Anna Baryshnikov
Born
Anna Katerina Baryshnikov[1]

(1992-05-22) May 22, 1992 (age 31)
Alma materNorthwestern University
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Parents
RelativesShura Baryshnikov (half-sister)

Anna Katerina Baryshnikov (born May 22, 1992) is an American actress. She had her breakout role as Sandy in the 2016 film Manchester by the Sea and was a series regular in the CBS sitcom Superior Donuts' first season.[2] From 2019 to 2021, she played Lavinia Norcross Dickinson on the Apple TV+ series Dickinson.

Early life

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

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

Film
Year Title Role Director Notes
2016 Wiener-Dog Tara Todd Solondz
Manchester by the Sea Sandy Kenneth Lonergan Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2018 The Kindergarten Teacher Meghan Sara Colangelo
2021 Payback Joseph Mensch
2024 Love Lies Bleeding Daisy Rose Glass
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Tracy Dunn Episode: "The Mystery of the Deemed Dealer"
2015 Doll & Em Journalist Episode #2.5
2015 Blue Bloods Jenny Strong Episode: "With Friends Like These"
2016 Model Woman Jill Weitz pilot
2016 I Shudder Hallie TV movie
2016 Good Girls Revolt Kathy 3 episodes
2017 Superior Donuts Maya Regular role (Season 1 only)
Adaptation of the play
2019–2021 Dickinson Lavinia Dickinson Regular role
2021 Prodigal Son Rachel Episode: "Bad Manners"

Theatre

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

References

  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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