Karen Pittman
Karen Pittman | |
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Born | Mississippi, U.S. |
Education | Northwestern University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Children | 2[1] |
Karen Pittman is an American actress. She had recurring roles in The Americans and Luke Cage before starring as Mia Jordan in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present) and as Dr. Nya Wallace in the HBO Max comedy-drama, And Just Like That... (2021–2023).
Early life, family and education
Pittman was born in Mississippi and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Voice and Opera at Northwestern University and a Masters of Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program.[2][3]
Career
Pittman has portrayed the character of Jory in the 2012
Since 2019, Pittman has starred as Mia Jordan in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, along with the cast in 2022 and 2024.[6][7] In 2021, she began starring as Dr. Nya Wallace in the HBO Max comedy-drama, And Just Like That.... She acted in both series in the same time.[8] In 2022, she played her first leading role, in the romantic drama film, Unthinkably Good Things directed by Terri J. Vaughn.[9][10] She later starred alongside Corey Stoll in the crime drama film, What We Do Next.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Last Night | Caroline | |
2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Landy Reporter | |
2013 | Begin Again | Business Woman | |
2014 | The Rewrite | Naomi Watkins | |
2016 | Custody | Elaine Dunbar | |
2017 | Was It Rape Then? | Fury | Short |
2017 | Detroit | Mrs. Dismukes | |
2017 | Benji the Dove | Laura | |
2022 | Toy Phone | Sofia | Short, also executive producer |
2022 | What We Do Next | Sandy James |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Great Performances | Mom - Understudy | Episode: "Passing Strange" |
2009 | 30 Rock | Nurse | Episode: "St. Valentine's Day" |
2009 | Law & Order | Amanda Rendina | Episode: "Bailout" |
2009 | Kings | TV Reporter | Episode: "Prosperity" |
2009 | Medium | Nurse #3 | Episode: "The Man in the Mirror" |
2010 | White Collar | Press Secretary | Episode: "Need to Know" |
2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | FBI Agent Wilcox | Episode: "Locum" |
2011 | One Life to Live | Nurse #1 | Guest role (4 episodes) |
2013 | The Good Wife | Dr. Patricia Serling | Episode: "A Precious Commodity" |
2014 | House of Cards | Elizabeth Ward | Episode: "Chapter 19" |
2014, 2019 | The Blacklist
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Interrogator #2, Miss Holt | Episodes: "Berlin (No. 8)", "The Corsican (No. 20)" |
2014–2016 | The Americans | Lisa | Recurring role (seasons 2–4) |
2016 | Horace and Pete | Rhonda | Episodes: "1.7", "1.8" |
2016 | Person of Interest | Tracey Phillips | Episode: "Synecdoche" |
2016 | Blindspot | Elizabeth Gubara | Episode: "If Beth" |
2016 | Madam Secretary | Taylor Wilson | Episode: "The Race" |
2016–2018 | Luke Cage | Priscilla Ridley | |
2017 | Elementary | Daria Wyngold | Episode: "Moving Targets" |
2017 | Love You More | Raquel | TV short |
2018 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Patricia | Episode: "It Takes Two to Stab Yourself in the Butt" |
2019 | Live from Lincoln Center | Nya | Episode: "Pipeline" |
2019 | NOS4A2 | Angela Brewster | Episodes: "The Shorter Way", "The Graveyard of What Might Be" |
2019–present | The Morning Show | Mia Jordan | Main role |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Lenore Pool | |
2019 | Evil | Caroline Hopkins | Episodes: ″October 31″, ″Exorcism Part 2″ |
2020 | Yellowstone | Willa Hays | Recurring role (season 3) |
2021–2023 | And Just Like That... | Dr. Nya Wallace | Main role |
2022 | Unthinkably Good Things | TV film |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012-2014 | Disgraced | Jory | Theater World Award[12] |
2015 | King Liz | Liz Rico | [2][13][14][15][16] |
2017 | Pipeline | Nya | Broadcast on PBS in 2019[17] |
References
- ^ Myers, Victoria (August 8, 2017). "An Interview With Karen Pittman". The Interval. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Soloski, Alexis (15 July 2015). "Karen Pittman on What It Takes to Be 'King Liz'". The New York Times.
- ^ Blank, Matthew (November 11, 2014). "CUE & A: Disgraced Star Karen Pittman on the Challenges of the Project, Her Cooking Skills and Beyonce". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ "Karen Pittman Joins 'The Americans'; Gloria Reuben In 'Mr. Robot'". Deadline. 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ "Why Marvel & Netflix's 'Luke Cage' Feels Like Such A Missed Opportunity". The Playlist. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ Agard, Chancellor (February 27, 2022). "Brian Cox pays tribute to Ukrainian and Russian actors after 'Succession' SAG Awards win". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®". sagawards.org (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Winston, Fran (August 9, 2023). "And Just Like That season 2 star speaks out having less screen time". Express.co.uk.
- ^ Halterman, Jim (August 26, 2022). "The 'Unthinkably Good Things' Star Previews Hallmark's First Mahogany Film". TV Insider.
- ^ McNamara, Bre. "'Unthinkably Good Things' Trailer: Karen Pittman, Erica Ash, Lance Gross And More In First Film Under Hallmark's Mahogany Banner". ShadowandAct.com.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (2023-02-13). "Blue Fox boards EFM sales on Corey Stoll crime thriller 'What We Do Next' (exclusive)". ScreenDaily.com.
- ^ VIAGAS, ROBERT (May 5, 2015). "Broadway Siblings Megan and Robert Fairchild Among 71st Annual Theatre World Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ Obenson, Tambay A. "Showtime Is Developing a TV Series Adaptation of Fernanda Coppel's Off-Broadway Play, 'King Liz'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ "Karen Pittman commands basketball soap 'King Liz'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ Reed, Rex (2015-07-29). "'King Liz' Zeroes in Brilliantly on the Internecine World of Sports". Observer. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ Theater, Lincoln Center. "Pipeline". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
External links
- Karen Pittman at IMDb
- Karen Pittman at the Internet Broadway Database