Carmen Zilles is an American actor. She is best known for her role as Beatriz in the drama Bel Canto (2018), directed by Paul Weitz and based on the novel by Ann Patchett. She also appeared in Flemish director Ivo van Hove's adaptation of Scenes from a Marriage at New York Theatre Workshop in 2014.[1]

Early life and education

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Zilles was born in the Jamaica Plain area of Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from the Boston Latin School.[2] She later graduated from the Yale School of Drama[3] with a degree in acting.

Career

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Zilles has appeared in over twenty Off-Broadway plays; she played Jackie in Atlantic Theater Company's production of Chimichangas and Zoloft in 2012,[4] Vanessa in Jose Rivera's play Adoration of the Old Woman at INTAR, Jess in Signature Theater Company's Small Mouth Sounds (directed by Rachel Chavkin).[5] She played Cecilia in Maria Irene Fornes's play Fefu and her Friends at Theatre for a New Audience (directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz) in 2019[6] and as Aran in Brian Watkins' (creator of Amazon's Outer Range) play Epiphany at Lincoln Center Theater.[7] She starred as Marlene in Caryl Churchhill's Top Girls, directed by Liesl Tommy at the Huntington Theatre in Boston in 2018.[8] She played Katrina in Ivo van Hove's adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage at New York Theatre Workshop in 2014.[9]

She appeared opposite Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe in the 2018 drama Bel Canto, based on the novel by Ann Patchett. She played a recurring role on Law and Order: Organized Crime as the wife of Detective 2nd Grade Bobby Reyes (played by Rick Gonzalez). She appeared with Keke Palmer and rapper DMX in the 2019 film Pimp.

Personal life

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Zilles resides in New York City.[10] She is part of a writers' collective called VERONICA and has written three plays,[11] one loosely based on Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2016 Kabul Marla Short; co-writer and producer
2016 Gallina Marla Short
2018 Pimp Maria
2018 Bel Canto Beatriz

Television

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Year TV Show Role Notes
2017 Blue Bloods Angela Alvarez Episode: "Common Ground"
2022 Law and Order: Organized Crime Tammy Reyes 3 episodes
2023 FBI Jennifer Salazar Episode: "Heroes"

Theater[12]

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Year Play Role Venue Notes Ref
2012 Chimichangas and Zoloft Jackie Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway [13]
2013 Adoration of the Old Woman Vanessa INTAR Off-Broadway [14]
2014 Scenes from a Marriage Katrina New York Theatre Workshop Off-Broadway [15]
2015 Se Llama Cristina Vera INTAR Off-Broadway [16]
2016 Small Mouth Sounds Jess Signature Theatre Company Off Broadway [17]
2016 Another Word for Beauty Isabel Goodman Theatre Chicago [18]
2018 Top Girls Marlene Huntington Theatre Boston [19]
2019 Little Women Amy March Primary Stages Off-Broadway [20]
2020 Twilight: Los Angeles Elaine Young et al Signature Theatre Off-Broadway [21]
2021 The Swindlers Marie Baltimore Center Stage Baltimore [22]
2022 Epiphany Aran Lincoln Center Theater Off-Broadway [23]
2023 7 Minutes Ines Waterwell Theater Off-Broadway [24]
2023 Fuente Ovejuna Laurencia Theatre for a New Audience Off-Broadway [25]
2023 No Good Things Dwell Janice ART/New York Theater Off-Broadway [26]
2024 Watch Me Jay Clubbed Thumb Off-Broadway [27]

References

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  1. ^ "NYTW / Scenes from a Marriage". NYTW. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ Herald, Jessica Heslam | Boston (2018-07-27). "Beloved Boston public school teacher battles dementia". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  3. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ Zinoman, Jason (2012-06-05). "Revelations by the Dads of Teenagers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ^ CLEMENT, OLIVIA (June 2, 2016). "Casting Complete for Return of Small Mouth Sounds". PLAYBILL.COM.
  6. ^ Green, Jesse (2019-11-25). "Review: The Many Unusual Stages of 'Fefu and Her Friends'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  7. ^ Phillips, Maya (2022-06-24). "'Epiphany' Review: A Holiday Party, but What Are We Celebrating? (Published 2022)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  8. ^ "Huntington Theatre Company's 'Top Girls' Is Top-Drawer". www.wbur.org. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  9. ^ Als, Hilton (2014-09-29). "Vows". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  10. ^ "Carmen Zilles". Carmen Zilles. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  11. ^ "v e r o n i c a". v e r o n i c a. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  12. ^ "Carmen Zilles". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  13. ^ Zinoman, Jason (2012-06-05). "Revelations by the Dads of Teenagers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  14. ^ Rocco, Claudia La (2014-03-24). "Torn Between Two Lands, and Two Suitors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  15. ^ Brantley, Ben (2014-09-23). "A Marriage in Trouble, in Triplicate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  16. ^ Soloski, Alexis (2015-04-17). "Review: 'Se Llama Cristina,' a Search for Identity, at the Intar Theater". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  17. ^ "Small Mouth Sounds". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  18. ^ "Another Word for Beauty". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  19. ^ "In The Huntington's 'Top Girls,' Women Of Color Look Within To Transform A Modern Classic". www.wbur.org. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  20. ^ "Little Women: Actors and Creative Team - Primary Stages". primarystages.org. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  21. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "VIDEO: See a Preview of Anna Deavere Smith's TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at Signature Theatre's". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  22. ^ "The Swindlers A True-ish Tall Tale". www.centerstage.org. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  23. ^ Theater, Lincoln Center. "Carmen Zilles". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  24. ^ "7 Minutes | U.S. Premiere". WATERWELL. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  25. ^ "FUENTE OVEJUNA By Lope de Vega, April 29 – May 28, 2023". Theatre for a New Audience. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  26. ^ Holdren, Sara (2023-09-11). "Shadows and Seams, Both Visible: No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  27. ^ "Carmen Zilles theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
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