Pamela Gien

A principal member of The American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge for four seasons, Pamela played Estrella in Life’s a Dream with Cherry Jones, Annabella in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore opposite Derek Smith, and Sonya in the premiere of David Mamet’s adaptation of Uncle Vanya opposite Christopher Walken. She played Gabriella in Ronald Ribman’s Sweet Table at the Richelieu and Angela in The King Stag, both directed by Andrei Serban. She also appeared in several productions directed by David Wheeler, including Gillette by William Hauptman and The Day Room by Don de Eillo. She played Stella/Ann in The End of the World with Symposium to Follow directed by Richard Foreman. She played Lavinia in Titus Andronicus for the Public Theatre’s New York Shakespeare Festival, Alicia in Piano by Anna Deavere Smith and starred opposite David Selby as Hannah Jelkes in Night of the Iguana at the LATC, for wich she won a Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Theatre. She has also performed in the New Works Festival at The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles opposite J.T. Walsh, The Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville and at South Coast Repertory.

Her TV appearances include guest starring roles in Tales from the Crypt, Reasonable Doubts, Hunter, Secret Lives and Into Thin Air.

She recently began working in film, appearing in Men Seeking Women with Will Ferrell, directed by Jim Milio and The Last Supper starring Bill Paxton, Jason Alexander, Charles Durning and Ron Perlman.

The Syringa Tree premiered at ACT in Seattle last February. Pamela has also completed a new screenplay, The Lily Field.