Biography

Amelia Workman is an actress, singer, and writer in New York City. An originator of many groundbreaking roles in the American theatre, she's helped reimagine several rarely seen theatrical masterpieces with award-winning playwrights and Tony-winning directors. Intellectual rigor and emotional honesty are a hallmark of her work and process.

She is attracted to storytellers with distinct voices and visions. Her knack for identifying, understanding, and ultimately aiding such collaborators took her to the Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Award-winning feature A Thousand and One from writer/director A.V. Rockwell, Hillman Grad (Lena Waithe) and Focus Features.

As an original cast member of Young Jean Lee's The Shipment Amelia played The Barbican (London), The Hebbel (Berlin), The Festival D'Automne (Paris), The Zurich Theater Spektakel (Zurich), The Rotterdam Seschouwburg (Rotterdam), The Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), The Contemporary Drama Festival (Budapest), The Vienna Festival (Vienna), and The Sydney Opera House (Sydney) by invitation of Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson (selected). She has performed at The New Museum, The Andy Warhol Museum, The Museum of African Diasporan Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Institute of Contemporary Art.

She has worked with Jeff Daniels, Kerry Washington, Michelle Williams, Teyana Taylor, Jeremy Sisto, Alana de la Garza, Ben Platt, and Michael Urie. Amelia is a recurring cast member on American Rust (Season 1 on Showtime, Season 2 on Amazon soon) and stars in the upcoming short thriller The Traumatist.
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