Kristine E. Nielsen (born May , ) is an American actress known for her
work on Broadway and Off-Broadway. Nielsen was nominated for the Tony
Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance as Sonia in
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and the Tony Award for Best
Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Gary: A Sequel to
Titus Andronicus.Nielsen grew up in the Washington, D.C. and Bethesda,
Maryland areas, the daughter of Homer Nielsen (-), who was born in the
Philippines, and Eloise (née Gerard) Nielsen (-). Her mother, a
Democrat, worked in government, at one point for president Jimmy
Carter, and her father was a U.S Navy captain. Her sister was Karen
(Nielsen) Grammaticas (-), wife of Dr. Andrew Grammaticas. Her family
spent summers at Cape Cod. Her paternal grandfather was Harold Nielsen
(-), who fought in World War I and had Danish ancestry. Her
great-grandfather, Lewis Gerard (-), was an immigrant from France who
fought for the Union in the Civil War.She trained at Northwestern
University (B.A) and the Yale School of Drama (M.F.A). At Yale her
classmates included Frances McDormand and Tony Shalhoub. She is
married to actor Brent Langdon.Nielsen has appeared in several
Broadway shows. Her first appearance was in the production of The
Iceman Cometh as Pearl. She next appeared in Jackie: An American Life
() playing various characters, including Rose Kennedy and Marilyn
Monroe. In she played the role of Ninetta in a new production of The
Green Bird. In she played Eunice Hubbell opposite Natasha
Richardson's Blanche Dubois and Amy Ryan's Stella in A Streetcar Named
Desire. In she played Madame de Volanges opposite Laura Linney as
Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons and also played Anna in To
Be or Not to Be. In she played The Storyteller in Bloody Bloody
Andrew Jackson.
work on Broadway and Off-Broadway. Nielsen was nominated for the Tony
Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance as Sonia in
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and the Tony Award for Best
Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Gary: A Sequel to
Titus Andronicus.Nielsen grew up in the Washington, D.C. and Bethesda,
Maryland areas, the daughter of Homer Nielsen (-), who was born in the
Philippines, and Eloise (née Gerard) Nielsen (-). Her mother, a
Democrat, worked in government, at one point for president Jimmy
Carter, and her father was a U.S Navy captain. Her sister was Karen
(Nielsen) Grammaticas (-), wife of Dr. Andrew Grammaticas. Her family
spent summers at Cape Cod. Her paternal grandfather was Harold Nielsen
(-), who fought in World War I and had Danish ancestry. Her
great-grandfather, Lewis Gerard (-), was an immigrant from France who
fought for the Union in the Civil War.She trained at Northwestern
University (B.A) and the Yale School of Drama (M.F.A). At Yale her
classmates included Frances McDormand and Tony Shalhoub. She is
married to actor Brent Langdon.Nielsen has appeared in several
Broadway shows. Her first appearance was in the production of The
Iceman Cometh as Pearl. She next appeared in Jackie: An American Life
() playing various characters, including Rose Kennedy and Marilyn
Monroe. In she played the role of Ninetta in a new production of The
Green Bird. In she played Eunice Hubbell opposite Natasha
Richardson's Blanche Dubois and Amy Ryan's Stella in A Streetcar Named
Desire. In she played Madame de Volanges opposite Laura Linney as
Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons and also played Anna in To
Be or Not to Be. In she played The Storyteller in Bloody Bloody
Andrew Jackson.
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