Years active 2003–present Name Ashlie Atkinson | Role Film actress | |
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Born August 6, 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-08-06 ) Little Rock, Arkansas Occupation Stage actressFilm actressTelevision actress Education Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre Nominations Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress Movies and TV shows Compliance, Us & Them, Inside Man, Eat Pray Love, Another Gay Sequel: G Similar People Todd Stephens, Jonah Blechman, Mitch Morris, Jonathan Chase, James Getzlaff Profiles | ||
Ashlie Atkinson at the "BlacKkKlansman" premiere
Ashlie Atkinson (born August 6, 1977) is an American stage, film, and television actress. Ashlie also studied Acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in New York City.
Contents
- Ashlie Atkinson at the BlacKkKlansman premiere
- The Sit Down Ashlie Atkinson
- Background
- Career
- Partial theater
- Awards nominations
- References
The Sit-Down: Ashlie Atkinson
Background
Atkinson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She moved to New York at age 17 and attended Barnard College. After a year, she returned to Arkansas and graduated from Hendrix College in 2001 with a degree in political science and religion.
Career
She was seen by director Jace Alexander when she performed in a Neighborhood Playhouse school showcase, which led to her appearances in Law & Order and Rescue Me. While on hiatus between the 2004 and 2005 seasons of Rescue Me, she starred as Helen, the sweet-faced, plus-size librarian in Neil LaBute's 2004 play Fat Pig, for which she won a Theatre World Award for 'Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut', as well as receiving nominations for both a Lucille Lortel Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award. She also appeared in a Broadway revival of The Ritz in 2007. Atkinson's film and television credits include Inside Man, Margot at the Wedding, Another Gay Movie, Law & Order and Rescue Me.
In 2006 Atkinson became the face of a fictional character called Chunky Pam. Pam was featured in a Christmas promotion for MTV called XXXLMAS, a Valentine's Day promotion called Pampered, and a one-off music video titled Dirrrty Jerzy, in which she raps about being from New Jersey.
Since 2003, Atkinson has skated and announced as a member of the Gotham Girls roller derby team under the name of 'Margaret Thrasher'.
Partial theater
