Tina Benko

Tina Benko

Birthday: 1972-09-01

Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0071416

Biography:

A highly regarded performer on the New York and national stages, Tina Benko also enjoyed regular work in films and on television, most notably in a starring role on "Flesh and Bone" (Starz, 2015).The Pittsburgh, PA native received her training at Carnegie Mellon and made her screen debut in Stephen Gyllenhaal's drama "Waterland" in 1992. Benko logged minor roles in features and on television throughout the 1990s while also appearing regularly on stage, both as an understudy in Broadway productions like "The Real Thing" (2000) and "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" (2003) and in more substantive roles Off Broadway and at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. In 2006, she enjoyed a recurring role as Kath Parry, a former flame of Irish gangster Michael Caffee (Jason Isaacs) on "Brotherhood" (Showtime, 2006-2008), which led to supporting and guest appearances on episodic dramas like "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010) and roles in major features like "The Avengers" (2012). Her stage roles, too, grew in stature, and by 2011, she was starring in an international touring production of Toni Morrison's "Desdemona" (2011) directed by Peter Sellars and earning critical praise as Titania in Julie Taylor's 2013 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which was filmed for a 2014 theatrical release. In 2013, Benko also earned a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for playing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Elfriede Jellinek's solo play "Jackie," and by the following year, had transitioned into a busy character actress, with two or three film or television credits to her name each year. Chief among these was a minor role in Woody Allen's "Irrational Man" (2015) and a turn as a series regular on "Flesh and Bone," Starz's drama set in the ballet world. Benko played Jessica, a former dancer who returns to her former ballet company to serve as its manager.

Played in movies:

The Scottish Play

Score: 8.0

The Greatest Showman

Score: 7.9

The Avengers

Score: 7.8

Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman

Score: 7.0

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Score: 6.8

Irrational Man

Score: 6.5

Mapplethorpe

Score: 6.4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Score: 6.4

Waterland

Score: 6.4

The Nanny Diaries

Score: 6.4

The Adults

Score: 6.2

That Awkward Moment

Score: 6.1

The Kitchen

Score: 6.1

Contest

Score: 6.1

Admission

Score: 5.6

The Sound of Silence

Score: 5.6

Puccini for Beginners

Score: 5.5

Houseguest

Score: 5.5

Final

Score: 5.4

The Perfect You

Score: 5.3

Company K

Score: 5.3

The Killing Floor

Score: 5.3

Fair Market Value

Score: 5.3

Life After You

Score: 5.0

Hot Air

Score: 4.9

The Hungry Ghosts

Score: 1.0

Skin

Score: 0.0

Lucky Days

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Power Book III: Raising Kanan

Score: 8.3

Chappelle's Show

Score: 8.1

Person of Interest

Score: 8.1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Third Watch

Score: 7.9

FBI

Score: 7.9

Blue Bloods

Score: 7.8

FBI: Most Wanted

Score: 7.7

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

The Good Wife

Score: 7.6

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Blindspot

Score: 7.4

Dr. Death

Score: 7.3

NCIS: New Orleans

Score: 7.3

And Just Like That…

Score: 7.3

New Amsterdam

Score: 7.3

Elsbeth

Score: 7.2

New York Undercover

Score: 7.2

Unforgettable

Score: 7.2

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Score: 7.1

TURN: Washington's Spies

Score: 7.1

The Mysteries of Laura

Score: 7.1

Vinyl

Score: 7.0

The Other Two

Score: 7.0

Kaleidoscope

Score: 6.9

Brotherhood

Score: 6.9

Flesh and Bone

Score: 6.8

Royal Pains

Score: 6.7

Monsterland

Score: 6.4

Ugly Betty

Score: 6.4

New York News

Score: 0.0

Royally

Score: 0.0