Portia Reiners Explained
| Portia Reiners |
| Birth Name: | Portia Sullivan Reiners |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1990 |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
Portia Sullivan Reiners (born March 8, 1990)[1] is an American actress. She has worked in theater, television, and film. Her television career includes the role of Britney Jennings on One Life to Live.[2] [3] [4]
Career
Reiners began her acting career in theater at age seven, appearing as Oliver in the musical Oliver!,[1] and then was signed to the Abrams Artists Agency at age ten.[2] She began her television career in 2000 as Lily Benton Montgomery in All My Children, then played Ada Dunne in As the World Turns in 2006 [2] followed by Britney Jennings in One Life to Live from 2006 through 2007.[2]
She continued in theater playing Annie in the musical Annie, Catherine in The Children's Hour, Baby June in the musical Gypsy, and then starring as Jenny Litnov in The Notebook at the McGinn-Cazale Theatre in New York City.[1] [5] [6] In 2001, she played Kasia Gruszka in More Lies about Jerzy at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City.[1] [7] [8]
She starred as Mel in the 2010 movie Twelve Thirty.[2]
Filmography
- All My Children (7 episodes, 2000-2006) .... Lily Benton Montgomery
- The Grey Zone (2001) .... Young Girl (voice)[1]
- Iron Jawed Angels (2004) (TV movie) .... 14-year-old Jenny Leighton[1]
- (1 episode, "In the Wee Small Hours: Part 1", 2005) .... Nancy[1]
- Law & Order (1 episode, "Great Satan", 2009) ....Jill Sorenson[1]
- As the World Turns (13 episodes, 2006) .... Ada Dunne
- One Life to Live (47 episodes, 2006-2007) .... Britney Jennings
- Neal Cassady (2007) .... Cathy Cassady[1]
- Twelve Thirty (2010)[9] [10] [11]
Personal life
Her mother was an actress.[1] Reiners was named after the character Portia from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.[2]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Portia Reiners . 30 May 2022 . Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television . Gale . 2011.
- News: One Life To Live Where Are They Now: Portia Reiners. Mistretta. Amy. SheKnows.com. April 12, 2019. SheKnows Media.
- News: Portia Reiners Leaves OLTL!. SheKnows.com. April 12, 2019. SheKnows Media.
- News: One Life to Live’s Portia Reiners And Jonathan Groff In Twelve Thirty!. SheKnows.com. April 12, 2019. SheKnows Media.
- News: Gates . Anita . A Puzzling Relationship Gilded by Poetry: [Review] . . 27 June 2002. ProQuest.
- News: Cox . Gordon . Too Many Pages Missing in This 'Notebook' . . 26 June 2002. ProQuest.
- News: Gamerman . Amy . Theater: Grappling With an Enigma --- In Mr. Holmes's New Play, Fact and Fiction Tangle in a Tale Of Self-Invention and Deceit . . 24 January 2001. Proquest.
- News: Weber . Bruce . The Painted Bird, Caged: What Is the Truth About Art?: [Review] . . 23 January 2001. Proquest.
- News: Ebert . Roger . Getting to know the whole family . 29 May 2022 . RogerEbert.com . May 11, 2011.
- News: Holden . Stephen . In States of Undress, Mental and Physical . 29 May 2022 . . January 13, 2011.
- News: Anderson . John . One man, three women in 'Twelve Thirty' . 29 May 2022 . . March 3, 2011.
