Katrina Lenk (born November 26, 1974) is an American actress, singer, musician, and songwriter.
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Born | November 26, 1974 |
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
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Years active | 2000–present |
Awards | Emmy Award Grammy Award Tony Award |
Lenk originated the role of Dina in the Broadway musical The Band's Visit, a performance for which she won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She also performed the lead role of Bobbie in the 2021 gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company.[1] Lenk's additional stage credits include roles in the Broadway productions of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Once, and Indecent, as well as roles in regional theater productions.
Lenk was born in Chicago, Illinois to a family of Eastern European descent.[2][3] She attended Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois. She graduated from the School of Music at Northwestern University in 1997, majoring in viola performance and studying voice and musical theatre.[4][5][6][7]
Lenk appeared as Yitzak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Broadway Theatre, Chicago, in May 2001.[8] She performed as Linda Lovelace in the musical Lovelace: A Rock Musical in 2008 at the Hayworth Theatre, Los Angeles, about which the L. A. Weekly wrote: "As Linda, Katrina Lenk is sensational—she has a dozen nuanced smiles that range from innocent and shattered to grateful, in order to express whatever passes as kindness when, say, a male co-star (Josh Greene) promises to make their scene fun."[9]
She made her Broadway debut in The Miracle Worker in March 2010 as the understudy for the roles of Annie Sullivan and Kate Keller.[10] She joined the cast of the Broadway musical Once in May 2013, in the role of Réza, the violinist.[11]
In 2015 she appeared in the Yale Repertory Theatre world premiere of Indecent by Paula Vogel.[12] She then appeared in the 2016 Off-Broadway production at the Vineyard Theatre,[13] followed by the Broadway production at the Cort Theatre in 2017.[14][15] In her review for Newsday, Linda Winer noted the "...dancing, singing actors as the earthy, sensual Katrina Lenk."[16] For her performance she received the 2017 Theatre World Award Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence.[10] A performance of the play was filmed for television and broadcast on PBS in November 2017.[17]
Lenk appeared on Broadway as Dina in the 2017 musical The Band's Visit, for which she won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Craig Nakano of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "For Lenk, the role is another turning point. After studying music and theater at Northwestern University, Lenk devoted herself to theater in California.... it’s her poignant, heart-aching turn as Dina that is poised to make her a star."[18]
She is the creator of musical persona and stage act Moxy Phinx.[19][20]
Lenk starred in the lead role of Bobbie, opposite Patti LuPone as Joanne, in a gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company,[21] which started previews on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on March 2 and was scheduled to open on March 22, 2020, until delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[22][23] The production resumed previews on November 15, 2021, for an opening date of December 9, 2021.[citation needed] Lenk also appeared in the final season of Ozark, playing the role of Clare.
Year(s) | Production | Role | Location | Category |
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2000 | Gigi | Gigi | Theatre at the Center, Munster, Indiana | Regional |
Proposals | Sammii | Theatre at the Center, Munster, Indiana | Regional | |
2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Yitzhak | Broadway Theatre, Chicago | Regional |
42nd Street | Peggy Sawyer | Theatre at the Center, Munster, Indiana | Regional | |
2002 | A Christmas Carol | Fiddler/Ensemble | Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois | Regional |
2005 | Lost Land | Anna | Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, Illinois | Regional |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Maggie/Mae understudy | Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, California | Regional | |
The Caucasian Chalk Circle | Grusha | South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California | Regional | |
2006 | Camille | Camille | Bard SummerScape, New York | Regional |
2007 | Safety | Tanya | Closet Space Theater, Los Angeles, California | Regional[24] |
iWitness | Margaret | Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles | Regional | |
Chicago | Velma Kelly | Hudson Backstage Theatre, Hollywood, California | Regional[25] | |
2008 | Lovelace: A Rock Musical | Linda Lovelace | Hayworth Theatre, Los Angeles, California | Regional |
2009 | Creature from the Black Lagoon | Kay | Universal Studios, Los Angeles, California | Regional[26] |
2010 | Lovelace: A Rock Musical | Linda Lovelace | Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | International Festival |
Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up | Mrs. Darling/Slightly | The Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas | Regional[27] | |
The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan, Kate Keller (understudy) | Circle in the Square Theatre | Broadway | |
2011 | Cabaret | Fräulein Kost | Freud Playhouse at UCLA, Los Angeles, California | Regional[28] |
2012 | Cloudlands | Caroline | South Coast Repertory Orange County, California | Regional[29] |
Elemeno Pea | Michaela | South Coast Repertory Orange County, California | Regional[30] | |
2012–2013 | Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark | Arachne (replacement) | Lyric Theatre | Broadway |
2013–2015 | Once | Réza (replacement) | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | Broadway |
2015 | Indecent | Manke | Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut | Commissioned |
La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California | Regional | |||
2016 | Vineyard Theatre | Off-Broadway | ||
2016–2017 | The Band's Visit | Dina | Atlantic Theater Company | Off-Broadway |
2017 | Indecent | Manke | James Earl Jones Theatre | Broadway |
2017–2019 | The Band's Visit | Dina | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | Broadway |
2020 | Company | Bobbie | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | Broadway |
2021–2022 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | The Acedia Thing | Poet | |
2004 | Liar! | Moira | Short film |
Volare | Candy patron No. 1 | Short film | |
2005 | Space Daze | Elania Hoffman | Video |
2006 | Kiss Me in the Dark | Woman | Short film |
2007 | Crime Fiction | Lauren | Short film |
The Grand Inquisitor | Auditioning Jesus | ||
2009 | White Widow | N/A | Short film |
Preservation | Viola/Vera | Short film | |
Love on the Tundra | Alexia | Short film | |
2010 | Chateau Belvedere | Genevieve Masolowski | Short film |
Happy. Thank You. More. Please. | Music Performance | Music credit only: "Phosphorescent Green" | |
2012 | Arthur and the Bunnies | Sara | Short film |
2013 | One for My Baby | Actress | Short film |
2014 | The Vigilante | Agent Stansfield | Short film |
2015 | FracKtured | Del | Short film[31] |
2016 | Élan Vital | Christine | [32] |
Evol: The Theory of Love | Yolanda | ||
2019 | Love Is Blind | Dr. Shine |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Will & Grace | Marta the Maid | Episode: "Fagmalion Part 4: The Guy Who Loved Me" |
2005 | Studio House | Starlet | TV movie |
2006 | According to Jim | Nurse | Episode: "Belaboring the Point" |
2009 | Ruby & the Rockits | Lady No. 2 | Episode: "Hot for Spanish Teacher" |
2014 | The Blacklist | Carrie Anne Beck | Episode: "The Front (No. 74)" |
2015 | Elementary | Sonia | Episode: "The Illustrious Client" |
2016 | Miss Teri | Meta | Episode: "Pilot" (Web series, co-creator, writer)[33][34] |
2017 | The Get Down | Ruby Con | Episode: "Gamble Everything" |
Indecent | Manke | TV production of stage play.[35][36][37] | |
2017–2018 | The Good Fight | Naftali Amato | Recurring role; 3 episodes[38] |
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Cosma | Episodes: "Put That on Your Plate!", "All Alone" | |
2019 | The Village | Claire Danville | Recurring role; 4 episodes[39] |
2020 | Tommy | Kiley Mills | Recurring role; 5 episodes[40] |
Little Voice | Mary King | Episodes: "Sea Change", "Sing What I Can't Say" | |
2022 | Ozark | Clare Shaw | 10 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2017 | Theatre World Award | Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theatre | Honoree | [41] | |
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Indecent | Nominated | [42] | |
Outstanding Actress in a Musical | The Band's Visit | Nominated | [42] | ||
Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical | Won | [43] | ||
2018 | Tony Award | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | [44] | |
Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | [45] | ||
Chita Rivera Award for Dance and Choreography | Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show | Nominated | [46] | ||
2019 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Won | [47] | |
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program (with the cast of The Band's Visit) | Won | [48] | ||
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