Marina Benedict
# Marina Benedict

Marina Benedict is an American actress best known for her role in the Golden Globe nominated series Flesh and Bone as Toni Cannava; Prison Break: Resurrection as Emily "A&W" Blake; Gotham as Cherry; ER as Lois Landry; Torchwood: Miracle Day as Charlotte Wills; and Burn Notice as Col. Oksana Zhirkov.

## Career

Benedict was the lead singer in BMG's pop group 5 NY that toured throughout Europe and received a Billboard Top 40 hit in Germany.

## Personal life

Benedict attended the Cornish College of the Arts. Benedict became an instructor at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2003. She is the Co-Chair of the Dance Department.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | In Memory of Me | Kristen | Short |
| 2008 | Dark Streets | Dancer | |
| 2009 | Death in Charge | Baby Sitter / Death | Short |
| 2010 | Not Your Time | Dancing Angel | Short |
| 2011 | Spells | Luisa | Video short |
| 2012 | Sheldon Remains | Chevy Wood | Short |
| 2014 | Locker 13 | Rachel | Segment: "Story #4" |
| 2016 | Losing in Love | Amber | |
| 2017 | In Vino | Magdalen | Completed |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | 5NY - Heiß auf Erfolg | Marina | TV film |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Heather | "Indian Summer" |
| 2000–01 | Nikki | Luna | Recurring role |
| 2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Felicia | "Come Back, Little Diva" |
| 2001 | An American Town | Salem Dunne | TV film |
| 2002 | Angel | Kim | "Sleep Tight" |
| 2002 | Father Lefty | Katie | TV film |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Svetlana | "Lone Star" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Mary Billings | "The Underneath" |
| 2008 | ER | Lois Landry | "Tandem Repeats" |
| 2009 | Southland | Shawna | "Unknown Trouble", "Sally in the Alley" |
| 2010 | Desperate Housewives | Seamstress | "We All Deserve to Die" |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Hannah Beckstrom | "Reality Kills" |
| 2011 | Torchwood | Charlotte Wills | Recurring role |
| 2013 | True Blood | Veronica | "The Sun" |
| 2013 | Burn Notice | Colonel Oksana Zhirkov | "Exit Plan" |
| 2013 | Perception | Zoey | "Asylum" |
| 2014 | Bones | Ingrid Magnusson | "The Master in the Slop" |
| 2015 | Criminal Minds | Ellen Clark | "The Night Watch" |
| 2015 | Flesh and Bone | Toni Cannava | TV miniseries |
| 2017 | Prison Break: Resurrection | Emily "A&W" Blake | TV miniseries |
| 2017 | Gotham | Cherry | Recurring role |
