfield Award was established in 1973 by the Actors' Equity Association
The Actors' Equity Association (AEA), commonly referred to as Actors' Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing those who work in l ...
for playing
Titania in
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera and film. Her stage adaptation of ''The Lion King'' debuted in 1997, and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for Best ...
's production of ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at
Theatre for a New Audience
The Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) is a non-profit theater in New York City focused on producing Shakespeare and other classic dramas. Its off-Broadway productions have toured in the U.S. and internationally.
History
Theatre for a New Audienc ...
. In 2019 she appeared in the
off-Broadway play ''
Eureka Day
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Productions
Eureka Day premiered at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, California.
The play opened off-Broadway on August 29, 2019. The cast included Tina ...
''
Benko teaches at
HB Studio
The HB Studio (Herbert Berghof Studio) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization offering professional training in the performing arts through classes, workshops, free lectures, theater productions, theater rentals, a theater artist residency progra ...
and
Fordham University. Benko also narrated
Peter de Jonge
Peter de Jonge (born April 5, 1954) is an American writer of fiction and non-fiction.
His first novel "Shadows Still Remain" (2009) was a ''Washington Post'' Best Book of the Year and the three novels he co-authored with James Patterson were #1 ...
's novel ''Shadows Still Remain''.
''Shadows Still Remain''
audio book
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1971 births
Actresses from Pittsburgh
American film actresses
American television actresses
American stage actresses
Fordham University faculty
Acting teachers
American women academics
21st-century American women
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