Mia Barron is an American actress. She won the

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(Best Featured Performance in a play) for her performance in the Lincoln Center production of ''The Coast Starlight'', an Obie award for her performance in ''Hurricane Diane'' at

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, as well as a second Obie and a

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for her work in the ensemble of the Off Broadway production of '' The Wolves''. She co-created, along with director Lars Jan, a theatrical adaptation of

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's '' The White Album'', which premiered in New York to sold out houses at BAM's Harvey Theatre as part of the Next Wave Festival. She is known for her extensive New York City theater credits, alongside her television and independent film work, most recently ''Half Empty Half Full'', which received a New York Film Award nomination for Best Ensemble. She is also known as the voice of Molotov and Sally Impossible on the

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's long-running comic science-fiction series, ''

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Early life

Mia Barron was born in

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and raised in

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, the daughter of psychologist James Barron and writer Susan Barron. Her parents divorced and she has two brothers from her father's second marriage. Barron moved to New York to get her BFA at the

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and stayed to get her MFA from the graduate acting program at Tisch. When she first got out of school, Barron worked extensively in regional theatre appearing in multiple shows at The Long Wharf, The Guthrie, The Old Globe,

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, Westport Playhouse,

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's ''Humana'' festival, and

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among others. After she settled in New York, Barron became a mainstay in the off-Broadway scene, often working on the premieres of new plays.

Career

Barron's television credits include a recurring role on ''

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'' (with

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and

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), a recurring role on '' Law & Order True Crime'' (opposite to

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) and the recurring role of Katrina Griffin on ''

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''. Barron was in the off-Broadway production of Sarah Delappe's '' The Wolves'', named one of the best productions of the year by ''

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'', and by ''

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'' magazine as "a milestone for women in entertainment." Barron was in the Broadway production of

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's Tony-winning '' Coast of Utopia'', alongside

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and

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. Barron was in the New York premieres of Pulitzer-winning writer Bruce Norris's '' The Pain and the Itch'' at

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, and ''Domesticated'' at

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, alongside

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and

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. She has also been heavily involved with Chekhov Project at Lake Lucille, having appeared as Elena opposite

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's Vanya, and Natasha opposite

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's Andrey. Barron moved to

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, where she has become a regular on television and in the independent film world, as well as continuing her work in the New York theatre world.

Awards

* Lortel Award - Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play (''The Coast Starlight'') *

Obie Award The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given since 1956 by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theater artists and groups involved in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. Starting just after th ...

- Outstanding Performance (''Hurricane Diane'') *Obie Award - Outstanding Ensemble (''The Wolves'') *

Outstanding Ensemble (''The Wolves'') *

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s Finalist (Female Narration for ''Crosstalk'') *Best Ensemble Nomination New York Film Awards (''Half Empty/Half Full'')

Personal life

Barron has one child, Esme, with her partner multi-media artist Lars Jan.

Credits

Stage

Film and television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barron, Mia Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Tisch School of the Arts alumni American stage actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses