| Arija Bareikis | |
| Birth Name: | Arija Allison Bareikis |
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1966 |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1992–present |
| Alma Mater: | Stanford University |
Arija Allison Bareikis[1] (July 21, 1966[2]) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Officer Chickie Brown in the TV crime drama Southland. She is also known for the films and The Purge.
Bareikis's first name is Lithuanian.[3] She is one of two daughters born to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Paul Bareikis.[4] She graduated from Stanford University in 1987.[1]
Bareikis starred alongside Rob Schneider as Kate in (1999) and played LAPD police officer Chickie Brown in the police drama series Southland for its first three seasons.[5], Bareikis' most recent screen role was a 2016 episode of the television series Power, as MJ.[6]
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes | |
| 1993 | Celestial Navigation | Pamela | ||
| 1994 | Twisted Tales | Tracey | Segment: "Hungry Like A…Bat?" | |
| 1997 | Ties to Rachel | Rachel | ||
| 1997 | The Myth of Fingerprints | Daphne | ||
| 1998 | Pants on Fire | Nicki | ||
| 1998 | The Naked Man | Kim Bliss | ||
| 1999 | 30 Days | Sarah Meyers | ||
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Susan Marie Heine | ||
| 1999 | Kate | |||
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Sally Oliver | ||
| 2005 | Kate Bigalow | Uncredited | ||
| 2005 | Dealbreaker | Fran | Short film | |
| 2007 | No Reservations | Christine | ||
| 2007 | Leaving Gussie | Thyme | Short film | |
| 2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Katherine | ||
| 2009 | Tenderness | Marsha | ||
| 2009 | Frame of Mind | Jennifer Secca | ||
| 2011 | The Stand Up | Mrs. Rundgren | ||
| 2013 | The Purge | Mrs. Grace Sanchez | ||
| 2016 | Tao of Surfing | Megan | ||
| 2018 | The Witch in the Window | Beverly | ||
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1996 | One Life to Live | Emily di Mauro | Recurring character | |
| 1997 | Law & Order | Kim Triandos | Episode: "Matrimony" | |
| 1999 - 2000 | Oz | Tricia Ross | Episodes: "The Truth and Nothing But…", "Napoleon's Boney Parts", "Unnatural Disasters", "U.S. Male", "Obituaries", and "The Bill of Wrongs" | |
| 2002 | The American Embassy | Emma Brody | Episodes: "Walking on the Moon", "Agent Provocateur", "Pilot", "China Cup", "Driven", and "Long Live the King" | |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Maggie Cartwright | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2003 | A Painted House | Kathleen Chandler | Hallmark Television movie | |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan | Detective Annie Capra | Episodes: "Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?", "Dead in the Water", "Missing Pieces", "Till Death Do Us Part", and "Devil May Care" | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Savannah | Episode: "Let It Be" | |
| 2005 - 2009 | Helen Bramer / Nurse Gina Lowe | Episodes: "Stress Position" and "Astoria Helen" | ||
| 2006 | A.K.A. | Vanessa | Television movie | |
| 2011 | Royal Pains | Natalie's Mother | Episode: "A History of Violins" | |
| 2009 - 2011 | Southland | Police Officer III Chickie Brown | Lead Character: 19 episodes | |
| 2016 | Power | MJ Hazen / MJ | Episodes: "Don't Go", "Trust Me", and "In My Best Interest" | |
| 2017 | Bull | Moira Dickerson | Episode: "Make Me" | |