Karen Pittman

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Karen Pittman (born May 12, 1986 in Mississippi ) is an American actress . She became famous for her roles in the series Marvel's Luke Cage and The Morning Show .

life and career

Karen Pittman was born in the state of Mississippi and grew up in the city of Nashville , Tennessee . Her parents were both scientists. She has three sisters and one brother. After graduating from high school, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Opera and Singing from Northwestern University and then a Masters of Fine Arts from New York University . She took on her first role in front of the camera in 2009 with a guest appearance on the series 30 Rock . Further appearances followed in Kings , Medium - Nothing Remains Hidden and White Collar . In 2010 she played a small role in the drama Last Night . In 2012 she portrayed a reporter in the film The Bourne Legacy .

In 2013 she was in a small role in the musical film Can a Song Save Your Life? to see. After appearances in Good Wife and House of Cards , she appeared on stage from 2014 to 2015 for the play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar at the Lyceum Theater , together with Josh Radnor and Gretchen Mol , in the role of judge Jory . For this she received the Theater World Award in 2015. From 2014 to 2016 she played a small role as Lisa in the series The Americans . Her other television appearances include The Blacklist , Person of Interest , Blindspot , Elementary , Madam Secretary and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce .

From 2016 to 2018, Pittman was Inspector Priscilla Ridley on the cast of the Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage . In 2019 she took on a supporting role as Mia Jordan in the drama series The Morning Show . In 2020 she appeared in a small role in the final season of the series Homeland and will also play a recurring role in the third season of the series Yellowstone .

Pittman lives in New York City and is a mother of one son and one daughter. Before she turned to acting, she worked as a singer and in the field of investment. When she applied for the acting program at NYU, she was already pregnant with her first child.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karen Pittman . In: Articlebio . April 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ Matthew Blank: CUE & A: Disgraced Star Karen Pittman on the Challenges of the Project, Her Cooking Skills and Beyonce ( en ) November 11, 2014. Accessed April 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Nsenga Burton: Karen Pittman: Disgraced Star Talks Art and Life ( en ) February 13, 2015. Accessed April 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ Karen Pittman - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Accessed April 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ Alexis Soloski: Karen Pittman on What It Takes to Be 'King Liz' ( en ) July 15, 2015. Accessed April 30, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Pittman, Karen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Mississippi , United States