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Anna Baryshnikov

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Anna Baryshnikov
Baryshnikov at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018
Born
Anna Katerina Baryshnikova[1]

(1992-05-22) May 22, 1992 (age 32)
Alma materNorthwestern University
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Spouse
Teddy Bergman
(m. 2023)
Parents
RelativesShura Baryshnikov (half-sister)

Anna Katerina Baryshnikova (Russian: Анна Катерина Барышникова born May 22, 1992) is an American actress. Following her film debut in Wiener-Dog (2016), Baryshnikov had supporting roles in films such as Manchester by the Sea (2016), The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), and Love Lies Bleeding (2024). She is best known for her lead roles as Maya on the first season of the CBS sitcom series Superior Donuts (2017)[2] and Lavinia Norcross Dickinson on the Apple TV+ comedy drama series Dickinson (2019–21).

Early life

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Baryshnikov is the daughter of Latvian-American ballet dancer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov and former ballet dancer Lisa Rinehart.[3] As a young girl, she took beginner's ballet classes but decided she was unsuited to it, as she was too hyperactive and talkative when she was supposed to be focused at the barre.[4] Her elder half-sister, from her father's relationship with actress Jessica Lange, is dancer Shura Baryshnikov. Anna grew up in Palisades, New York, and attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City.[3]

Career

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Baryshnikov began acting at age 6 in a children's theater production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, portraying Peaseblossom, a handmaiden to fairy queen Titania. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2014, she began acting professionally on various television series, including Doll & Em on HBO.[5]

Baryshnikov's most prominent role to date was in the 2016 critically acclaimed drama Manchester by the Sea, alongside Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams. Her character, Sandy, is a girlfriend of Patrick Chandler, portrayed by Lucas Hedges.[3] She practiced her character's Boston accent by working with a dialect coach and going to Boston-area malls to hear how local teenage girls spoke.[4]

Baryshnikov starred as grad student Maya in the CBS series Superior Donuts, based on the play of the same name by Tracy Letts.[6][7] The series, which debuted in February 2017, was renewed for a second season by CBS,[8] but Baryshnikov's character does not appear in the second season. In 2017, she appeared in the Broadway production of the play Time and the Conways.[9] In 2018, she appeared in the film The Kindergarten Teacher.

On September 26, 2018, Baryshnikov was cast in the role of Lavinia Norcross Dickinson in the Apple TV+ series Dickinson, alongside Hailee Steinfeld.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2016 Wiener-Dog Tara
Manchester by the Sea Sandy
2018 The Kindergarten Teacher Meghan
2019 Josie & Jack Becka
2021 Payback Judi Markovich
2024 Love Lies Bleeding Daisy

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Tracy Dunn Episode: "The Mystery of the Deemed Dealer"
Doll & Em Journalist Episode: "#2.5"
Blue Bloods Jenny Strong Episode: "With Friends Like These"
2016 Model Woman Jill Weitz Unaired pilot
Good Girls Revolt Kathy 3 episodes
I Shudder Hallie TV movie
2017 Superior Donuts Maya Main role (Season 1)
2019–2021 Dickinson Lavinia Dickinson Main role
2021 Prodigal Son Rachel Episode: "Bad Manners"

Theater

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Year Film Role Venue Notes
2017 Time and the Conways Carol Conway American Airlines Theatre Broadway
2023 A Bright New Boise Anna Signature Theatre Off-Broadway

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Project Result Ref.
2016 Critics' Choice Awards Best Acting Ensemble Manchester by the Sea Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Best Ensemble Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Ensemble Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Nominated
2017 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Mikhail Baryshnikov". Turner Classic Movies.
  2. ^ Swartz, Tracy (May 4, 2017). "How Anna Baryshnikov's Northwestern education helped shape her 'Superior Donuts' role". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Roso, Katherine Cusumano (November 16, 2016). "Anna Baryshnikov Is Ready to Be a Leading Lady". W Magazine. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Anna Baryshnikov Had To Be Talked Out Of Attending Prom At 22". The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. CBS. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  5. ^ Shia, Jonathan (July 26, 2016). "Anna Baryshnikov". Interview Magazine. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Scharf, Lindzi (January 25, 2016). "Sundance 2016: Five Minutes With Anna Baryshnikov". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Balasundar, Gautam (November 21, 2016). "Anna Baryshnikov Breaks Out in Manchester by the Sea". The Last Magazine. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  8. ^ Aslanian, Emily (May 8, 2017). "'Superior Donuts' Star Jermaine Fowler Takes Our Blind Donut Taste Test (VIDEO)". TV Insider. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  9. ^ Lee, Ashley (August 8, 2017). "Anna Camp to Join Elizabeth McGovern in Broadway's 'Time and the Conways'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (September 26, 2018). "'Dickinson': Toby Huss, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt & Adrian Enscoe Cast In Apple Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
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