Nina Arianda
Nina Arianda
Nina Ariandais an American film, stage and television actress. She won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 2012 for Venus in Fur. She was also nominated for another Tony for her performance in Born Yesterday...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
CountryUnited States of America
song queens epic
I love all things Queen - their songs are epic storytelling.
mother strong-women strong
I've had a very supportive mother my entire life, so I've had strong women around me.
sleep bad-day scripts
If I'm having a bad day in rehearsal, I'll sleep with my script.
dream school training
When I was 13, I moved from New Jersey to Germany with my family. The high school was so supportive of my dream to continue with my theater training; instead of taking PE, I would get credit for dance lessons.
home skins use
I'm mildly obsessed with skin care. I do a lot of masks at home, like Elisha Coy's Korean Collagen masks. I also use an embarrassingly wide variety of facial creams.
I get emotionally involved with things I should not be.
jobs wine shoes
I was a hostess, I sold shoes, but I don't function well in jobs that don't have to do with what I love. I have cleaned bathrooms in theaters, I have sold wine in theaters, I have sold tickets, because I will do anything, anything, to stay in this world.
singing opera singers
I got last-minute rush seats to Baz Luhrmann's 'Boheme,' and my favorite singer, Ekaterina Solovyeva, was playing Mimi that day. My face got burned off when she sang the aria 'Donde Lieta Usci.' The woman was technically sobbing and singing opera at the same time. I don't know how you do that.
embarrassing
I watch so much television, it's embarrassing.
real thinking challenges
Going to the theater or having the honor of performing in theater reminds you of your humanity in a very different way. It's a real release and an incredible challenge. But the stage is a dangerous place. You gotta be trained. Plus, crowds like when things go wrong. I think that's part of the thrill. Anything can happen.
character insecure long
Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.
dream art new-york
Before I left for Germany, I had gotten accepted to the performing arts high school in New York, which was a big dream of mine. And having to leave that was very sad for me.
brain get-real
I get really into shows, but then I have my brain shut off time.
air stage
You leave part of yourself on every stage you're on. How could you not live in the air somehow?