Marina Squerciati

Marina Squerciati is an American actress. She currently appears as a regular in Chicago P.D. as Detective Kim Burgess.

Early life Marina Squerciati was born in New York City, and she is of Italian heritage on her mother's side. She is the daughter of academic and writer Marie Squerciati.

Squerciati grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in theater in 2003.

Career Theater work For her work in theater, Squerciati won the Agnes Moorehead award for her performance as Judy Holliday in the off-Broadway play Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Squerciati made her Broadway debut in an adaptation of Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be, directed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw. Off-Broadway, she starred in Manipulation, Beauty of the Father and others. Squerciati created the role of "Kerri Taylor" in the a cappella musical comedy Perfect Harmony, and was a member of The Essentials.

Film and television In 1993, Squerciati appeared in The Nutcracker, directed by Emile Ardolino.

She made her feature film debut in It's Complicated in 2009. In 2012, she appeared in the films Alter Egos and Frances Ha. She also starred in the indie film Sparks based on the comic SPARKS by William Katt.

Her television debut was on Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2009. After appearing in guest roles on The Good Wife, Damages, Blue Bloods and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2010 and 2011, she gained attention in the fall of 2011 in an 8-episode arc on the fifth season of Gossip Girl. In 2013, she guest starred on the FX series The Americans as a Soviet spy.

In August 2013, it was announced that Squerciati had been cast as Officer Kim Burgess in the Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago P.D.. The show premiered on January 8, 2014. The seventh season premiered on September 25, 2019 and on February 27, 2020, NBC announced that the show was being renewed for an 8th, 9th and 10th season.

Personal life Squerciati is married to Eli Kay-Oliphant, an attorney.

On February 15, 2017, Squerciati announced her pregnancy via Twitter; she gave birth to a daughter in May. On December 31, 2024, Squerciati announced her second pregnancy via Instagram; she gave birth sometime in 2024.

In September 2019, court documents alleged that Squerciati was the child of the late financier John R. Jakobson (who was also the father of actress Maggie Wheeler

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Nutcracker Mouse / Polichinelle 2006 Hold Short film 2009 It's Complicated Melanie 2012 Alter Egos Dr. Sara Bella Frances Ha Waitress at Club 2013 Sparks Dawn Night Moves ADR Voice Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Additional voices Voice role 2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones Hostess Uncredited 2017 Marshall Stella Friedman Central Park Melissa Shaw

Television Year Title Role Note 2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Betsy Naylor Episode: "Revolution" 2010 The Good Wife Cheryl Willens Episode: "Infamy" Damages Young Anne Connel Episode: "Tell Me I'm Not Racist" 2011 Blue Bloods Cameron Swanson Episode: "Model Behavior" 2011, 2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Annie Meyers / Officer Kim Burgess Guest role; 2 episodes 2011–2012 Gossip Girl Alessandra Steele Recurring role; 8 episodes 2013 The Americans Irina Semenova Episode: "Duty and Honor" 2014–present Chicago P.D. Officer / Detective Kim Burgess Main role; 158 episodes Chicago Fire Guest role; 21 episodes 2015–present Chicago Med Guest role; 6 episodes 2017 Chicago Justice Episode: "Uncertainty Principle" Special Skills Marina Main role; 5 episodes, also writer