Aya Cash
Aya Cash | |
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 Cash in 2014 | |
| Born | July 13, 1982[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota(BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse |
Josh Alexander (m.2012) |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Pauline Betz(grandmother) Bob Addie(grandfather) |
Aya Cash(born July 13, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Gretchen Cutler in theFX/FXXdark comedyseriesYou're the Worst(2014–2019), as Stormfront in theAmazon Prime Videosuperhero drama seriesThe Boys(2020–2022), and most recently as Cheryl Peterson in theFoxsitcomWelcome to Flatch.She was nominated for theCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Seriesand theTCA Award for Individual Achievement in ComedyforYou're the Worst.Cash also appeared in numerous films, includingThe Oranges(2011),Sleepwalk with Me(2012),Begin Again(2013),The Wolf of Wall Street(2013),Mary Goes Round(2017),Game Over, Man!(2018), andScare Me(2020).
Early life
[edit]Cash was born inSan Francisco,California, to poet and novelistKim Addonizioand Buddhist teacher Eugene Cash. On her mother's side, she is the granddaughter of tennis championPauline Betzand sports writerBob Addie.Her father's family is Jewish, while her mother is Catholic.[2][3]Cash has described herself as Jewish,[2]and explained that their surname "was originally something like 'CH-irsch'."[2]
Cash is an alumna of theSan Francisco School of the Arts.[4]She graduated from theUniversity of Minnesotain 2004 with aBachelor of Fine Artsin Acting, in partnership with theGuthrie TheaterActor Training Program.[5][6]She then moved to New York City, where she began her acting career. For years, she struggled financially and worked as a full-time waitress to make ends meet.[7]
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]Cash’s television appearances includeBrotherhood,Law & Order,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,Law & Order: Criminal Intent,Mercy,andThe Newsroom.Cash was also a series regular in the 2011 Fox comedyTraffic Light,which ran for one season. From 2014 to 2019, she starred in theFX NetworkseriesYou're the Worstas Gretchen Cutler.[8]She received critical acclaim for her performance, with the websiteThe A.V. Clubcalling her acting in the second season "the best TV performance of 2015".[9]
In 2019, she was cast as Stormfront in the second season of thePrime Videosuperhero dark comedy-drama seriesThe Boys.The second season premiered in September 2020.[10]
In 2020, Cash was cast as local newspaper reporter Cheryl Peterson in a pilot for a Fox sitcom titledThis Country.The title was later changed toWelcome to Flatch,which premiered in 2022.[11]
Film
[edit]Cash's film credits includeThe Oranges,Winter of Frozen Dreams,Off Jackson Avenue,Begin Again,The Bits In Between,Game Over, Man!,andThe Happy House.[12]She had a small role as Janet,Jordan Belfort's assistant inThe Wolf of Wall Street.[13]
Theatre
[edit]Additionally, Cash has appeared onOff-Broadway.[14]In 2014, she starred in the world premiere ofZoe Kazan's playTrudy And Max In Love.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Cash met writer and producer Josh Alexander[2]when she was his waitress. They dated for seven years before marrying in 2012.[15]They reside together inNew York City.[16][2][citation needed]
Cash both identifies as Jewish[2]and was raised Jewish, but no longer practices the religion, stating, "my mother isCatholic,my father is Jewish, but I was raisedJewishin a very not strict temple [...] then I chose, after myBat Mitzvah,not to continue. "Although she also mentioned that she has participated inJewish holidaysover the years, but not in many of them in recent years.[17]
Cash said that she has a hawk tattooed on her back because she was told that Aya means "hawk" inHebrew.However, when she visitedIsraelshe was told that "Aya" (איה) is an archaic word for "hawk", though it is, in fact, theModern Hebrewword for "honey buzzard",a different bird of prey.[2]
Cash is a celebrity ambassador forINARA,an NGO that helps war-wounded refugee children from Syria get medical help.[18]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Off Jackson Avenue | Olga | |
| Deception | Secretary #2 | ||
| 2009 | Winter of Frozen Dreams | Prostitute | |
| The Bits in Between | Suzy | ||
| 2011 | The Oranges | Maya | |
| 2012 | Sleepwalk with Me | Hannah | |
| 2013 | The Happy House | Wendy | |
| Begin Again | Jenny | ||
| The Wolf of Wall Street | Janet | ||
| 2014 | Loitering with Intent | Jesse | |
| 2016 | 10 Crosby | Aya | Short film |
| All Exchanges Final | Dom | Short film | |
| 2017 | Village People | Barbara | |
| Mary Goes Round | Mary | ||
| 2018 | Brand New Old Love | Hannah Becker | |
| Game Over, Man! | Cassie | ||
| Social Animals | Jane | ||
| 2020 | Scare Me | Fanny | |
| 2021 | We Broke Up | Lori | |
| 2023 | The Young Wife |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Law & Order | Janine Lesko | Episode: "Kingmaker" |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Lori | Episode: "Weeping Willow" |
| 2007 | Brotherhood | Martha Danners | Episode: "Shelter from the Storm 1:1-2" |
| 2007 | Spellbound | Chrissy | Unaired CW pilot |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Katrina Lychkoff | Episode: "Hothouse" |
| 2010 | Mercy | Bliss Edlestein | Episode: "Too Much Attitude and Not Enough Underwear" |
| 2010 | Strange Brew | Lizzy | Unaired FOX pilot |
| 2011 | Traffic Light | Callie | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Friday Night Dinner | Lizzy | Unaired NBC pilot |
| 2012 | A Gifted Man | Trish Sulloway | Episode: "In Case of Heart Failure" |
| 2013 | The Newsroom | Shelly Wexler | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | We Are Men | Claire | 5 episodes |
| 2014–2019 | You're the Worst | Gretchen Cutler | Lead role; 62 episodes |
| 2015 | Modern Family | Vanessa | Episode: "Rash Decisions" |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Amber Audrey | Episode: "Don't Fail" |
| 2015 | Sirens | Cindy | Episode: "Let Pythons be Pythons" |
| 2015 | The Walker | Unknown | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | American Dad! | Jody the Waitress (voice) | Episode: "The Unincludeds" |
| 2016–2019 | Easy | Sherri | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Fosse/Verdon | Joan Simon | Miniseries |
| 2019 | Will & Grace | Olivia Walker | Episode: "The Scales of Justice" |
| 2020–2022 | The Boys | Klara Risinger / Liberty / Stormfront[19] | Main role (season 2) Guest (season 3); 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Family Guy | (voice) | Episode: "Peterschmidt Manor" |
| 2022-2023 | Welcome to Flatch | Cheryl Peterson | Main cast |
| 2022 | Robot Chicken | (voice) | Episode: "May Cause Internal Diarrhea" |
| 2022 | The Girl from Plainville | Katie Rayburn | Miniseries |
| 2022 | The First Lady | Shirley Liebowitz | 2 episodes |
| TBA | The Franchise | Anita | Main role, upcoming series |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Pain and the Itch | Kalina | Playwrights Horizons |
| 2008 | From Up Here | Lauren | Manhattan Theatre Club |
| 2008 | Three Changes | Steffi | Playwrights Horizons |
| 2009 | Offices | Laura / Emma / Secretary | Linda Gross Theater |
| 2011 | The Other Place | The Woman | Music Box Theatre |
| 2011 | Happy Hour | Performer | Peter Norton Space |
| 2014 | Trudy and Max in Love | Trudy | South Coast Repertory |
| 2017 | The Light Years | Ruth / Adeline | Playwrights Horizons |
| 2018 | Kings | Lauren | The Public Theater |
| 2023 | The Best We Could (A Family Tragedy) | Ella | Manhattan Theatre Club |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | You're the Worst | Nominated | [20] |
| TCA Awards | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | [21] | ||
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Actress in a Superhero Series | The Boys | Won | [22] |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Villain | Nominated | [23] | ||
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Nominated | [24] |
References
[edit]- ^Rose, Mike (13 July 2022)."Today's famous birthdays list for July 13, 2022 includes celebrities Patrick Stewart, Ken Jeong".The Plain Dealer.Associated Press.Retrieved12 July2023.
- ^abcdefg"Jews in the News: Floyd Harold Kushner, Aya Cash and Josh Alexander - Tampa Jewish Federation".www.jewishtampa.com.
- ^Wirsing, Kathryn (April 30, 2019)."Aya Cash Talks Michelle Williams, Mental Health, and Being More Famous Than Her Husband".Marie Claire.
- ^"Bio: Aya Cash".Fox 50 Raleigh Durham Fayetteville.February 2, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon July 25, 2014.
- ^"A Guthrie 'guinea pig' makes good in Hollywood".Minneapolis Star Tribune.February 5, 2011.
- ^Behl, Denise (2016-12-16)."TAD Alumna Aya Cash is Published in the New York Times".University of Minnesota.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-10-06.Retrieved2020-09-26.
- ^Fetters, Ashley (9 September 2015)."Aya Cash of" You're the Worst "Is Actually Pretty Much the Best".GQ.Retrieved2020-09-26.
- ^abOliver Lyttleton (April 28, 2014)."10 Comic Actresses Who Deserve A Big-Screen Leading Role".Indiewire.com.Archived fromthe originalon March 20, 2016.RetrievedApril 30,2014.
- ^"The best TV performances of 2015".The A.V. Club.December 21, 2015.RetrievedJuly 24,2016.
- ^Petski, Denise (July 19, 2019)."'The Boys' Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon; Aya Cash Closes Deal As Stormfront ".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJuly 19,2019.
- ^Petski, Denise (July 10, 2020)."This Country:Aya Cash & Justin Linville Join Fox Comedy Pilot ".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJune 3,2022.
- ^Michael Atkinson (May 2, 2013)."Modestly Made and Executed, The Happy House Is Pretty Likeable The Village Voice May 2, 2013".The Village Voice.Archived fromthe originalon May 2, 2014.RetrievedAugust 10,2014.
- ^"Aya Cash From 'You're The Worst' Wasn't An Edgy Girl Next Door in 'Wolf of Wall Street'".Bustle.July 17, 2014.RetrievedDecember 30,2014.
- ^"Internet Off-Broadway Database Profile".Lortel.org.Archived fromthe originalon September 22, 2007.RetrievedAugust 10,2014.
- ^I Don't Practice Santeria,2017-11-21,retrieved2021-11-16
- ^"'The Andy Greenwald Podcast': Aya Cash of 'You're the Worst'".Grantland.October 29, 2015.
- ^THE BOYS | Stormfront & Kimiko | Aya Cash Q&A Part 2,retrieved2021-11-08
- ^"You're the Worst star Aya Cash becomes the best by joining as celebrity ambassador".INARA.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-10-17.Retrieved2020-01-10.
- ^Romano, Nick (October 9, 2020)."How The Boys season 2 crafted its gutsiest season yet".EW.com.Archivedfrom the original on October 10, 2020.RetrievedOctober 10,2020.
- ^Gray, Tim (December 14, 2015)."'Mad Max,' 'Fargo' Top Critics' Choice Nominations ".Variety.RetrievedSeptember 9,2020.
- ^Prudom, Laura (June 22, 2016)."'Mr. Robot,' 'The People v. O.J. Simpson' Lead TCA Awards Nominations ".Variety.RetrievedSeptember 9,2020.
- ^Hammond, Pete (19 November 2020)."'Palm Springs', 'Lovecraft Country' Top Movie And Series Nominations For Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards; Netflix Lands 35 Nods ".Deadline Hollywood.Retrieved17 December2020.
- ^Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-04-19)."MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: 'Emily In Paris', 'WandaVision' & 'RuPaul's Drag Race'".Deadline.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-04-19.Retrieved2021-04-20.
- ^"Ted Lasso, The Handmaid's Tale, and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist lead Inaugural HCA TV Awards Nominations – Hollywood Critics Association".RetrievedJuly 11,2021.
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