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Actor Resume

Ellen Adair

SAG - AFTRA / AEA

Manager

CLA Partners
Ph: 646.476.2668 (NY)
Ph: 818.253.4365 (LA)

Agent

Nicolosi & Co.
Ph: 212.633.1010

Email: info@nicolosi-co.com

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Commercial Agent

Don Buchwald & Associates
Ph: (212) 634-8388

Height: 5'7

Weight: 121

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Green

Television

Bull   |   ADA Glover (recurring)    |   CBS  |  Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron, Deborah Reinsich, others

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The Sinner   |   Bess McTeer (recurring)   |   USA  |   Dir. Antonio Campos, Cherien Dabis, others

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Homeland   |   Janet Bayne (recurring)   |   Showtime  |   Dir. Lesli Linka Glatter, Alex Graves others

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Billions   |   Graff (recurring)    |   Showtime  |  Dir. Reed Morano, Anna Boden/Ryan Fleck, others

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The Slap   |   ADA Bridget Saltire (recurring)   |   NBC  |   Dir. Ken Olin, Matthew Morris

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Veep   |   Reporter (recurring)   |   HBO  |   Dir. Becky Martin, Chris Addison

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The Family  |   Reporter (recurring)    |   ABC  |  Dir. Andrew McCarthy

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As the World Turns   |   Nurse Gretchen Taylor (recurring)   |   CBS  |   Dir. Chris Goutman, others

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Found  |  Jocelyn Mosely (guest star)   |   NBC  |   Dir. Keesha Sharp

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Law & Order  |   Dr. Angela Jeffers (guest star)   |   NBC  |   Dir. David Grossman

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FBI   |   Olivia Blake (guest star)   |   CBS  |   Dir. Jackeline Tejada

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Archive 81   |   Emma Trillay   |   Netflix  |   Dir. Rebecca Thomas

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NCIS: New Orleans  |   Karla Monroe (guest star)    |   CBS  |  Dir. James Whitmore

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The Good Fight   |   Fiona Novak (guest star)   |   CBS  |   Dir. Jim McKay

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Chicago Fire   |   Amy Whittaker (guest star)   |   NBC  |   Dir. Eric Laneuville

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Brotherhood   |   Jamie Finnerty (guest star)    |   Showtime  |  Dir. Ed Bianchi

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Compliance (pilot)   |   Maria (co-star)   |   FX  |   Dir. Sam Gold

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Shades of Blue   |   IA Detective Jane (co-star)   |   NBC  |   Dir. Nick Gomez

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Codes of Conduct (pilot)   |   Young Mom (co-star)    |   HBO  |  Dir. Steve McQueen

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Nurse Jackie   |   Pharmacist (co-star)   |   Showtime  |   Dir. Keith Gordon

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I Love You But I Lied   |   Nicole (episode lead)   |   LMN  |   Dir. Michael Selditch

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God in America   |   Sister Mary John (co-star)  |   PBS  |   Dir. David Belton

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Film

Trick   |   Sherriff Lisa Jayne (lead)    |   RLJE/Filmbridge  |  Dir. Patrick Lussier

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Herd   |   Jamie Miller (lead)   |   Framework Productions  |   Dir. Steven Pierce

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Hunter (working title)   |   Martha (lead)   |   Philly Born Productions  |   Dir. Bridget Smith

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Cryptid   |   Harriet (lead)   |   BarBHouse  |   Dir. Brad Rego

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Love and Communication   |   Julia (supporting lead)    |   Different Duck Prods  |  Dir. James J. Christy

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Fear Obligation Guilt   |   Annette (supporting)   |   Dir. Alex Anderson

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Sins of the Son   |   Alison (lead)   |   218 Productions  |   Dir. Matt Newton

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I Can't Hear You Over Dying   |   Diana Hatchins (lead)   |   Countdown Films  |   Dir. Nathan Breton

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Over Easy   |   Lauren (lead)    |   Countdown Films  |  Dir. Nathan Breton

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Rainbow City   |   Isla Knight (lead)   |   LIU Writers Studio  |   Dir. Jonathan Frakes

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Fireside  |   Charlie Harris (lead)    |   LIU Writers Studio  |  Dir. Don Wells

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Through the Night   |   Cara (lead)   |   Brotherhood Films  |   Dir. Drew Leary

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No Margrettes   |   Margrette (lead)   |   Elk's Pride Pictures  |   Dir. Matthew Dunehoo

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Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Who Wrote Little Women   |   Anna Alcott (supporting)    |   PBS |           Dir. Nancy Porter

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John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature   |   Lucy Audubon (supporting)   |   PBS  |   Dir. Larry Hott

 

Louis Brandeis: The People's Attorney   |   Louis's Lady (supporting)   |   PBS  |   Dir. Charles Stuart

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Season of Passage  |   Laura (supporting)    |  Moonhill Pictures  |  Dir. David Spaltro

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​My Sister, the Psychopath   |   Helena (lead)   |   Winged Films  |   Dir. Ramona Shah, J. Eric Marler

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The Unwanted   |   Jenny (co-star)   |   WA Entertainment  |   Dir. Chris Jun

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A Family Joint   |   Marisa (supporting)  |   Columbia MFA Film  |   Dir. Jeremy Robbins

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Web Series

Roommating   |   Vivian (series lead)    |   Dir. Alexandra Dell

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Detroit, I Love You  |   Iris (series regular)   |   Dir. Grant Gordon

Off-Broadway

The Suitcase Under the Bed*   |   Sara/Doris    |   Mint Theatre Company  |  Dir. Jonathan Bank

      *World Premiere

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What the Public Wants  |   Emily Vernon   |   Mint Theatre Company  |   Dir. Matthew Arbour

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Light Falling (Gala)   |   Ismay   |   Mint Theatre Company  |   Dir. Jonathan Bank

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Cymbeline*   |   Imogen/Queen/Bellaria u/s**  |   Fiasco/TFANA/Barrow St  |  Dir. Brody & Steinfeld

      *Off-Broadway Alliance Award  for Best Revival/ ** performed

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Sleep No More   |   Special Event Performer   |   Punchdrunk  |   Dir. Felix Barrett, Hector Harkness

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Playboy of the Western World   |   Sara Tansey   |   Pearl Theatre Company  |   Dir. J.R. Sullivan

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Romeo and Hamlet*  |   Juliet   |   GayFest NYC  |  Dir. Sidney Burgoyne

      *US Premiere

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Off-Off-Broadway

As You Like It*   |   Rosalind/Adam**    |   Happy Few Theater Company  |  Dir. Adair/Gilde

      *NYIT Nomination for Best Production/Best Ensemble

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the goodbye room  |   Bex   |   Happy Few Theater Company  |   Dir. Eric Gilde

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The Importance of Being Earnest   |   Gwendolyn   |   Titan Theater  Company  |   Dir. Terry Layman

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Victor Frange Presents Gas!   |   Smokey  |   Incubator Arts  |  Dir. Sarah Krohn

Regional Theater

Constellations   |   Marianne    |   Repertory Theater of St. Louis  |  Dir. Steve Woolf

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The Mousetrap   |   Mollie   |   Repertory Theater of St. Louis  |   Dir. Paul Mason Barnes

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"M"*   |   Woman (lead)   |   Huntington Theater Company  |   Dir. Caitlin Lowans

         *World Premiere

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Rabbit Hole   |   Izzy (u/s)    |   Huntington Theater Company  |  Dir. John Tillinger

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Carol Mulroney*   |   Carol Mulroney (u/s)   |   Huntington Theater Company  |   Dir. Rebecca Peterson

         *World Premiere

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The Two Gentlemen of Veronia   |   Silvia   |   Commonwealth Theater Company |   Dir. Steven Maler

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All's Well That Ends Well   |   Helena   |   Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey  |   Dir. Stephen Fried

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Private Lives  |   Amanda/Sybil (u/s)    |   Shakespeare Theater of DC  |  Dir. Maria Aitken

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Red Light Winter   |   Christina*   |   Kitchen Theater Company  |   Dir. Rachel Lampert

         *BroadwayWorld Nomination, Best Actress

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Mary's Wedding  |   Mary*    |   Kitchen Theater Company  |  Dir. Rachel Lampert

          *BroadwayWorld Nomination, Best Actress

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The Yellow Leaf*   |   Mary Shelley   |   Pioneer Theater Company  |   Dir. Geoffrey Sherman

         *World Premiere

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Henry IV, Part I   |   Kate Percy   |   Folger Shakespeare Theater  |   Dir. Paul Mason Barnes

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'Tis Pity She's a Whore   |   Philotis    |   Baltimore Center Stage  |  Dir. Irene Lewis

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Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh   |   Marie   |   Portland Stage  |   Dir. Dan Burson

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Playboy of the Western World   |   Pegeen Mike  |   Pennsylvania Shakespeare  |   Dir. James Christy

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The Merchant of Venice   |   Portia    |   American Shakespeare Center  |  Dir. PJ Paparelli

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Henry V   |   Boy/Kate   |   American Shakespeare Center  |   Dir. Giles Block

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Taming of the Shrew   |   Bianca   |   American Shakespeare Center  |   Dir. Jim Warren

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A Christmas Carol   |   Belle/Martha/Mrs. Fred  |   American Shakespeare Center  |   Dir. Jim Warren

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Arms and the Man   |   Raina   |   Lyric Stage Company  |   Dir. Spiro Veloudos

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Five by Tenn*   |   Girl/Gladys  |   SpeakEasy Stage Company  |   Dir. Scott Edmiston

            *IRNE Award, Best Production

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All's Well That Ends Well   |    Diana    |   Actors Shakespeare Project  |  Dir. Benjamin Evett

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Macbeth   |   Lady Macbeth   |   New Repertory Theater  |   Dir. Brendan Hughes

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The Diary of Ann Frank   |   Margot   |   New Repertory Theater   |   Dir. Bobbie Steinbach

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Arcadia*   |   Thomasina Coverly**  |   Publick Theater  |   Dir. Diego Arciniegas

            *Elliot Norton Award for Best Productions/**IRNE Nomination for Best Actress

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The Beard of Avon   |   Geoffrey/Lady Lettice   |   Publick Theater  |   Dir. Diego Arciniegas

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A Doll's House   |   Nora Helmer*  |   Small World Big Sky Productions  |   Dir. Sarah Krohn

            *Addison Award, Best Ensemble         

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Pygmalion   |   Eliza Doolittle*    |   Longwood Players   |  Dir. Marc Miller

             *Addison Award, Best Actress

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Awards

Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Best Revival, Cymbeline

New York Innovative Theater Award Nominations, Best Production and Best Ensemble, As You Like It

Broadway World Nomination, Best Actress for Red Light Winter and Mary's Wedding

Elliot Norton Award, Best Production, Five by Tenn and Arcadia

IRNE Award Nomination, Best Actress, Arcadia

Addison Award, Best Ensemble, A Doll's House

Addison Award, Best Actress, Pygmalion

Training

B.A. in English and Theatre from Boston University

Summer Training Institute at Shakespeare and Company

The Stanislavski Summer School at the American Repertory Theatre

On-Camera with Bob Krakower - Master Class Level

On-Camera with Ellen Novack

On-Camera with Matt Newton, Van Hansis

Improvisation - Upright Citizens Brigade, New York (Teachers: Tim Martin, Gavin Speiller, John Timothy)

Company Member, The Actors Center

Skills

Improvisation • Dialects: all kinds of English, Irish, Scottish, Southern, German, French • Languages: French, some Italian, some Russian • Stage Combat (Hand-to-hand; some rapier, broadsword) • Dance: Ballet (not pointe), Jazz, Modern experience • Mezzo-soprano

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