Hettienne Park
Birth Name:
Hettienne Park
Birth Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Won a Theatre World Award for her performances in "Seminar" and "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures" in 2012
- After deciding she wanted to be an actress, she studied at the William Esper Studio for two years and also attended the British American Drama Academy
- Graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in Economics and Religion and studied flute and piano at the Longy School of Music
- First acted in a production of "Cats" in her junior high school
- Her first professional role was as one of Mother Ginger's children in the Boston Ballet's performance of "The Nutcracker․"
- Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "Hack" in 2002
- Quote: "(On her character in "Hannibal"): "She's thriving in a world that's typically male-dominated․ She doesn't really have to alter who she is or play any games in order to excel in her field․ I admire her․""
- Quote: "(On representation in media): "I grew up not really seeing anything that I could really relate to․․․We've got lots of strong, independent, smart, funny, interesting Asian females, and it's time that the stuff we're watching reflects that․""
- Best known for her role as Vicki in "Young Adult" and as Beverly Katz in "Hannibal․"
- Wrote the play "Envy," which debuted at the Sanford Meisner Theater