Portia Reiners

Portia Sullivan Reiners (born March 8, 1990)[1] is an American actress. She has worked in theater, television, and film. Her television career includes the role of Britney Jennings on One Life to Live.[2][3][4]

Portia Reiners
Born
Portia Sullivan Reiners

(1990-03-08) March 8, 1990
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Career

Reiners began her acting career in theater at age seven, appearing as Oliver in the musical Oliver!,[1] and then was signed to the Abrams Artists Agency at age ten.[2] She began her television career in 2000 with the role of Lily Benton Montgomery in All My Children, then had the role of Ada Dunne in As the World Turns in 2006.[2] She then had the role of Britney Jennings on One Life to Live from 2006 through 2007.[2]

She also continued in theater, with roles including Annie in the musical Annie, Catherine in The Children's Hour, Baby June in the musical Gypsy, and the starring role of Jenny Litnov in The Notebook at the McGinn-Cazale Theatre in New York City.[1][5][6] In 2001, she played the role of Kasia Gruszka in the play More Lies about Jerzy at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City.[1][7][8]

She starred as Mel in the 2010 movie Twelve Thirty.[2]

Filmography

Personal life

Her mother was an actress.[1] Reiners was named after the character Portia from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.[2]

References
  1. "Portia Reiners". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale. 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. Mistretta, Amy. "One Life To Live Where Are They Now: Portia Reiners". SheKnows.com. SheKnows Media. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  3. "Portia Reiners Leaves OLTL!". SheKnows.com. SheKnows Media. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  4. "One Life to Live's Portia Reiners And Jonathan Groff In Twelve Thirty!". SheKnows.com. SheKnows Media. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  5. Gates, Anita (27 June 2002). "A Puzzling Relationship Gilded by Poetry: [Review]". The New York Times – via ProQuest.
  6. Cox, Gordon (26 June 2002). "Too Many Pages Missing in This 'Notebook'". Newsday – via ProQuest.
  7. Gamerman, Amy (24 January 2001). "Theater: Grappling With an Enigma --- In Mr. Holmes's New Play, Fact and Fiction Tangle in a Tale Of Self-Invention and Deceit". The Wall Street Journal – via Proquest.
  8. Weber, Bruce (23 January 2001). "The Painted Bird, Caged: What Is the Truth About Art?: [Review]". The New York Times – via Proquest.
  9. Ebert, Roger (May 11, 2011). "Getting to know the whole family". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. Holden, Stephen (January 13, 2011). "In States of Undress, Mental and Physical". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. Anderson, John (March 3, 2011). "One man, three women in 'Twelve Thirty'". Newsday. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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