Tina Benko

A highly regarded performer on the New York and national stages Tina Benko also enjoyed regular work in films and on television most notably in a starring role on Flesh and Bone Starz 2015The Pittsburgh PA native received her training at Carnegie Mellon and made her screen debut in Stephen Gyllenhaals drama Waterland in 1992 Benko logged minor roles in features and on television throughout the 1990s while also appearing regularly on stage both as an understudy in Broadway productions like The Real Thing 2000 and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 2003 and in more substantive roles Off Broadway and at the Williamstown Theatre Festival In 2006 she enjoyed a recurring role as Kath Parry a former flame of Irish gangster Michael Caffee Jason Isaacs on Brotherhood Showtime 20062008 which led to supporting and guest appearances on episodic dramas like Law Order NBC 19902010 and roles in major features like The Avengers 2012 Her stage roles too grew in stature and by 2011 she was starring in an international touring production of Toni Morrisons Desdemona 2011 directed by Peter Sellars and earning critical praise as Titania in Julie Taylors 2013 production of A Midsummer Nights Dream which was filmed for a 2014 theatrical release In 2013 Benko also earned a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for playing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Elfriede Jellineks solo play Jackie and by the following year had transitioned into a busy character actress with two or three film or television credits to her name each year Chief among these was a minor role in Woody Allens Irrational Man 2015 and a turn as a series regular on Flesh and Bone Starzs drama set in the ballet world Benko played Jessica a former dancer who returns to her former ballet company to serve as its manager