Annika Boras

Annika Boras is an American actress and director. As a theater actress, she received a Drama League Award nomination for her portrayal of Elektra in An Oresteia as well as a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her performance in Edward Bond's Chair. In 2017, she worked alongside Octavia Spencer and Claire Danes for the film A Kid Like Jake, directed by Silas Howard. She also appeared as Mrs. Alsop in The Post, starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks directed by Steven Spielberg.

Early life and education

Boras was born in New Jersey, to Erika Boras, a classical cellist and music educator, and Dr. Tom Boras, a jazz saxophonist, composer and the director of jazz studies at NYU. She was raised in Bergen County, New Jersey and Greenwich Village. Boras has one sister, Brit Boras. She began studies to receive a Bachelor of Music at New York University. After a year, she left NYU to study acting in London. Boras graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Carver	Waitress	Arcola Theatre, London, United Kingdom
2006	Romeo & Juliet	Juliet	ART, Boston
2007	The Error of Their Ways	Helena	HERE Arts, New York City
2008	The Miracle Worker	Annie Sullivan	Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey
2008	Chair	The Welfare Officer	Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City
2009	The Importance of Being Earnest	Gwendolyn	Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey
2009	An Oresteia	Electra	Classic Stage Company, New York City
2009	Ernest in Love	Gwendoline	Irish Repertory Theatre, New York City
2010	Orlando	Sasha	Classic Stage Company, New York City
2011	Macbeth	Lady Macbeth	Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City
2012	The Broken Heart	Penthea	Theatre for a New Audience, Duke Theatre, New York City
2014	The Danish Widow	Aline	New York Stage and Film, Poughkeepsie, New York
2016	Prodigal Son	Louise	Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City
2016	Junk	Amy Merkin	La Jolla Playhouse, California
2017	Man from Nebraska	Ashley	2nd Stage Theatre, New York City

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2009	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Chair	Nominated
2009	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance in a Play	An Oresteia	Nominated

Boras is the maternal granddaughter of The Public Theater actor Herbert Nelson and actress/director Joan Deweese. As of September 2020, she is engaged to playwright Ayad Akhtar.