Arija Bareikis
Birth Name:
Arija Allison Bareikis
Birth Place:
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Graduated from Stanford University in 1988
- Initially hoping to become a professional dancer, she eventually moved to New York to pursue stage roles
- Made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning production of "The Last Night of Ballyhoo"
- Studied drama in New York and acted on Broadway before transitioning to film roles by the late '90s
- Her name comes from her Lithuanian ancestry