Nina Arianda Matijcio (born September 18, 1984) is an American actress. She won the 2012

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for her performance as Vanda Jordan in ''

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,'' and she was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying Billie Dawn in '' Born Yesterday''. She stars in

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legal series ''

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'' and starred in the biographical film '' Stan & Ollie'' (2018) as

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's wife Ida.

Early life and education

Arianda was born on September 18, 1984 in

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, New York. Her parents were born in Germany to Ukrainian families. She grew up in

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, and

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, Germany. She earned a Bachelor of Arts at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts and a Master of Fine Arts at

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's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program in 2009.

Career

Arianda made her Broadway debut in April 2011 in the lead role of Billie Dawn in the Broadway production of '' Born Yesterday'', with

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and Robert Sean Leonard. She appeared

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as Vanda Jourdain in the comedy-drama play ''

'' in 2010. The play then transferred to the

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on Broadway in early November 2011, and her performance received critical acclaim. She starred in the

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's production of ''Tales From Red Vienna'' in 2014. She has appeared in several films including '' Win Win'', '' Tower Heist'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby''. She was cast in January 2015 for ''

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'' season 3 as Molly, the wife of Will Graham (played by her former Broadway co-star Hugh Dancy). Arianda starred in '' Fool for Love'' at the

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in July 2014 with

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, directed by Daniel Aukin. Arianda and Rockwell reprised their roles on Broadway at the

in 2015. Arianda played Agnes Stark in the film ''

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'' (2016) and appeared in the film '' Stan & Ollie'' (2018) as Ida Kitaeva, the wife of comedian

. Arianda co-starred in all four seasons of the series ''

'' from 2016 - 2021, as well as in the third and fourth seasons of '' Billions''. In 2019, she appeared with

in the

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film '' Richard Jewell''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arianda, Nina 1984 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City Actresses from New Jersey American film actresses American people of Ukrainian descent American people of German descent American stage actresses American television actresses Clarence Derwent Award winners People from Clifton, New Jersey Actors from Heidelberg People from Manhattan Tisch School of the Arts alumni The New School alumni Theatre World Award winners Tony Award winners