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'''Jordana Spiro''' (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress, director, and writer. As an actress, she has starred in numerous films and television series including [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]'' and [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] comedy [[television program]] ''[[My Boys]]''. |
'''Jordana Spiro''' (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress, director, and writer. As an actress, she has starred in numerous films and television series including [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]'' and [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] comedy [[television program]] ''[[My Boys]]''. |
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Her debut feature ''[[Night Comes On]]'', which she directed and co-wrote (with Angelica Nwandu) premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2018. She developed the film at the Sundance |
Her debut feature ''[[Night Comes On]]'', which she directed and co-wrote (with Angelica Nwandu) premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2018. She developed the film at the Sundance Institute's Directors, Screenwriters, and Composers Labs, and through a Cinereach development grant. Her short ''Skin'' premiered at Sundance and won the Women In Film Productions award. ''Skin'' also won the Honorable Mention Award at [[SXSW]], showed at Telluride, Palm Springs, and AFI among others. Spiro earned her MFA in Film from [[Columbia University]] in 2015 and received the [[Adrienne Shelly]] Foundation Fellowship. She studied drama at the [[Circle in the Square Theatre]] School in New York and was selected to join the Berlinale Talent Campus in Berlin. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Spiro was born and raised in [[New York City]]. She is |
Spiro was born and raised in [[New York City]]. She is Jewish.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/07/03/cfb.mailbag/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404174239/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/07/03/cfb.mailbag/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 4, 2009 |work=CNN |title=SI.com – She's all that – Jul 3, 2007 |date=July 3, 2007}}</ref> Spiro has a brother and three sisters.<ref>[http://www.popculturemadness.com/interview/Jordana-Spiro.html Jordana Spiro Interview<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619035126/http://www.popculturemadness.com/interview/Jordana-Spiro.html |date=June 19, 2009}}</ref> She studied at the Circle in the Square Theatre<ref>[https://archive.today/20130205112754/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jordana-spiro/bio/209181-1 "TV Guide: Jordana Spiro Biography"]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.circlesquare.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990423131910/http://www.circlesquare.org/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 1999|title=Circle in the Square Theatre School - Acting and Musical Theatre Workshops in NYC|work=circlesquare.org}} </ref> School and briefly attended the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]<ref>[http://www.rada.org/alumni/index.aspx?id=70&linkidentifier=id&itemid=70-2 "Royal Academy of Dramatic Art: Alumni Overview"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421160631/http://www.rada.org/alumni/index.aspx?id=70 |date=April 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-07-29-my-boys_N.htm|title=Jordana Spiro is up to bat for Season 2 with 'My Boys' |work=USA Today}}</ref> in London. In fall 2009, she began the MFA Program in Filmmaking at Columbia University.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web |last1=Kung |first1=Michelle |title='My Boys' Star Jordana Spiro on Balancing Work and Film School |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-41089 |website=Wall Street Journal |publisher=Almar Latour |access-date=14 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200914015312/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-41089 |archive-date=14 September 2020 |location=New York |language=en |format=Digital |date=23 July 2010 |quote=I started going to grad school at Columbia University to get my MFA in directing and I spent a lot of time shadowing ['My Boys' showrunner] Betsy Thomas in pre-production and then the editing room. |url-status=live}}</ref> She finished the degree in 2015.<ref name="columbiaedu">{{cite web |url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/film-alums-current-student-chosen-prestigious-artist-academy-lincoln-center |title=Film Alums & Current Student Chosen for Prestigious Artist Academy at Lincoln Center |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=14 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224172857/https://arts.columbia.edu/news/film-alums-current-student-chosen-prestigious-artist-academy-lincoln-center |archive-date=24 December 2018 |location=New York |language=en |format=Digital |date=26 September 2018 |quote=Alumni Barbara Cigarroa '18, Ellie Foumbi '17, Jordana Spiro '15, and current student Johnson Cheng were selected as participants for The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Artist Academy, an immersive four-day program that nurtures up-and-coming filmmakers by providing workshops, talks, screenings, and mentorship with industry professionals.}}</ref> Spiro currently splits her time between Los Angeles and New York. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In 2000 Spiro starred in her first TV series, the [[USA (TV network)|USA]] crime drama ''[[The Huntress (TV series)|The Huntress]]''. Co-star [[Annette O'Toole]] and Spiro played mother and daughter bounty hunters, based on the lives of Dottie And Brandi Thorson. The series ran for 28 episodes, concluding in 2001. |
In 2000 Spiro starred in her first TV series, the [[USA (TV network)|USA]] crime drama ''[[The Huntress (TV series)|The Huntress]]''. Co-star [[Annette O'Toole]] and Spiro played mother and daughter bounty hunters, based on the lives of Dottie And Brandi Thorson. The series ran for 28 episodes, concluding in 2001. |
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Spiro starred in the TBS original comedy series ''[[My Boys]]''.<ref>[http://www.tbs.com/shows/myboys/ "My Boys on TBS"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205165321/http://www.tbs.com/shows/myboys/ |date= |
Spiro starred in the TBS original comedy series ''[[My Boys]]''.<ref>[http://www.tbs.com/shows/myboys/ "My Boys on TBS"] ({{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205165321/http://www.tbs.com/shows/myboys/ |date=February 5, 2010}})</ref> She played the role of P.J., a twenty-something "guy's girl", and sports reporter who tries to find romance within her world that is dominated by male friends. The series wrapped its fourth and final season on TBS in 2010. |
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Spiro also appeared in the 2009 comedy ''[[The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard]]'' alongside [[Jeremy Piven]], [[Ed Helms]] and [[Rob Riggle]], and produced by [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Adam McKay]]. ''The Goods'' was directed by [[Neal Brennan]].<ref>[http://www.livehardsellhard.com/ "The Goods: Official Website"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608093846/http://www.livehardsellhard.com/ |date= |
Spiro also appeared in the 2009 comedy ''[[The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard]]'' alongside [[Jeremy Piven]], [[Ed Helms]] and [[Rob Riggle]], and produced by [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Adam McKay]]. ''The Goods'' was directed by [[Neal Brennan]].<ref>[http://www.livehardsellhard.com/ "The Goods: Official Website"] ({{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608093846/http://www.livehardsellhard.com/ |date=June 8, 2009}})</ref> |
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Additional credits include ''The Year of Getting to Know Us'', which premiered at the 2008 [[Sundance film festival]], [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]]'s ''Alone with Her'', as well as guest appearances on ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'',<ref>[http://www.cbs.com/primetime/cold_case/ "CBS: Cold Case"] |
Additional credits include ''The Year of Getting to Know Us'', which premiered at the 2008 [[Sundance film festival]], [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]]'s ''Alone with Her'', as well as guest appearances on ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030910063214/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/cold_case/ "CBS: Cold Case"]</ref> ''[[Out of Practice]]'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050520021723/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/out_of_practice/ "CBS: Out of Practice"]</ref> and ''[[CSI: NY]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040529020744/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_ny/ "CBS: CSI: NY"] </ref> |
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Spiro was scheduled to star in the planned 2010–11 television series ''[[Love Bites (TV series)|Love Bites]]'', but fell out of the role in June 2010 due to other contractual obligations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/24/jordana-spiro-exits-love-bites/|title=Exclusive: Jordana Spiro exits 'Love Bites'|date=June 24, 2010|work=Ausiello Files|access-date=July 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627163405/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/24/jordana-spiro-exits-love-bites/|archive-date=June 27, 2010}}</ref> Spiro was also cast alongside [[Nicolas Cage]] and [[Nicole Kidman]] in the thriller, ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]''.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87635330f49d1b31e34bb38128dcafd7 Jordana Spiro joins 'Trespass' cast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904160823/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87635330f49d1b31e34bb38128dcafd7 |date= |
Spiro was scheduled to star in the planned 2010–11 television series ''[[Love Bites (TV series)|Love Bites]]'', but fell out of the role in June 2010 due to other contractual obligations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/24/jordana-spiro-exits-love-bites/|title=Exclusive: Jordana Spiro exits 'Love Bites'|date=June 24, 2010|work=Ausiello Files|access-date=July 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627163405/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/24/jordana-spiro-exits-love-bites/|archive-date=June 27, 2010}}</ref> Spiro was also cast alongside [[Nicolas Cage]] and [[Nicole Kidman]] in the thriller, ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]''.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87635330f49d1b31e34bb38128dcafd7 Jordana Spiro joins 'Trespass' cast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904160823/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87635330f49d1b31e34bb38128dcafd7 |date=September 4, 2010}} Hollywood Reporter. July 29, 2010</ref> She was a guest star on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] 2011 season of ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]''.<ref>[http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/dexter-exclusive-casting-jordana-spiro/ Dexter Exclusive: Jordana Spiro to Rendezvous With (Spoiler)!] TVLine. August 29, 2011{{Dead link|date=February 2024}}</ref> For the 2012–13 season, she had the lead role in the Fox-TV medical/crime drama ''[[The Mob Doctor]]''. |
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Recently, Spiro starred as Rachel Garrison in the [[Netflix]] crime drama ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]''.<ref name="Ozark">{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/jordana-spiro-talks-pressure-filled-ozark-season-2-and-directorial-debut-exclusive-108842|title=Jordana Spiro Talks Pressure-Filled 'Ozark' Season 2 and Directorial Debut (Exclusive)|last=Drysdale|first=Jennifer|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=August 31, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ozark-season-4-part-2-trailer-major-spoiler-explained-finally-return-rachel.html/|title='Ozark' Season 4 Part 2 Trailer Major Spoiler Explained and Finally the Return of Rachel|last=Hunt|first=Rachel|work=CheatSheet|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=April 25, 2022}}</ref> |
Recently, Spiro starred as Rachel Garrison in the [[Netflix]] crime drama ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]''.<ref name="Ozark">{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/jordana-spiro-talks-pressure-filled-ozark-season-2-and-directorial-debut-exclusive-108842|title=Jordana Spiro Talks Pressure-Filled 'Ozark' Season 2 and Directorial Debut (Exclusive)|last=Drysdale|first=Jennifer|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=August 31, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ozark-season-4-part-2-trailer-major-spoiler-explained-finally-return-rachel.html/|title='Ozark' Season 4 Part 2 Trailer Major Spoiler Explained and Finally the Return of Rachel|last=Hunt|first=Rachel|work=CheatSheet|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=April 25, 2022}}</ref> |
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In February 2024, Spiro joined the cast of ''[[Law |
In February 2024, Spiro joined the cast of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' as Shannah Sykes, an FBI agent on loan to the show's special victims unit squad.<ref name=fbijoinssvu>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/law-order-svu-about-agent-shannah-sykes-played-by-jordana-spiro|title=All About SVU's New Agent and Where You've Seen Her Before on the Show|first=Jessica|last=White|publisher=NBC.com|date=February 22, 2024|accessdate=February 23, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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She is married to Matthew Spitzer<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jordana Spiro of The Mob Doctor Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Husband Matthew Spitzer |first=Stephanie |last=Webber |date=May 31, 2014 |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jordana-spiro-is-pregnant-mob-doctor-star-expecting-first-child-2014315 |access-date= |
She is married to Matthew Spitzer<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jordana Spiro of The Mob Doctor Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Husband Matthew Spitzer |first=Stephanie |last=Webber |date=May 31, 2014 |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jordana-spiro-is-pregnant-mob-doctor-star-expecting-first-child-2014315 |access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> with whom she has a daughter.<ref>{{cite web |title=France-US-Film-Festival-Deauville |quote=US actress Jordana Spiro poses with her daughter and her husband Matthew Spitzer… |last=Triballeau |first=Charlie |date=September 4, 2018 |publisher=[[Getty Images]] |location=Seattle, WA |url=https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/actress-jordana-spiro-poses-with-her-daughter-and-her-news-photo/1026625026 |access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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===Film=== |
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| ''[[From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter]]'' |
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| Catherine Reece |
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| ''Playas Ball'' |
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| Tonya Jenkins |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Greener Grass|nolink=1}}'' |
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| ''[[Must Love Dogs]]'' |
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| ''[[Alone with Her]]'' |
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| Jen |
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| ''Argo'' |
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| Becca |
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| [[Short film]] |
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| ''[[Living & Dying]]'' |
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| Mary Jane |
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| ''Resigned'' |
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| Alison |
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| 2008 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Year of Getting to Know Us|List of films at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival}}'' |
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| Kim Temple |
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| 2009 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard}}'' |
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| Ivy Selleck |
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| 2011 |
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| ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]'' |
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| Petal |
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| 2019 |
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| ''[[To the Stars (film)|To the Stars]]'' |
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| Francie Deerborne |
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| ''[[Fear Street Part One: 1994]]'' |
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| ''[[Fear Street Part Two: 1978]]'' |
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| ''[[Fear Street Part Three: 1666]]'' |
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| The Widow / Mrs. Lane |
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| ''[[Small Engine Repair (film)|Small Engine Repair]]'' |
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| 1996 |
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| ''Her Last Chance'' |
| ''Her Last Chance'' |
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| Waitress |
| Waitress |
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| [[TV movie]] |
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| 1996 |
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| ''[[If These Walls Could Talk]]'' |
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| Alison (segment "1974") |
| Alison (segment "1974") |
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| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' |
| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' |
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| Callie Anderson |
| Callie Anderson |
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| 1998 |
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| ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' |
| ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' |
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| Carrie Knox |
| Carrie Knox |
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| 1998 |
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| ''[[City Guys]]'' |
| ''[[City Guys]]'' |
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| Zoey |
| Zoey |
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| Episode: "A Guy and a Goth" |
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| 1998 |
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| ''[[One World (TV series)|One World]]'' |
| ''[[One World (TV series)|One World]]'' |
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| Alex |
| Alex |
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| 3 episodes |
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| 1999 |
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| ''[[From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter]]'' |
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| Catherine Reece |
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| 1999 |
| 1999 |
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| ''[[Undressed]]'' |
| ''[[Undressed]]'' |
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| Merrith |
| Merrith |
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| 3 episodes |
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| TV series, season 2 |
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| 2000–2001 |
| 2000–2001 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Huntress|The Huntress (TV series)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Huntress|The Huntress (TV series)}}'' |
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| Brandi Thorson |
| Brandi Thorson |
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| 28 episodes |
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| TV series, main cast |
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| 2003 |
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| ''Playas Ball'' |
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| Tonya Jenkins |
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| 2004 |
| 2004 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Greener Grass|nolink=1}}'' |
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| Heather |
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| 2005 |
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| ''[[CSI: NY]]'' |
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| Tavia Greenburg |
| Tavia Greenburg |
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| Episode: "Tanglewood" |
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| 2005 |
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| ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' |
| ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' |
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| Suzanne |
| Suzanne |
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| Episode: "Revolution" |
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| 2005 |
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| ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' |
| ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' |
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| Navy Lt. Catherine Graves |
| Navy Lt. Catherine Graves |
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| [[List of Ozark characters#Rachel Garrison|Rachel Garrison]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 7 September 2024
Jordana Spiro | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | April 12, 1977
Education | Circle in the Square Theatre Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Columbia University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse | Matthew Spitzer |
Children | 1 |
Jordana Spiro (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress, director, and writer. As an actress, she has starred in numerous films and television series including Netflix's Ozark and TBS comedy television program My Boys.
Her debut feature Night Comes On, which she directed and co-wrote (with Angelica Nwandu) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018. She developed the film at the Sundance Institute's Directors, Screenwriters, and Composers Labs, and through a Cinereach development grant. Her short Skin premiered at Sundance and won the Women In Film Productions award. Skin also won the Honorable Mention Award at SXSW, showed at Telluride, Palm Springs, and AFI among others. Spiro earned her MFA in Film from Columbia University in 2015 and received the Adrienne Shelly Foundation Fellowship. She studied drama at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York and was selected to join the Berlinale Talent Campus in Berlin.
Early life and education
[edit]Spiro was born and raised in New York City. She is Jewish.[1] Spiro has a brother and three sisters.[2] She studied at the Circle in the Square Theatre[3][4] School and briefly attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[5][6] in London. In fall 2009, she began the MFA Program in Filmmaking at Columbia University.[7] She finished the degree in 2015.[8] Spiro currently splits her time between Los Angeles and New York.
Career
[edit]Spiro's first film role was as Catherine Reece in the 1999 film, From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter, a direct-to-DVD prequel to the 1996 film From Dusk till Dawn.
In 2000 Spiro starred in her first TV series, the USA crime drama The Huntress. Co-star Annette O'Toole and Spiro played mother and daughter bounty hunters, based on the lives of Dottie And Brandi Thorson. The series ran for 28 episodes, concluding in 2001.
Spiro starred in the TBS original comedy series My Boys.[9] She played the role of P.J., a twenty-something "guy's girl", and sports reporter who tries to find romance within her world that is dominated by male friends. The series wrapped its fourth and final season on TBS in 2010.
Spiro also appeared in the 2009 comedy The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard alongside Jeremy Piven, Ed Helms and Rob Riggle, and produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The Goods was directed by Neal Brennan.[10]
Additional credits include The Year of Getting to Know Us, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance film festival, IFC's Alone with Her, as well as guest appearances on Cold Case,[11] Out of Practice,[12] and CSI: NY.[13]
Spiro was scheduled to star in the planned 2010–11 television series Love Bites, but fell out of the role in June 2010 due to other contractual obligations.[14] Spiro was also cast alongside Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman in the thriller, Trespass.[15] She was a guest star on the Showtime 2011 season of Dexter.[16] For the 2012–13 season, she had the lead role in the Fox-TV medical/crime drama The Mob Doctor.
Recently, Spiro starred as Rachel Garrison in the Netflix crime drama Ozark.[17][18]
In February 2024, Spiro joined the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Shannah Sykes, an FBI agent on loan to the show's special victims unit squad.[19]
Personal life
[edit]She is married to Matthew Spitzer[20] with whom she has a daughter.[21]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | Catherine Reece | |
2003 | Playas Ball | Tonya Jenkins | |
2004 | The Greener Grass | Heather | |
2005 | Must Love Dogs | Sherry | |
Partner(s) | Anne | ||
2006 | Alone with Her | Jen | |
Argo | Becca | Short film | |
2007 | Living & Dying | Mary Jane | |
Resigned | Alison | Short film | |
2008 | The Year of Getting to Know Us | Kim Temple | |
2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Ivy Selleck | |
2011 | Trespass | Petal | |
2019 | To the Stars | Francie Deerborne | |
2021 | Fear Street Part One: 1994 | Mrs. Lane | |
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | Nurse Mary Lane | ||
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | The Widow / Mrs. Lane | ||
Small Engine Repair | Karen Delgado |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Maybe This Time | Chase | Episode: "The Other Mother" |
1996 | Her Last Chance | Waitress | TV movie |
If These Walls Could Talk | Alison (segment "1974") | TV movie | |
1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Callie Anderson | Episode: "Reptile Boy" |
1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Carrie Knox | Episode: "Dealer's Choice" |
City Guys | Zoey | Episode: "A Guy and a Goth" | |
One World | Alex | 3 episodes | |
1999 | Undressed | Merrith | 3 episodes |
2000–2001 | The Huntress | Brandi Thorson | 28 episodes |
2004 | Beck and Call | Jemma | TV movie |
2005 | CSI: NY | Tavia Greenburg | Episode: "Tanglewood" |
Cold Case | Suzanne | Episode: "Revolution" | |
JAG | Navy Lt. Catherine Graves | 3 episodes | |
Out of Practice | Bianca/Roberta | 2 episodes | |
2006 | Kitchen Confidential | Alison | Episode: "Praise Be Praise" |
2006–2010 | My Boys | P.J. Franklin | 49 episodes |
2011 | Harry's Law | Rachael Miller | 7 episodes |
Dexter | Beth Dorsey | 2 episodes | |
Lost and Found | Jo | TV movie | |
2012–2013 | The Mob Doctor | Dr. Grace Devlin | 13 episodes |
2013–2014 | The Good Wife | Detective Jenna Villette | 4 episodes |
2014 | Tyrant | Dana | Episode: "Pilot" |
2015–2016 | Royal Pains | Jen | 3 episodes |
2015–2016, 2020 | Blindspot | Sarah Weller | 11 episodes |
2016 | The Wilding | Margaret Hayes | TV movie |
2017–2018, 2022 | Ozark | Rachel Garrison | 24 episodes |
2020 | Evil | Ema Serpagli | Episode: "Justice x 2" |
2022, 2024 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Delia Hackman / Special Agent Shannah Sykes | 6 episodes |
TBA | The Savant | TBA | Upcoming miniseries[22] |
References
[edit]- ^ "SI.com – She's all that – Jul 3, 2007". CNN. July 3, 2007. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009.
- ^ Jordana Spiro Interview Archived June 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TV Guide: Jordana Spiro Biography"
- ^ "Circle in the Square Theatre School - Acting and Musical Theatre Workshops in NYC". circlesquare.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 1999.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Dramatic Art: Alumni Overview" Archived April 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jordana Spiro is up to bat for Season 2 with 'My Boys'". USA Today.
- ^ Kung, Michelle (July 23, 2010). "'My Boys' Star Jordana Spiro on Balancing Work and Film School" (Digital). Wall Street Journal. New York: Almar Latour. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
I started going to grad school at Columbia University to get my MFA in directing and I spent a lot of time shadowing ['My Boys' showrunner] Betsy Thomas in pre-production and then the editing room.
- ^ "Film Alums & Current Student Chosen for Prestigious Artist Academy at Lincoln Center". New York: Columbia University. September 26, 2018. Archived from the original (Digital) on December 24, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
Alumni Barbara Cigarroa '18, Ellie Foumbi '17, Jordana Spiro '15, and current student Johnson Cheng were selected as participants for The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Artist Academy, an immersive four-day program that nurtures up-and-coming filmmakers by providing workshops, talks, screenings, and mentorship with industry professionals.
- ^ "My Boys on TBS" (Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ "The Goods: Official Website" (Archived June 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ "CBS: Cold Case"
- ^ "CBS: Out of Practice"
- ^ "CBS: CSI: NY"
- ^ "Exclusive: Jordana Spiro exits 'Love Bites'". Ausiello Files. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ Jordana Spiro joins 'Trespass' cast Archived September 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Hollywood Reporter. July 29, 2010
- ^ Dexter Exclusive: Jordana Spiro to Rendezvous With (Spoiler)! TVLine. August 29, 2011[dead link]
- ^ Drysdale, Jennifer (August 31, 2018). "Jordana Spiro Talks Pressure-Filled 'Ozark' Season 2 and Directorial Debut (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Hunt, Rachel (March 29, 2022). "'Ozark' Season 4 Part 2 Trailer Major Spoiler Explained and Finally the Return of Rachel". CheatSheet. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ White, Jessica (February 22, 2024). "All About SVU's New Agent and Where You've Seen Her Before on the Show". NBC.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Webber, Stephanie (May 31, 2014). "Jordana Spiro of The Mob Doctor Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Husband Matthew Spitzer". Us Weekly. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Triballeau, Charlie (September 4, 2018). "France-US-Film-Festival-Deauville". Seattle, WA: Getty Images. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
US actress Jordana Spiro poses with her daughter and her husband Matthew Spitzer…
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 3, 2024). "'The Savant' Apple Series Rounds Out Cast With 8, Including Jordana Spiro, Michael Mosley, Dagmara Dominczyk". Deadline. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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[edit]- 1977 births
- Living people
- Actresses from New York City
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Jewish American actresses
- Columbia University School of the Arts alumni
- Sundance Film Festival award winners
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- 20th-century American Jews
- 21st-century American Jews