Karen Pittman

Karen Pittman is an American actress. She had recurring roles in The Americans and Luke Cage before starring as Mia Jordan in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present) and as Dr. Nya Wallace in the HBO Max comedy-drama, And Just Like That... (2021–2023).[2]

Karen Pittman
Born
EducationNorthwestern University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Children2[1]

Early life, family and education

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Pittman was born in Mississippi and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.[citation needed]

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Voice and Opera at Northwestern University and a Masters of Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program.[3][4]

Career

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Pittman has portrayed the character of Jory in the 2012 Lincoln Center production of Disgraced and has performed in FX Network's The Americans and Netflix's Luke Cage, as Lisa and Inspector Priscilla Ridley, respectively.[5][6]

Since 2019, Pittman has starred as Mia Jordan in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, along with the cast in 2022 and 2024.[7][8] In 2021, she began starring as Dr. Nya Wallace in the HBO Max comedy-drama, And Just Like That.... She acted in both series in the same time.[9] In 2022, she played her first leading role, in the romantic drama film, Unthinkably Good Things directed by Terri J. Vaughn.[10][11] She later starred alongside Corey Stoll in the crime drama film, What We Do Next.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Last NightCaroline
2012The Bourne LegacyLandy Reporter
2013Begin AgainBusiness Woman
2014The RewriteNaomi Watkins
2016CustodyElaine Dunbar
2017Was It Rape Then?FuryShort
2017DetroitMrs. Dismukes
2017Benji the DoveLaura
2022Toy PhoneSofiaShort, also executive producer
2022What We Do NextSandy James

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Great PerformancesMom - UnderstudyEpisode: "Passing Strange"
200930 RockNurseEpisode: "St. Valentine's Day"
2009Law & OrderAmanda RendinaEpisode: "Bailout"
2009KingsTV ReporterEpisode: "Prosperity"
2009MediumNurse #3Episode: "The Man in the Mirror"
2010White CollarPress SecretaryEpisode: "Need to Know"
2010Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFBI Agent WilcoxEpisode: "Locum"
2011One Life to LiveNurse #1Guest role (4 episodes)
2013The Good WifeDr. Patricia SerlingEpisode: "A Precious Commodity"
2014House of CardsElizabeth WardEpisode: "Chapter 19"
2014, 2019The BlacklistInterrogator #2, Miss HoltEpisodes: "Berlin (No. 8)", "The Corsican (No. 20)"
2014–2016The AmericansLisaRecurring role (seasons 2–4)
2016Horace and PeteRhondaEpisodes: "1.7", "1.8"
2016Person of InterestTracey PhillipsEpisode: "Synecdoche"
2016BlindspotElizabeth GubaraEpisode: "If Beth"
2016Madam SecretaryTaylor WilsonEpisode: "The Race"
2016–2018Luke CagePriscilla Ridley
2017ElementaryDaria WyngoldEpisode: "Moving Targets"
2017Love You MoreRaquelTV short
2018Girlfriends' Guide to DivorcePatriciaEpisode: "It Takes Two to Stab Yourself in the Butt"
2019Live from Lincoln CenterNyaEpisode: "Pipeline"
2019NOS4A2Angela BrewsterEpisodes: "The Shorter Way", "The Graveyard of What Might Be"
2019–presentThe Morning ShowMia JordanMain role
2019Living with YourselfLenore Pool
2019EvilCaroline HopkinsEpisodes: ″October 31″, ″Exorcism Part 2″
2020YellowstoneWilla HaysRecurring role (season 3)
2021–2023And Just Like That...Dr. Nya WallaceMain role
2022Unthinkably Good ThingsTV film

Theater

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2012-2014DisgracedJoryTheater World Award[13]
2015King LizLiz Rico[3][14][15][16][17]
2017PipelineNyaBroadcast on PBS in 2019[18]

References

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  1. ^ Myers, Victoria (August 8, 2017). "An Interview With Karen Pittman". The Interval. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Cordero/Andreeva, Rosy/Nellie (March 22, 2024). "Karen Pittman Exits 'And Just Like That…' Ahead Of Season 3 Of Max Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Soloski, Alexis (15 July 2015). "Karen Pittman on What It Takes to Be 'King Liz'". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Blank, Matthew (November 11, 2014). "CUE & A: Disgraced Star Karen Pittman on the Challenges of the Project, Her Cooking Skills and Beyonce". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  5. ^ "Karen Pittman Joins 'The Americans'; Gloria Reuben In 'Mr. Robot'". Deadline. 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  6. ^ "Why Marvel & Netflix's 'Luke Cage' Feels Like Such A Missed Opportunity". The Playlist. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  7. ^ Agard, Chancellor (February 27, 2022). "Brian Cox pays tribute to Ukrainian and Russian actors after 'Succession' SAG Awards win". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  8. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®". sagawards.org (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Winston, Fran (August 9, 2023). "And Just Like That season 2 star speaks out having less screen time". Express.co.uk.
  10. ^ Halterman, Jim (August 26, 2022). "The 'Unthinkably Good Things' Star Previews Hallmark's First Mahogany Film". TV Insider.
  11. ^ McNamara, Bre. "'Unthinkably Good Things' Trailer: Karen Pittman, Erica Ash, Lance Gross And More In First Film Under Hallmark's Mahogany Banner". ShadowandAct.com.
  12. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2023-02-13). "Blue Fox boards EFM sales on Corey Stoll crime thriller 'What We Do Next' (exclusive)". ScreenDaily.com.
  13. ^ VIAGAS, ROBERT (May 5, 2015). "Broadway Siblings Megan and Robert Fairchild Among 71st Annual Theatre World Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  14. ^ Isherwood, Charles (2015-07-27). "Review: 'King Liz,' at the Top of Her Game and Wanting More". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  15. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. "Showtime Is Developing a TV Series Adaptation of Fernanda Coppel's Off-Broadway Play, 'King Liz'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  16. ^ "Karen Pittman commands basketball soap 'King Liz'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  17. ^ Reed, Rex (2015-07-29). "'King Liz' Zeroes in Brilliantly on the Internecine World of Sports". Observer. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  18. ^ Theater, Lincoln Center. "Pipeline". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
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