Adria Tennor | |
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| Born | Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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Claudio Blotta
(m. 2006; div. 2022) |
Adria Tennor is an American actress, writer, and director.[1][2] She is best known for her work in the film The Artist (2011), as well as the television series Greek, Mad Men, and Mad Dogs.[3]
Life and career
She began her career playing a twelve-year-old boy opposite Martin Donovan in Hal Hartley’s Amateur (1994).[4] In 2006, she wrote and starred in the one-woman show, StripSearch, about finding love and happiness with the help of a pole.[5]
In 2018, Adria wrote, directed and produced a short film, Pie starring herself, Chloe Lanier and Jessica Paré.[6] In 2020, she partnered with Kristen Tracy, to launch the short-format series, Fetish, which she co-created, directed and produced.[7]
Personal life
In 2006, Adria married restaurateur Claudio Blotta and the two opened four restaurants together.[8] They divorced in 2022.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cracked | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2018 | Pie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2020 | Fetish | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV series |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Amateur | Kid reading 'The Odyssey' | |
| 1995 | Boys Don't Cry | Short film | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Young Annie | |
| 1998 | I'm Losing You | Assistant director | |
| 2001 | The Hollywood Sign | Kant's Receptionist | |
| 2005 | Headhunter | ||
| 2007 | Judy's Got a Gun | Donna Kenzo | TV movie |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Kids' Salon Owner | |
| 2009 | You | Hostile Witness | |
| 2011 | Fort McCoy | Lolly | |
| The Artist | Zimmer's Assistant | ||
| 2012 | Incident on Marmont Avenue | Daphne | Short film |
| 2013 | Ladies' Man: A Made Movie | Toby's Mom | TV movie |
| Trooper | Miriam Stanhope | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Square the Circle | Short film | |
| 2015 | The D Train | Classmate - Wendy | |
| Golden Thread | Nancy | Short film | |
| 2016 | Smothered | Mom | |
| Friday Night | Claire | Short film | |
| Bad Moms | Conservative Mom | ||
| 2017 | Newly Single | Waitress | |
| 2018 | Pie | Carol | Short film |
| Elusive | Lucy | Short film | |
| 2019 | Wyrm | Julia | |
| Miss Virginia | Donna | ||
| 2020 | Psychos & Socios | Leslie | |
| 2021 | One Moment | Caroline Minogue | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Step by Step | Candi | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Boy Meets World | Teri | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Touched by an Angel | Ruby Rice | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Denice | 1 episode |
| Friends | Katherine | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | JAG | Laurie June | 3 episodes |
| 2007-12 | Mad Men | Joyce Darling | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Heidi Jenner '07 | 1 episode |
| Criminal Minds | Diane Goehring | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | Safety Geeks: SVI | Falling Shopper | 1 episode |
| Gary Unmarried | Waitress | 1 episode | |
| Monk | Donna DiMarco | 1 episode | |
| 2010-11 | Greek | Professor Clarissa Hawn | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Event Hostess | 1 episode |
| Private Practice | Dr. Berman | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Harry's Law | Vivian | 1 episode |
| Scandal | Brenda Swan | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Back in the Game | Mrs. Douglas | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Faking It | Doris | 1 episode |
| Mulaney | Flight Attendant | 1 episode | |
| 2014-15 | Stay-At-Home Actors | Claire | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Mindy Project | Gate Agent | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Mad Dogs | Abby | 3 episodes |
| NCIS | Angela Dresser | 1 episode | |
| 2018-2019 | For the People | Susan Womack | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Fetish | Paula Wheeler | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nominated | Nantucket Film Festival | Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting | Never Been Born | [10] |
| 2016 | Nominated | Nashville Film Festival | Feature Film Script | Never Been Born | [11] |
| Nominated | Woods Hole Film Festival | Screenplay Award | Never Been Born | ||
| 2018 | Won | Cleveland International Film Festival | Best After Hours Short | Pie | [12] |
| Won | Woods Hole Film Festival | Audience Award | Pie | [13] | |
References
- ↑ "From 'The Artist' to 'Mad Men': Get to know actress Adria Tennor". filmdaily.co. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Adria Tennor Talks Mad Men, Restaurant Life". shockya.com. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "Mad Men Alum Adria Tennor Joins Black/Marsden Comedy D-TRAIN". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "HollyShorts: Pie - Adria Tennor & Cindi Knapton Interview". jeanbooknerd.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "Strip Search". variety.com. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "Pie". montclairfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "Web Series Wednesday – Fetish". starrymag.com. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "Claudio Blotta and Adria Tennor to Open New Italian Restaurant in Atwater". lamag.com. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "BLOTTA, CLAUDIO VS TENNOR, ADRIA". unicourt.com. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ↑ "10 Semi-Finalists for the Showtime Tony Cox Feature Screenplay Competition". nantucketfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "2016 Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalists". nashvillefilmfestival.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "CELEBRATING 42 YEARS CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (PDF). clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "2018 Awards". woodsholefilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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