Marina Squerciati Bio, Wiki
Marina Squerciati born Marina Teresa Squerciati is an American Actress best known for her appearance in the television film Chicago P.D., playing the role Kim Burgess. She has also appeared in the TV series Gossip Girl as Alessandra Steele, The Americans as Irina Semenova, and Blue Bloods as Cameron Swanson.
Marina Squerciati Age
Squerciati was born in New York City, United States on April 30th, 1984. She is 39 years old as of 2024 and she celebrates her birthday on 30th April every year.
Marina Squerciati Height/Measurements
Squerciati stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Marina Squerciati Education
Squerciati went to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy then later attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States. She graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre in the year 2003.
Marina Squerciati Career
Squerciati was awarded the Agnes Moorehead award for her performance in the play Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story as Judy Holliday, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. She Broadway debut was in To Be or Not to Be, a Ernst Lubitsch’s adaptation that was directed by Casey Nicholaw, a Tony Award winner. Squerciati starred in the off-Broadway, Manipulation, Beauty of the Father among others. She created a role in the cappella musical comedy Perfect Harmony, called Kerri Taylor, and she was also a member of The Essentials.
Squerciati played the role Polichinelle in the film The Nutcracker, which was directed by Emile Ardolino in 1993. Her feature film debut was in It’s Complicated, which she did in the year 2009. She later appeared in the films Frances Ha and Alter Egos in 2012, and also starred as Dawn in the indie film Sparks which is based on the comic SPARKS by William Katt. Her first role on television was Betsy Naylor on Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the year 2009. In 2010 and 2011, Squerciati appeared in guest roles on Damages, The Good Wife, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Blue Bloods. She gained popularity in season five of Gossip Girl that has eight episodes. She then guest starred as Soviet spy in the series The Americans.
It was announced in August 2013 that Squerciati would appear in the television series, Chicagi Fire spin-off Chicago P.D. as Officer Kim Burgess. The series debuted on 8th January 2014 and its seventh season premiered on 25th September 2019. NBC later announced on 27th February 2020 that the series was being renewed for season eight, nine, and 10. She also appeared in the television series Special Skills in 2017, taking the role Marina.
Marina Squerciati Net Worth
Throughout her career as an Actress she has been able to accumulate an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million.
Marina Squerciati Parents and Siblings
Squerciati was born and brought up in New York City, United States by her parents. Marie Squerciati her mother, is an academic and writer known for her work in television between 1970s and 1980s. In September 2019, documents in court alleged that Squerciati was the late financier John R. Jakobson’s daughter, who was also actress Maggie Wheeler’s dad. There was no provision that was made for her despite being promised to be named in mogul’s will. Some documents suggested that Squerciati’s nanny, Squerciati’s tuition at Dalton and Northwestern University, and child support was paid by Jakobson.
The late John R. Jakobson was her dad who worked as a financier at the Wall Street Stock Exchange. Squerciata has four siblings; Maggie Wheeler born in 1961 and is also an actress, Jenna a country music artist and songwriter, John born in 1964, and Nicholas.
Marina Squerciati Husband
Squerciati was happily married to Eli Kay-Oliphant who works as an Attorney. The couple got married in 2016 after dating since college and together they have a child.
Marina Squerciati Kids
Squerciati announced that she was pregnant on Twitter on 15th February 2017. She later gave birth to a daughter on May 2017, but she has not revealed her name to the public yet.
Marina Squerciati Chicago P.D.
Squerciati played the role Kim Burgess in the television series Chicago P.D. which aired in January 2014. Kim was a police officer in the CPD Intelligence Unit. She is a nice woman with a good heart. A woman is caught shoplifting food to feed her son, and Kim pays for it goes ahead to threaten the shopkeeper with fines due to expired licences.
Marina Squerciati and Patrick Flueger
Squerciati and Patrick portrayed Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek respectively. The characters have been in an on and off relationship since the first season, till present. However, the two are not together in real life but they are friends and they hang out together.
Marina Squerciati Gossip Girl
Squerciati portrayed Alessandra Steele in season five of the American television drama series Gossip Girl which aired in 2011. Alessandra was introduced in The Jewel of Denial when they were introduced by Noah Shapiro, Dan’s old mentor at his office. Alessandra realizes that Noah is taking credit for writing Inside, but she lets it slide. She then sets up a book release party for Dan where she meets Chuck, Rufus, Serena, Lily, Louis, and Blair. After Dan is abandoned by everyone, Alessandra introduces him to the press and gets him an interview with York 1.
Marina Squerciati Nationality and Ethnicity
Squerciati was born in New York City, United States and is of Italian ancestry.
Marina Squerciati Films and TV Shows
- The Nutcracker
- Sparks
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
- A Walk Among the Tombstones
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- The Good Wife
- Blue Bloods
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Gossip Girl
- The Americans
- Chicago P.D.
- Chicago Fire
- Chicago Med
- Chicago Justice
- Special Skills
Marina Squerciati Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 146.6K followers, around 240.1K followers on her Facebook page, and about 842.7K followers on her Instagram account.