
Maria Dizzia
Highest Rated: 90% Keep the Lights On (2012)
Lowest Rated: 22% 37 (2016)
Birthday: Dec 29, 1974
Birthplace: New Jersey, USA
Born and raised in New Jersey, Maria Dizzia attended Cornell University, and then went to the University of California, San Diego to get her MFA. She moved to New York City in 2001 and dove into the theater world. She appeared in a number of theater productions, honing her craft and becoming known as an actor with a talent for making her characters seem real and down to earth, especially in plays that examine the dynamics or couples relationships. Her first screen performance was in a 2006 episode of "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC, 2001-2011). She continued to work in New York theater while increasing her presence in supporting roles onscreen, including a recurring guest role on "Smith" (CBS, 2006) and parts in "Rachel Getting Married" (2008) and "The Other Woman" (2009), starring Natalie Portman. Dizzia's career took an upturn in 2010 when she was nominated for a Tony Award for Featured Actress in the Lincoln Center production of In the Next Room. In 2011 she appeared in a recurring guest role on "Louie" (FX, 2010-15) and in two highly regarded independent features, "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (2011), and "Margin Call" (2011). In 2013 Dizzia launched her most recognizable role to that time, as a recurring regular on "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix, 2013-), playing the best friend of imprisoned socialite Piper. While appearing on the series, she maintained her film career with roles in Noah Baumbach's "While We're Young" (2014) and the transgender teen drama "About Ray" (2015).
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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80% | 77% | Late Night | Joan (Character) | $15.5M | 2019 |
84% | 45% | Depraved | Georgina (Character) | - | 2019 |
42% | 45% | William | Dr. Barbara Sullivan (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Neighbors' Window | Alli (Character) | - | 2019 |
57% | 73% | Above the Shadows | Victoria Jederman (Character) | - | 2019 |
61% | 37% | Vox Lux | Ms. Dwyer (Character) | $727.1K | 2018 |
73% | 43% | Piercing | Reed's Mother (Character) | $14.2K | 2018 |
73% | 92% | Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game | Angela (Character) | - | 2017 |
70% | 58% | Humor Me | Nirit Gerb-Kroll (Character) | - | 2017 |
67% | 92% | Fits and Starts | Sawyer Edwards (Character) | - | 2017 |
22% | 26% | 37 | Mary Cunningham (Character) | - | 2016 |
88% | 71% | Christine | Jean Reed (Character) | $298.5K | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sea Change | Amelia (Character) | - | 2016 |
45% | 38% | True Story | Mary Jane Longo (Character) | $4.7M | 2015 |
32% | 44% | About Ray | Sinda (Character) | $66.4K | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Edge of the Woods | Helen (Character) | - | 2015 |
50% | 29% | X/Y | Sandy (Character) | - | 2014 |
84% | 51% | While We're Young | Marina (Character) | $7.6M | 2014 |
71% | 32% | The Happy Sad | Mandy (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Clutter | Sandra (Character) | - | 2013 |
90% | 63% | Keep the Lights On | Vivian (Character) | $243.5K | 2012 |
45% | 36% | Down the Shore | Susan (Character) | $4.8K | 2011 |
90% | 71% | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Katie (Character) | $3M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 50% | A NY Thing | Stella (Character) | - | 2009 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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94% | 83% | Emergence | Emily (Guest Star) | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Bull | Dr. Margot Statton (Guest Star) | 2019 |
94% | 74% | Royal Pains | Cindy Green (Guest Star) | 2016 |
95% | 89% | Elementary | Penny (Guest Star) | 2015 |
90% | 82% | Orange Is the New Black |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2013-2014 |
93% | 92% | The Good Wife | Heather Sorentino (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 90% | The Newsroom | Erica (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Louie | Delores (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
90% | 78% | Fringe | Emily Kramer (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
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