# Annika Boras

Annika Boras (born February 28, 1981) is an American actress and director. As a theater actress, she received a Drama League Award nomination for her portrayal of Elektra in An Oresteia as well as a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her performance in Edward Bond's Chair. In 2017, she worked alongside Octavia Spencer and Claire Danes for the film A Kid Like Jake, directed by Silas Howard. She also appeared as Mrs. Alsop in The Post, starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks directed by Steven Spielberg.

## Early life and education

Boras was born in New Jersey, to Erika (Nelson) Boras (now Erika Tesi), a classical cellist and music educator, and Dr. Tom Boras, a jazz saxophonist, composer and the director of jazz studies at NYU. She was raised in Bergen County, New Jersey and Greenwich Village. Boras has one sister, Brit Boras. She began studies to receive a Bachelor of Music at New York University. After a year, she left NYU to study acting in London. Boras graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Exit 19 | Detective Steigerwald | TV film |
| 2017 | The Post | Mrs. Alsop | |
| 2018 | A Kid Like Jake | Lynn | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Northern Lights | Becky | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Law & Order | Trina Bailey | Episode: "The Family Hour" |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Paramedic | Episode: "Veritas" |
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | Anna Diaz | Episode: "Betty Suarez Land" |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Leslie Schuster | Episode: "Lunacy" |
| 2010 | Rescue Me | Alice | Episode: "Blackout" |
| 2011 | Lights Out | Charlie Baye | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Lacy Campisi | Episode: "Critical Condition" |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Nina Dolan | Episode: "Feeding the Rat" |
| 2011 | Homeland | Jessica's Friend | Episode: "Semper I" |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Amber | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2012 | Royal Pains | KJ Golan | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Elementary | Amy Damper | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Penelope Banforth | Episode: "Camelot" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Melissa Murphy | Episode: "Criminal Hatred" |
| 2013 | The Following | Louise Sinclair | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Nicole Spencer | Episode: "Reasonable Doubt" |
| 2013 | Unforgettable | Jacqueline Mikhailova | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Kaja Tomczak | Episode: "Monarch Douglas Bank (No. 112)" |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | Captain Lynette Cunningham | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | The Get Down | Mrs. Gunns | Episode: "Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice" |
| 2017 | Time After Time | Phyllis Holland | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Succession | Anna Newman | Episode: "Sad Sack Wasp Trap" |
| 2018 | Random Acts of Flyness | White Reporter | Episode: "I tried to tell my therapist about my dreams/MARTIN HAD A DREEEEAAAAM" |
| 2019 | NCIS: New Orleans | Michelle Gardner | Episode: "Desperate Navy Wives" |
| 2022 | Bull | Kyla Moore | Episode: "Opening Up" |
| 2022 | FBI | Liza Peters | Episode: "Double Bind" |

### Theater

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Carver | Waitress | Arcola Theatre, London, United Kingdom |
| 2006 | Romeo & Juliet | Juliet | ART, Boston |
| 2007 | The Error of Their Ways | Helena | HERE Arts, New York City |
| 2008 | The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan | Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey |
| 2008 | Chair | The Welfare Officer | Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City |
| 2009 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolyn | Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey |
| 2009 | An Oresteia | Electra | Classic Stage Company, New York City |
| 2009 | Ernest in Love | Gwendoline | Irish Repertory Theatre, New York City |
| 2010 | Orlando | Sasha | Classic Stage Company, New York City |
| 2011 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City |
| 2012 | The Broken Heart | Penthea | Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City |
| 2014 | The Danish Widow | Aline | New York Stage and Film, Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 2016 | Prodigal Son | Louise | Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City |
| 2016 | Junk | Amy Merkin | La Jolla Playhouse, California |
| 2017 | Man from Nebraska | Ashley | 2nd Stage Theatre, New York City |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2009 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Chair | Nominated |
| 2009 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance in a Play | An Oresteia | Nominated |

## Personal life

Boras is the maternal granddaughter of The Public Theater actor Herbert Nelson and actress/director Joan Deweese. As of September 2020, she is engaged to playwright Ayad Akhtar.