Marin Ireland

Marin Yvonne Ireland (born August 30, 1979)[1] is an American actress. In 2009, she won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Reasons to be Pretty.

Marin Ireland
Ireland at the Peabody Awards in 2014
Born	Marin Yvonne Ireland (1979-08-30) August 30, 1979 Camarillo, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Hartford
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present

She starred as Julia Bowman in the Amazon Studios series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), and currently stars as Sissy in The Umbrella Academy (2020–present).

Early life

Ireland was born and raised in Camarillo, California.[2] She studied at the Idyllwild Arts Foundation in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Hartt School, the performing-arts conservatory at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut.[3]

Stage

Referring to her roles, The New York Times critic Jesse Green described her in 2018 as "one of the great drama queens of the New York stage."[4]

She made her off-Broadway theatre debut in Nocturne (2001), a play written by Adam Rapp, which ran at the New York Theater Workshop.[5] She also appeared in the play during its run in the American Repertory Theatre New Stages presentation at the Hasty Pudding Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts in October 2000.[6]

Her off-Broadway work includes Caryl Churchill's Far Away (2002) at the New York Theatre Workshop.[7] She played the title role in Sabina (2005) by Willy Holtzman at Primary Stages.[8] She was featured in the 2008 stage adaptation of The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, a series of lesbian pulp fiction novels by Ann Bannon.[9] She appeared in the New Group revival of A Lie of the Mind in February and March 2010.[10] She starred in the Lincoln Center Theatre production of Abe Koogler's Kill Floor in 2015.

She made her Broadway theatre debut in reasons to be pretty (2009).[11] For this performance, she received a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actress in a play and the Theatre World Award.[12][13] She then appeared in After Miss Julie in a Roundabout Theatre Company presentation of a Donmar Warehouse production at the American Airlines Theatre in September through December 2009.[14] In November 2012, she starred in the title role of Marie Antoinette in the world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theatre.[15]

Theatre

Year	Title	Directed by	Role	Venue
2000	Nocturne by Adam Rapp	Marcus Stern	Candice Brown	Hasty Pudding Theatre, (Cambridge, Massachusetts)[16]
2001	Nocturne by Adam Rapp	Marcus Stern	Candice Brown	New York Theatre Workshop (New York City)[17]
2002	Far Away by Caryl Churchill	Stephen Daldry	Joan	New York Theatre Workshop (New York City)[18]
2005	Sabina by Willy Holtzman	Ethan McSweeny	Sabina	Primary Stages (New York City)[19]
2008	The Beebo Brinker Chronicles by Kate Moira Ryan and Linda S. Chapman after the novels by Ann Bannon	Leigh Silverman	Laura	Fourth Street Theater (New York City)[20]
2008	Blasted by Sarah Kane	Sarah Benson	Cate	Soho Rep (New York City)[21][22]
2009	reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute	Terry Kinney	Steph	Lyceum Theatre (New York City)[23]
2009	After Miss Julie by Patrick Marber	Mark Brokaw	Christine	American Airlines Theatre (New York City)[24]
2010	A Lie of the Mind by Sam Sheppard	Ethan Hawke	Beth	Acorn Theatre (New York City)[25]
2011	Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov	Austin Pendleton	Natasha	Classic Stage Company (New York City)[26]
2011	Margaret and Craig by David Solomon (semi-staged workshop)	Sheryl Kaller	Margaret Gibson	Powerhouse Theater (New York City)[27]
2011	Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison	Anne Kauffman	Katha	Playwrights Horizons (New York City)[28]
2012	Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi	Rebecca Taichman	Marie Antoinette	Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, Connecticut)[29]
2012	Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare	Elizabeth LeCompte	Cressida	Swan Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK)[30]
2013	The Big Knife by Clifford Odets	Doug Hughes	Marion	American Airlines Theatre (New York City)[31]
2013	Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi	Rebecca Taichman	Marie Antoinette	Soho Rep (New York City)[32]
2015	Kill Floor by Abe Koogler	Lila Neugebauer	Andy	Claire Tow Theater, Lincoln Center (New York City)[33]
2016	Ironbound by Martyna Majok	Daniella Topol	Darja	Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (New York City)[34]
2017	On the Exhale by Martín Zimmerman	Leigh Silverman	Woman	Black Box Theater (New York City)[35]
2018	Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams	Jack Cummings III	Alma Winemiller	Classic Stage Company in co-production with Transport Group (New York City)[4]
2018	Blue Ridge by Abby Rosebrock	Taibi Magar	Alison	Atlantic Theater Company

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Manchurian Candidate	Army Transcriber
2007	Suburban Girl	Katie
2007	Mercy	Joyce	Short film
2007	I Am Legend	Woman Evacuee
2008	The Understudy	Rebecca
2008	Rachel Getting Married	Angela Paylin
2008	The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond	Esmeralda
2008	If You Could Say It in Words	Sadie Mitchell
2008	Revolutionary Road	Party Guest
2009	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men	Samantha
2010	Megafauna	Anna	Short film
2012	28 Hotel Rooms	Woman
2012	Future Weather	Tanya
2012	Allison	Allison	Short film
2012	Hope Springs	Molly
2012	The Letter	Anita
2012	Stars in Shorts	Wife	Film: "Sexting"
2012	Sparrows Dance	Woman in Apartment
2013	Side Effects	Upset Visitor
2013	Bottled Up	Sylvie
2014	Glass Chin	Ellen Doyle	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
2014	Take Care	Laila
2014	Kill Me	Lucy	Short film
2015	The Family Fang	Suzanne Crosby
2015	This Summer Feeling	Nina
2016	Hell or High Water	Debbie Howard
2016	In the Radiant City	Laura Yurley
2017	The Strange Ones	Crystal
2017	Aardvark	Jenny
2017	Sollers Point	Kate
2017	Some Freaks	Georgia
2018	Piercing	Chevonne
2018	The Miseducation of Cameron Post	Bethany
2019	Light from Light	Shelia
2019	The Irishman	Dolores Sheeran
2020	The Empty Man	Nora Quail	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Anais Hutchinson	Episode: "Zoonotic"
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Laura Booth	Episode: "Dramma Giocoso"
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Gina Maylor	Episode: "Confrontation"
2008	Law & Order	Mila Hames Lingard	Episode: "Called Home"
2011	Mildred Pierce	Letty	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2011	The Good Wife	Marjorie Garnett	Episode: "In Sickness"
2011	A Gifted Man	Elena	Episodes: "Pilot", "In Case of Discomfort", "In Case of Exposure"
2011	Prime Suspect	Jodi Barrett	Episode: "Gone to Pieces"
2011–2012	Homeland	Aileen Morgan	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2012	Unforgettable	Sarah Green	Episode: "Heartbreak"
2012–2014	The Killing	Liz Holder	Episode: "Off the Reservation" & "The Good Soldier"
2012	Boss	Claire Mann	Episodes: "The Conversation", "Consequence", "Clinch", "True Enough"
2013	The Following	Amanda	Episode: "Love Hurts"
2014	The Divide	Christine Rosa	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2014	Masters of Sex	Pauline Masters	3 episodes
2014	Madam Secretary	Gina Fisher	Episode: "The Operative"
2015	The Slap	Sandi Apostolou	8 episodes
2015	Girls	Logan	3 episodes
2015	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Bella Carisi	Episode: "Parole Violations"
2015–2019	Sneaky Pete	Julia Bowman	Main role
2015	Elementary	Alta Von See	Episode: "Evidence of Things Not Seen"
2017	Flint	Melissa Mays	Television film
2018	Bull	Maya Whitbeck	Episode: "Survival Instincts"
2020	The Good Doctor	Vera	Episodes: "Hurt", "I Love You"
2020–present	The Umbrella Academy	Sissy Cooper	Main role (season 2)
2020	Y: The Last Man	Nora	[36]

References

1. "Marin Yvonne Ireland was born on August 30, 1979 in Ventura County, California". California Birth Index.
2. Sod, Ted (March 7, 2017). "On the Exhale: Interview with Actor Marin Ireland". Roundabout Theatre Blog. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
3. "Marin Ireland biography" American Repertory Theatre, retrieved April 5, 2010
4. "Review: Marin Ireland, on Fire in 'Summer and Smoke'". The New York Times. 2018-05-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
5. Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review: Let Him Count the Ways A Man Reveals Anguish" The New York Times, May 21, 2001
6. Clay, Carolyn. "The ART's Nocturne hits powerful notes" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback MachineThe Boston Phoenix, October 19–26, 2000
7. Hernandez, Ernio."Frances McDormand Opens in Far Away at New York Theatre Workshop, Nov. 11" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, November 11, 2002
8. Murray, Matthew. "'Sabina'" talkinbroadway.com, February 2, 2005
9. Hetrick, Adam. "Fresh Off the Bus: Beebo Brinker Chronicles Arrives Off-Broadway Feb. 19" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, February 19, 2008
10. Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review:Home Is Where the Soul Aches"The New York Times, February 19, 2010
11. Brantley, Ben. "First You Shut Up, Then You Grow Up," The New York Times .
12. Lipton, Brian Scott. "Meet the Nominees: reasons to be pretty's Marin Ireland" theatermania.com, May 20, 2009
13. Theatre World Awards theatreworldawards.org, retrieved April 2, 2010
14. Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review: Seduction by Class Conflict"The New York Times, October 23, 2009
15. "At Yale Rep: A ‘humorous and haunting’ world premiere"YaleNews, October 15, 2012
16. Taylor, Markland (2000-10-31). "Nocturne". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
17. Isherwood, Charles (2001-05-18). "Nocturne". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
18. Isherwood, Charles (2002-11-11). "Far Away". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
19. "Marin Ireland Stars as Sabina in Primary Stages Revival; Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 2 | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
20. Rocco, Claudia La (2007-10-12). "Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Review - Theater". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
21. Healy, Patrick (2008-11-05). "At Soho Rep, 'Blasted' Audiences Gasp at Violence; Actors Must Survive It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
22. Brantley, Ben (2008-10-09). "Humanity Gets Only a Bit Part in Sarah Kane's Play". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
23. Brantley, Ben (2009-04-02). "Neil LaBute to Antihero: Dude, Shut Up and Listen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
24. "Marin Ireland Completes Cast of After Miss Julie | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
25. Brantley, Ben (2010-02-18). "In Sam Shepard Land, Home Is Where the Soul Aches". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
26. Brantley, Ben (2011-02-03). "'Three Sisters,' Classic Stage Company - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
27. "Margaret and Craig | New York | reviews, cast and tickets | TheaterMania". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
28. Isherwood, Charles (2011-12-07). "'Maple and Vine' at Playwrights Horizons - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
29. "At Yale Rep: A 'humorous and haunting' world premiere". YaleNews. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
30. Billington, Michael (2012-08-09). "Troilus and Cressida – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
31. Isherwood, Charles (2013-04-16). "Odets's 'Big Knife,' With Bobby Cannavale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
32. Grode, Eric (2013-10-09). "David Adjmi's 'Marie Antoinette' at Soho Rep". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
33. "Review: 'Kill Floor,' a Drama About the Beef Dividing a Mother and Son". The New York Times. 2015-11-14. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
34. "Review: 'Ironbound' Stars Marin Ireland as a Struggling Immigrant". The New York Times. 2016-04-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
35. "Review: 'On the Exhale' Addresses Grief and the Attraction of an Assault Rifle". The New York Times. 2017-04-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
36. Petski, Denise (July 11, 2018). "'Y': Diane Lane To Star In FX Drama Pilot Based On 'Y': The Last Man' Comic Book Series; Barry Keoghan, More Round Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

External links

• Marin Ireland on IMDb
• Marin Ireland at the Internet Broadway Database
• Marin Ireland at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Del Signore, John (April 21, 2009). "Marin Ireland, Actor". Gothamist. Accessed January 6, 2010.