{{Short description|American actress (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Ashlie Atkinson | image = Ashlie Atkinson on RealTVfilms.jpg | caption = Atkinson in 2012 | birth_name = Ashley Elizabeth Atkinson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|08|06}} | birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas U.S. | alma_mater = Hendrix College (BA) | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2003–present | spouse = {{marriage|Leon Chase|2015}} }} '''Ashley Elizabeth "Ashlie" Atkinson'''<ref name=2011_Playbill-AsYouLikeIt-QA>{{cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|title=Playbill.com's Cue & A: Ashlie Atkinson|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/playbillcoms-cue-a-ashlie-atkinson-com-164892|work=Playbill|date=2010|language=en}}</ref> (born August 6, 1977) is an American character actress who works in movies, television, and theater.<ref name=2015_ArkansasDemocrat-Profile>{{cite news|last=Franco|first=Cheree|title=On a role: Ashlie Atkinson's done them all: TV, movies, Broadway, roller derby, wife, YouTube|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/jun/09/on-a-role-20150609/|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=9 June 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref name=2016_KateHart-Interview>{{cite news|last=Hart|first=Kate|title=Badass Ladies You Should Know: Ashlie Atkinson|url=https://www.katehart.net/blog//2016/03/badass-ladies-you-should-know-ashlie.html|work=Kate Hart|date=2 March 2016}}</ref> Atkinson is known for her work as Mamie Fish on ''The Gilded Age'', Amanda in ''And Just Like That'', Connie in the Spike Lee film ''BlacKkKlansman'',<ref name=2018_ArkansasDemocrat-KkK>{{cite news|last=Lybarger|first=Dan|title=Arkansan who plays homicidal Ku Klux Klan wife in 'BlacKkKlansman' is no stranger to racism|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/jun/09/on-a-role-20150609/|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=24 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> and Janice in the fourth season of ''Mr. Robot''.<ref name=2019_PeopleNow-MrRobot>{{cite news|title=PEOPLE Now: Mr. Robot's Ashlie Atkinson Doesn't Have a Finsta: 'My Dirty Secrets Aren't on the Internet!'|url=https://people.com/tv/mr-robots-ashlie-atkinson-doesnt-have-a-finsta-my-dirty-secrets-arent-on-the-internet/|work=People|date=7 October 2019|language=en|format=Video interview}}</ref>
Theresa - Rescue Me (2004-2011)
==Early life and education== Atkinson was born on August 6, 1977 in Little Rock, Arkansas.<ref name=2018_ArkansasTimes-QA>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Jacob|title=Q&A with Ashlie Atkinson|url=https://arktimes.com/entertainment/ae-feature/2018/02/22/qa-with-ashlie-atkinson?oid=14872609|work=Arkansas Times|date=22 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209055601/https://arktimes.com/entertainment/ae-feature/2018/02/22/qa-with-ashlie-atkinson%3Foid%3D14872609 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref> Her father was a doctor and her mother was a nurse.<ref name=2015_ArkansasDemocrat-Profile /> Her family has lived in Arkansas for many generations.<ref name=2015-ArkansasDemocrat-Marriage>{{cite news|title=Ashlie Elizabeth Atkinson – Leon William Chase|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/may/17/ashlie-elizabeth-atkinson-leon-william-/|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=17 May 2015|language=en}}</ref>
In 1995, Atkinson graduated from Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas.<ref name=2018_ArkansasDemocrat-KkK /> Atkinson attended Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City for three semesters but in 1996, moved back to Arkansas and eventually transferred to Hendrix College, where she had previously attended a summer program through Arkansas Governor's School for drama.<ref name=2015_ArkansasDemocrat-Profile /><ref name=2016_KateHart-Interview /><ref name=2012_HendrixMagazine-Interview>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Rachel|title=On Stage in New York, At Home in Arkansas|url=https://www.hendrix.edu/HendrixMagazine/default.aspx?id=63659|work=Hendrix Magazine|publisher=Hendrix College|date=Fall 2012|language=en}}</ref> In 2001, Atkinson graduated from Hendrix College with a degree in theater arts.<ref name=2012_HendrixMagazine-Interview /><ref name=2006_HendrixCollege-AlumniProfile>{{cite news|title=Alumni: Ashlie Atkinson '01|url=https://www.hendrix.edu/alumni/alumni.aspx?id=4550|work=Hendrix College|date=2006|language=en}}</ref>
In 2003, after moving back to New York City when she was 24, Atkinson graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.<ref name=2003_NeighborhoodPlayhouseSchool>{{cite web|title=Alumni: Ashlie Atkinson|url=http://neighborhoodplayhouse.org/alumni|website=Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre|date=2003}}</ref> While at the Neighborhood Playhouse, she studied the Meisner technique.<ref name=2018_FilmmakerMagazine-PodcastInterview>{{cite news|last=Rinaldi|first=Peter|title=Back to One Podcast: Ashlie Atkinson Talks Using the "Substitution Tool" to Play Evil and Treating Auditions as Work Sessions|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/105798-back-to-one-podcast-ashlie-atkinson-talks-using-the-substitution-tool-to-play-evil-and-treating-auditions-as-work-sessions/#.XcjvppJKinc|work=Filmmaker Magazine|date=4 September 2018|format=Audio podcast}}</ref>
==Career==
=== Film and television === While at the Neighborhood Playhouse School, director Jace Alexander saw Atkinson perform in a showcase there. This led to a 2004 guest starring appearance in the TV show ''Law & Order'' and a six-episode arc in the Denis Leary TV series, ''Rescue Me''.<ref name=2005_TVGuide-RescueMe-FieryFemales>{{cite news|last=Fretts|first=Bruce|title=Rescue Me's Fiery Females|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/rescue-me-female-36266/|work=TV Guide|date=28 June 2005|language=en}}</ref>
Atkinson then starred in a breakout role as Helen, the sweet-faced, plus-size librarian in Neil LaBute's 2004 off-Broadway play ''Fat Pig''.<ref name=2004_VillageVoice-FatPig-Review> {{cite news|last=Park|first=Ed|title=Neil LaBute finds there's more to love and hate with full-figured characters|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2004/12/14/neil-labute-finds-theres-more-to-love-and-hate-with-full-figured-characters/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915142509/https://www.villagevoice.com/2004/12/14/neil-labute-finds-theres-more-to-love-and-hate-with-full-figured-characters/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2018|work=Village Voice|date=14 December 2004}}</ref><ref name=2005_NYTimes-MakingMarilyn>{{cite news|first=Jason|last=Zinoman|title=The Listings: Nov. 25 – Dec. 1; Ashlie Atkinson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/25/arts/movies/the-listings-nov-25-dec-1-ashlie-atkinson.html|work=The New York Times|date=25 November 2005}}</ref> The role garnered her a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut,<ref name=2005_MCCTheater-FatPig>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcctheater.org/about/awards.html|title=Fat Pig, awards and nominations|work=MCC Theater|access-date=12 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120144028/http://www.mcctheater.org/about/awards.html|archive-date=20 November 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=2005_TheatreWorldAwards> {{cite web|title=Previous Theater World Award recipients: 2004–2005|url=http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html|work=Theatre World Awards|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> as well as nominations for both a Lucille Lortel Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award.<ref name=2005_LucilleLortelAwards-FatPig>{{cite news|title=2005 Nominees: Outstanding Lead Actress: Ashlie Atkinson; Fat Pig|url=https://www.lortelaward.com/2005-nominees|work=The Lucille Lortel Awards|date=2005}}</ref><ref name=2005_OuterCriticsCircle-FatPig>{{cite news|title=Awards for 2004–2005: Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Ashlie Atkinson – Fat Pig|url=https://outercritics.org/award-results/awards-for-2004-2005/|work=Outer Critics Circle|date=2005}}</ref>
In 2007, Atkinson appeared in a Broadway revival of the Terrence McNally play, ''The Ritz''.<ref name=2007_Broadway-TheRitz>{{cite news|title=Fat Pig's Ashlie Atkinson Joins Cast of The Ritz; Comedy Delays One Day|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/96779/fat-pigs-ashlie-atkinson-joins-cast-of-the-ritz-comedy-delays-one-day/|work=Broadway.com|date=14 September 2007|language=en}}</ref><ref name=2007_TheaterMania-TheRitz>{{cite news|first=Brian Scott|last=Lipton|title=Ashlie Atkinson Joins The Ritz; First Preview Cancelled|url=https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/ashlie-atkinson-joins-the-ritz-first-preview-cance_11589.html|work=Theater Mania|date=14 September 2007}}</ref>
In 2011, Atkinson hit the three guest star appearance in the ''Law & Order'' franchise, following her 2005 debut on the original ''Law & Order'' with a 2007 appearance on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', and then in 2011 both ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''.
In 2012, Atkinson guest starred on the TV series ''Boardwalk Empire'' as Gyp's wife, Gianconda Rosetti. She appeared on a 2012 episode of ''30 Rock''.
In 2013, Atkinson portrayed Rochelle Applebaum in the Martin Scorsese film ''The Wolf of Wall Street''.<ref name=2013_ArkansasTimes-UsAndThem>{{cite news|title=The Arkansas Times Inquizator: Ashlie Atkinson|url=https://arktimes.com/news/the-big-picture/2013/08/29/the-arkansas-times-inquizator-ashlie-atkinson|work=Arkansas Times|date=29 August 2013}}</ref>
In 2013 and 2014, Atkinson had a four episode arc in the TV show, ''F to 7th''.<ref name=2013_Fto7th-Cast>{{cite web|title=Cast: Ashlie Atkinson|url=http://www.fto7th.com/ashlie-atkinson|website=F TO 7TH|date=2013}}</ref> From 2013 to 2014, she was featured on the American remake of ''Gavin and Stacey'', called ''Us & Them'' in the role of Nessa.<ref name=2013_ArkansasTimes-UsAndThem />
In 2018, Atkinson played the role of Connie Kendrickson in the Academy Award-winning film ''BlacKkKlansman'', directed by Spike Lee. She had previously worked with Lee in the 2006 Denzel Washington film, ''Inside Man''. Atkinson also worked alongside Lee's sister Joie Lee, contributing sound work on his 2008 WWII drama, ''Miracle at St. Anna''.<ref name=2018_ArkansasDemocrat-KkK /> Also in 2018, Atkinson had a recurring role on the TV series, ''One Dollar''.<ref name=2018_CBS-OneDollar-Interview>{{cite news|last=DJ Sixsmith|title=Ashlie Atkinson Talks 'One Dollar' On CBS All-Access|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/10/22/ashlie-atkinson-one-dollar/|work=CBS|date=22 October 2018}}</ref>
From 2018 to 2019, Atkinson was Ace, Internal Affairs Detective, in four episodes of the Syfy TV show ''Happy!'', a live-action/adult animated black comedy/action-drama television series.
In 2019, Atkinson portrayed Mrs. Fosse in the mini-series ''Fosse/Verdon''. She had a two episode arc in the 2019 Allison Tolman thriller ''Emergence'' and played a trucker in the ensemble opposite Alfre Woodard in the Netflix movie, ''Juanita''.<ref name=2019_THR-Juanita-Review>{{cite news|last=Beandrea July|title='Juanita': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/juanita-review-1192273|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 March 2019|language=en}}</ref>
And also in 2019, Atkinson was on the fourth and final season of ''Mr. Robot'', playing the character Janice.<ref name=2019_Deadline-MrRobot-Casting>{{cite news|last=Petski|first=Denise|title='Mr. Robot': Ashlie Atkinson Joins Fourth & Final Season As Series Regular|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/mr-robot-ashlie-atkinson-fourth-final-season-series-regular-1202735879/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=16 September 2019|language=en}}</ref>
Since 2022, Atkinson has played the social doyenne and influencer Mamie Fish in ''The Gilded Age'' on HBO.
===Other work=== From 2003, Atkinson is a former skater and long-time member of the 5-time world champion Gotham Girls roller derby team under the name of "Margaret Thrasher (Prime Minister of Your Demise)",<ref name=2005_NYTimes-GothamGirls>{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Steffie|title=Tough Girls Roll in the Bronx|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/fashion/sundaystyles/tough-girls-roll-in-the-bronx.html|work=The New York Times|date=15 May 2005}}</ref> although she has since retired.<ref name=2007_Broadway-TheRitz /><ref>{{cite news|first=Wendy|last=Shanker|title=Live a Well Rounded Life|url=http://www.venusimaging.com/Magazine/2005/decjanrealistic/ashlie.htm|work=Amaze Magazine|date=December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013154816/http://www.venusimaging.com/Magazine/2005/decjanrealistic/ashlie.htm|archive-date=13 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2004, Atkinson appeared in the music video for the Kings of Leon song, "Four Kicks" off their album ''Aha Shake Heartbreak''.<ref name=2004_KingsOfLeon-FourKicks>{{cite web|title=Kings Of Leon – Four Kicks (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abr-XWJMeu0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Abr-XWJMeu0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=Kings Of Leon|via=YouTube|language=en|format=Music video|date=2004}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 2006, Atkinson became the face of a fictional character called Chunky Pam. Her character, Chunky Pam, was featured in three videos: in a Christmas promotion for MTV called "Merry X.X.X.L.M.A.S. (Pam I Am)",<ref name=2006_ChunkyPam-XMas>{{cite web|last=Chunky Pam|title=Merry X.X.X.L.M.A.S. (Pam I Am)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRaUXbVM29I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/MRaUXbVM29I |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=Pam Da Moanium|via=YouTube|language=en|format=Music video|date=2006}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in a Valentine's Day promotion called "Pampered",<ref name=2006_ChunkyPam-Pampered>{{cite web|last=Chunky Pam|title=Pampered|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsIkKnl_Ai8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/bsIkKnl_Ai8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=Pam Da Moanium|via=YouTube|language=en|format=Music video|date=2006}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and a one-off music video titled "Dirrrty Jerzy",<ref name=2006_ChunkyPam-DirrrtyJerzy>{{cite web|last=Chunky Pam|title=Dirrrty Jerzy|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY4SF8xWKFo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/jY4SF8xWKFo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=Pam Da Moanium|via=YouTube|language=en|format=Music video|date=2006}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in which she raps about being from New Jersey.<ref name=2010_303Magazine-ChunkyPam>{{cite news|last=Jordan|first=Noah|title=Holidays, Jersey, ANTM and Rap Music|url=https://303magazine.com/2010/05/holidays-jersey-antm-and-rap-music/|work=303 Magazine|date=3 May 2010}}</ref>
In 2016, Atkinson appeared in the Ubisoft video game ''Watch Dogs 2'' as Lenni.<ref name=2016_KateHart-Interview />
In 2017, Atkinson starred as Dakota "Dak" Prentiss in a 14-episode noir science fiction thriller audio drama podcast called ''Steal the Stars'', the story of two government employees guarding the biggest secret in the world: a crashed UFO.<ref name=2017_StealTheStars>{{cite web|title=Steal the Stars|url=https://tor-labs.com/steal-the-stars/|website=Tor Labs|date=20 June 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2015, Atkinson married filmmaker and musician Leon Chase.<ref name="2015-ArkansasDemocrat-Marriage" /><ref name="2015_ArkansasDemocrat-Marriage-Long">{{cite news|date=17 May 2015|title=Ashlie Elizabeth Atkinson – Leon William Chase|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/arkansas-democrat-gazette/20150517/282930973941417}}</ref> The couple were married at the Arkansas music venue the White Water Tavern and live in Brooklyn.<ref name="2015_ArkansasDemocrat-Profile" />
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="3"|2006 | ''Inside Man'' | Mobile Command Officer Berk | |- | ''Another Gay Movie'' | Muffler | |- | ''Puccini for Beginners'' | Woman on Park Bench | |- | 2007 | ''Margot at the Wedding'' | Becky | |- | rowspan="4"|2008 | ''The Guitar'' | Receptionist | |- | ''Quid Pro Quo'' | Candy | |- | ''Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!'' | Muffler | |- | ''Last Call'' | Donna | |- | rowspan="3"|2009 | ''The Invention of Lying'' | Bank Teller | |- | ''Hungry Years'' | Martha | |- | ''When the Evening Comes'' | Angie | |- | rowspan="5"|2010 | ''13'' | Margot | Uncredited |- | ''BearCity'' | Amy | |- | ''Eat Pray Love'' | Bookstore Girl | |- | ''An Invisible Sign'' | Lisa's Aunt | |- | ''All Good Things'' | Bonnie Felder | |- | rowspan="2"|2012 | ''My Best Day'' | Meagan | |- | ''Compliance'' | Marti | |- | rowspan="4"|2013 | ''He's Way More Famous Than You'' | Gina | |- | ''Remedy'' | Mistress Nadine | |- | ''Cold Comes the Night'' | Social worker | |- | ''The Wolf of Wall Street'' | Rochelle Applebaum | |- | 2014 | ''Lyle'' | Therapist | |- | 2015 | ''Bridge of Spies'' | Classroom Teacher | |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | ''Certain Women'' | Secretary | |- | ''The Lennon Report'' | Deartra Sato | |- | ''Blood Stripe'' | Barb | |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''The Outcasts'' | Interviewer | |- | ''Nowhere, Michigan'' | Erin | |- | 2018 | ''BlacKkKlansman'' | Connie Kendrickson | |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''Adam'' | Bound Emcee | |- | ''Juanita'' | Peaches | |- | 2020 | ''Before/During/After'' | Marcella the Line Cook | |- | 2021 | ''Small Engine Repair'' | Diane Swaino | |- | 2025 | ''The Lost Bus'' | Ruby | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2004 | ''Law & Order'' | Wendy | Episode: "Darwinian" |- | 2004–2005 | ''Rescue Me'' | Theresa | 6 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | ''3 lbs'' | Nurse Rhonda | 2 episodes |- | ''The Wedding Album'' | unknown role | Television film |- | rowspan="2"|2007 | ''Filthy Gorgeous'' | Peggy | Television film |- | ''Me & Lee?'' | Melinda | Television film |- | 2007, 2011 | ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' | Lisa Kirby / Lisa Williams | 2 episodes |- | 2009 | ''The Unusuals'' | Tanya Blanston | Episode: "The E.I.D." |- | 2010 | ''Louie'' | Teacher | Episode: "Pilot" |- | rowspan="2"|2011 | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Rachel Gray | Episode: "Pursuit" |- | ''Bored to Death'' | Distraught Mom | Episode: "The Black Clock of Time" |- | rowspan="3"|2012 | ''Game Change'' | Plump Woman | Television film; uncredited |- | ''Boardwalk Empire'' | Gianconda Rosetti - Gyp's Wife | Episode: "Sunday Best" |- | ''30 Rock'' | Theresa | Episode: "Mazel Tov, Dummies!" |- | 2013 | ''Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell'' | Moon Rabbit | Episode: "Schmickler83!" |- | 2013–2014 | ''F to 7th'' | Alex | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="4"|2014 | ''The Actress'' | Discussion Circle Leader | Episode: "Unemployment" |- | ''Nurse Jackie'' | Kim | Episode: "Rat on a Cheeto" |- | ''High Maintenance'' | Female Coach | Episode: "Ruth" |- | ''Stuck on A'' | Maurice | 9 episodes |- | 2014–2015 | ''Us & Them'' | Nessa | 7 episodes |- | 2014, 2018 | ''Elementary'' | Gay | 2 episodes |- | 2015 | ''The Good Wife'' | Octavia Howe | Episode: "Payback" |- | 2015–2019 | ''Blue Bloods'' | Sandra Colby | 3 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | ''Above Average Presents'' | Alumni Rep | Episode: "The Bothering" |- | ''Odd Mom Out'' | Patty | 2 episodes |- | ''Divorce'' | Woman | Episode: "Détente" |- | 2017 | ''Crashing'' | Schmitty | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2018 | ''Bull'' | Kendall Tyler | Episode: "Kill Shot" |- | ''Jessica Jones'' | Mavis | Episode: "AKA Start at the Beginning" |- | ''One Dollar'' | Terri Mitchell | 9 episodes |- | 2018–2019 | ''Happy!'' | Ace / Internal Affairs Detective | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="4"|2019 | ''Fosse/Verdon'' | Mrs. Fosse | Episode: "All I Care About Is Love" |- | ''Emergence'' | April | 2 episodes |- | ''Mr. Robot'' | Janice | 5 episodes |- | ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' | Peggy | 2 episodes |- | 2019–2020 | ''New Amsterdam'' | Jackie Connor | 2 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Prodigal Son'' | Leanne | Episode: "Death's Door" |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' | Nova | Episode: "Zoey's Extraordinary Mystery" |- | ''Impeachment: American Crime Story'' | Juanita Broaddrick | 3 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2022–2023 | ''And Just Like That...'' | Amanda | 3 episodes |- | ''The Gilded Age'' | Mamie Fish | 8 episodes |- | 2023–2024 | ''American Horror Story: Delicate'' | Susan Pratt | 4 episodes |- | 2025 | ''The Gilded Age'' | Mamie Fish | 4 episodes
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==Awards== * 2005: Theatre World Award, Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut for ''Fat Pig''<ref name=2005_TheatreWorldAwards /> * 2005: Lucille Lortel Award (nominee), Outstanding Lead Actress for ''Fat Pig''<ref name=2005_LucilleLortelAwards-FatPig /> * 2005: Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (nominee), for ''Fat Pig''<ref name=2005_OuterCriticsCircle-FatPig /> * 2014: Hendrix College, Outstanding Young Alumnus Award<ref name=2014_HendrixCollege-Award>{{cite news|title=Alumni Association to Honor Four at Awards Brunch|url=https://www.hendrix.edu/news/news.aspx?id=68441|work=Hendrix College|date=23 January 2014|language=en|format=press release}}</ref> * 2023: Screen Actors Guild Awards, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (nomination), for ''The Gilded Age''<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr|title=Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®|publisher=Screen Actors Guild |date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref>
==Selected theater== * 2005: ''The 24 Hour Plays'' – as Winnie * 2005: ''Fat Pig'' by Neil LaBute – as Helen (Lucille Lortel Theatre)<ref name=2004_NYPost-FatPig>{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Barbara|title=The Bravest Actress in New York – Would You Star in Something Called ''Fat Pig''?|url=https://nypost.com/2004/12/02/the-bravest-actress-in-new-york-would-you-star-in-something-called-fat-pig/|work=New York Post|date=2 December 2004|language=en}}</ref> * 2005: ''Making Marilyn'' – as Marilyn Monroe (Bridge Theatre Company at Theatre 54)<ref name=2005_NYTimes-MakingMarilyn /> * 2005: ''The Butcher of Baraboo'' by Marisa Wegrzyn – as Midge (Second Stage Theatre)<ref name=2007_Playbill-ButcherBaraboo>{{cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|title='That 70's Show' and 'Rescue Me' Actresses Cast in Ivey-Directed Butcher of Baraboo|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/that-70s-show-and-rescue-me-actresses-cast-in-ivey-directed-butcher-of-baraboo-com-140462|work=Playbill|date=2007|language=en}}</ref> * 2007: ''The Ritz'' by Terrence McNally – as Vivian Proclo (Roundabout Theatre) * 2010: ''As You Like It'' by William Shakespeare (The Bridge Project)<ref name=2010_Playbill-AsYouLikeIt>{{cite news|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|title=As You Like It, Directed by Mendes, Opens at BAM Jan. 26|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/as-you-like-it-directed-by-mendes-opens-at-bam-jan-26-com-165252|work=Playbill|date=2010|language=en}}</ref> * 2010: ''The Tempest'' by William Shakespeare (The Bridge Project)<ref name=2010_Playbill-TheTempest>{{cite news|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|title=The Tempest, with Dillane, Camargo, Rylance and Sadoski, Opens at BAM Feb. 25|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-tempest-with-dillane-camargo-rylance-and-sadoski-opens-at-bam-feb-25-com-166155|work=Playbill|date=2010|language=en}}</ref> * 2010: ''Psychomachia'' by Jennifer Lane – as Lydia (Theatre 54 @ Shelter Studios)<ref name=2010_TheaterMania-Psychomachia>{{cite news|last=Bacalzo|first=Dan|title=Ashlie Atkinson to Star in Jennifer Lane's Psychomachia|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/ashlie-atkinson-to-star-in-jennifer-lanes-psychoma_32207.html|work=TheaterMania|date=18 November 2010}}</ref> * 2011: ''The Book Club Play'' by Karen Zacarías (Arena Stage) * 2013: ''January Joiner: A Weight Loss Horror Comedy'' by Laura Jacqmin – as Terry (Long Wharf Theatre)<ref name=2012_HartfordCourant-JanuaryJoiner>{{cite news|last=Rizzo|first=Frank|title=Ashlie Atkinson Cast In Premiere of 'January Joiner' At Long Wharf Theatre|url=https://www.courant.com/hc-xpm-2012-12-17-hc-ashlie-atkinson-cast-in-premiere-of-january-joiner-at-long-wharf-theatre-20121217-story.html|work=Hartford Courant|date=17 December 2012}}</ref> * 2014: ''Love, Loss, and What I Wore'' by Nora and Delia Ephron (Rubicon Theatre Company) * 2015: ''Steve'' by Mark Gerrard – as Carrie (Pershing Square Signature Center / The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre)<ref name=2015_Playbill-Steve>{{cite news|last=Clement|first=Olivia|title=Cynthia Nixon-Helmed Steve Begins Performances Tonight Off-Broadway|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/cynthia-nixon-helmed-steve-begins-performances-tonight-off-broadway-com-369956|work=Playbill|date=2015|language=en}}</ref><ref name=2015_THR-Steve-Review>{{cite news|last=Rooney|first=David|title='Steve': Theater Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cynthia-nixon-directs-steve-theater-841843|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=18 November 2015|language=en}}</ref> * 2016: ''The Forgotten Woman'' by Jonathan Tolins (Bay Street Theater)<ref name=2016_NYTimes-ForgottenWoman>{{cite news|last=Jacobson|first=Aileen|title=Review: 'The Forgotten Woman' in Sag Harbor Is an Ode to Opera|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/nyregion/review-the-forgotten-woman-in-sag-harbor-is-an-ode-to-opera.html|work=The New York Times|date=10 June 2016}}</ref> * 2017: ''Imogen Says Nothing'' by Aditi Kapil (Yale Rep at Binger Center for New Theatre)<ref name=2017_YaleRep-ImogenSaysNothing>{{cite news|title=Imogen Says Nothing|url=https://www.yalerep.org/productions-and-programs/production/imogen-says-nothing|work=Yale Repertory Theatre|date=2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name=2017_ChicagoTribune-ImogenSaysNothing>{{cite news|last=Arnott|first=Christopher|title=Tresnjak Nixes 'St. Joan' For 'Heartbreak House,' Foxwoods Books Broadway Shows|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/hc-stage-notes-0115-20170114-story.html|work=Chicago Tribune |date=14 January 2017}}</ref>
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