Matilda Szydagis

SAG * AEA

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Hair:     Blonde           
Eyes:    Blue                                                       

Height:  5'6"
Weight: 122
     


FILM/TELEVISION
Vinny Vino.................................Aude (supporting).........................Cold Gin Productions, Bill Sorice, Dir.
Double the Treatment................Susan (lead)..................................BoPeep Productions, Ashley Peter, Dir.
The Nanny Diaries....................Polish Nanny (principal)................Miramax, Berman/Pulcini, Dirs.
The Sopranos...........................Yaryna (costar).............................HBO, Alan Taylor, Dir.
Seeing Andre Gide....................Pollish Immigrant (supporting)........Wallis Knot, Eileen Connolly, Dir.
Perp School..............................Svetlana (supporting).....................Luisa Dante, Dir.
Ladies Room**..........................Tara (principal)..............................Kate Bernstein, Dir.
Rollerball...................................Russian Girl #1 (dayplayer)..........MGM, John McTiernan, Dir.
All My Children..........................Brigette Bardot (featured)..............ABC
New Joke City...........................Trailer Park Lady (supporting)......Metro Channel (NYC)

** Official Selection at the SlamDance Film Fest in Park City, Utah Jan. 17-24, 2004

COMMERCIALS (all not listed)
Caltrate......................................principal.......................................Demo
McDonald's iCarly.....................principal.......................................National
Weight Watchers........................principal.......................................Internet
Lowe's.......................................principal.......................................National (Canada)
Cuervo Tequila.........................principal.......................................Regional
X-BOX.......................................principal.......................................Print
Pfizer.........................................principal........................................Print
Microsoft....................................principal........................................Print
Blyth..........................................principal........................................Print
Gardasil.....................................principal........................................Print

VO / INDUSTRIALS
Cappelli/Ritz Carlton.................principal.........................................Category II
Novartis Pharmaceutical...........prinicpal.........................................Category II
Web M.D./ Kraft........................principal.........................................demo

THEATRE
No Fault....................................Woman...........................................NYC Fringe Festival 2011, Kraine Theatre, Bryn Boice, Dir. (Carnival Girls Prod)
The Letter..................................(director).......................................American Theatre of Actors and Manhattan Theatre Source
Dear Ruth.................................Martha...........................................Retro Prod/ Richard Roland, Dir.
Cougars in the Outfield..............Chelsea.........................................EstroGenius Festival, Manhattan Theatre Source
The Desk Set...........................Elsa/Miss Warriner.........................Retro Prod/ Tim Errickson, Dir.
Our Beds are Crowded............(director)........................................Richmond Shepard Theatre (Carnival Girls Prod)
Women and War.......................Betsy, etc.......................................Bleecker Street Theatre (staged reading)
Home Town..............................Rosie/(co-director)........................Playwrights Horizons (staged reading)
Flashed.....................................(director).......................................Where Eagles Dare/ eep!productions
When You Comin' Back,
Red Ryder? ............................Clarisse..........................................Retro Prod/ Ric Sechrest, Dir.
The Tender Trap.....................Poppy.............................................Retro Prod/ David Storck, Dir.
Mrs. California..........................Mrs. Modesto..................................78th Street Theatre/ Megan Wills, Dir.
Blue..........................................(director)........................................TSI/ Playtime Series
Insomnia...................................various characters...........................The Producer's Club
Mirage......................................Sharon.............................................The Producer's Club
Marinated Steaks & Socks........Francine...........................................Pelican Theatre
Waiting for Julia.........................Ellen.................................................Kraine Theatre
Titanic Voices............................Eva Hart..........................................NY Historical Society/ Karen Sommers, Dir.
Is This the Line?........................Hera...............................................Blue Heron Arts Center
Voir Dire**.................................Gloria Neiman.................................John Jay Theatre
Do That Again..........................Waitress/ VO.....................................The Triad Theatre/ Amy Weinstein, Dir.
Variety Nights...........................Ms. Firecracker.................................St. Mark's Theatre
Act Out!.....................................Kathie/Rebecca.................................St. Mark's Theatre w/ I-2 Actors NYU
1*2*3 Sumthing.........................Child/ Mother.....................................One Dream Theatre/ Marty New, Dir.
Butterflies are Free....................Jill Tanner.........................................Grassroots Theatre/ Eileen Connolly, Dir.
Of Mice and Men.......................Curley's Wife.....................................Grassroots Theatre

**Recipient of Best Actress award John Jay Theatre 1999/2000 season

TRAINING
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
, NYC, Studio Program
JoAnna Beckson Studios, One Year Meisner Program, J. Beckson
TVI Studios, Advanced Commercial Class, Colleen Patrick
Weist Barron, On-Camera Commercial Classes, Batt Johnson
Actor Workshop (improv), Amy Weinstein
Dance/Movement Workshop, Annette Cardona
Also....BA in Anthropology, The University of Chicago

SPECIAL SKILLS
Fluent in Polish (also briefly studied French, German, Romanian, Lithuanian, very basic Japanese, Ukrainian)
Accents: Eastern European, Chicago, Southern
Unarmed stage combat
Stunts with squibs
Improv
Tennis, badminton, ping pong
Boxing training
Kayaking, biking, pilates
Polka
Piano
Poker, Blackjack
I make a mean martini