Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Quincy Tyler Bernstine is an American actress and audiobook narrator. In 2019, she won the Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance.^[1]

Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Nationality	American
Education	Brown University (BA) University of California, San Diego (MFA)
Occupations	Actress audiobook narrator
Awards	Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress (2019)

Education

Bernstine has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego.^[2][3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note
2008	Rachel Getting Married	12Step Receptionist
	Life in Flight	Cali
2012	Red Hook Summer	Hazel
2014	Da Sweet Blood of Jesus	Usherette / Sister Hazel
	Hungry Hearts	Nurse
	While We're Young	Pepper
	Ned Rifle	Mary
	Still Alice	Nursing Home Administrator
2016	Manchester by the Sea	Marianne (3rd Tenant)
2017	Easy Living	Liz
2021	Marys Seacole	Mary	Filmed production
	The Tender Bar	Sidney's Mom
2022	Allswell in New York	Sandra
	White Noise	Evacuee with Theory

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
2004	Chappelle's Show	Brenda Johnson / Rounds	Episode: "I Know Black People & When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong"
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Pam Gaffney	Episode: "Sex Club"
2007	HBO Voyeur Project		Miniseries
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sheri Simkins	Episode: "Alternate"
2009	Great Performances	Josephine Baker	Episode: "Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story"
2014	The Leftovers	Dr. Singley	Episode: "The Garveys at Their Best"
	Madam Secretary	Pam Foster	Episode: "Just Another Normal Day"
	The Strain	Brea	Episode: "Loved Ones"
2015	Blue Bloods	Faith Turner	2 episodes: "The Art of War" and "New Rules"
	Cooperation	Barta	Episode #1.1
	Elementary	Tamara	Episode: "All My Exes Live in Essex"
	The Good Wife	Dr. Callie Fisher	Episode: "Restraint"
2016	The Blacklist	Adoption Agent	2 episodes: "Lady Ambrosia (No. 77)" and "Alistair Pitt (No. 103)"
2017–2020	Power	Tameika Robinson / Tameika Washington	17 episodes
2019	The Code	Lt. Col. Skylar Maddox	2 episodes: "Secret Squirrel" and "1st Civ Div"
	High Maintenance	Wheeler	Episode: "Fingerbutt"
	Modern Love	Sylvia	2 episodes
2019–2020	Ray Donovan	Detective Perry	10 episodes
2020–2023	Power Book II: Ghost	Tameika Washington	13 episodes
2022	The Equalizer	Rolanda	Episode: "Legacy"
	Evil	Sheila Gibson	Episode: "The Demon of the End"
2022–2023	Julia	Madeline Anderson / Documentarian	2 episodes
2023	Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies	Mrs. Robertson	2 episodes

Podcasts

Year	Title	Role	Note
2021	Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord	The Collector / Taneleer Tivan	3 episodes

Theatre

• Matt & Ben (2004) as Ben
• A Small, Melodramatic Story (2006) as O
• (I am) Nobody’s Lunch (2006) as Performer
• The Misanthrope (2007) as Éliante
• In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) (2009) as Elizabeth
• Ruined (2010) as Salima
• Family Week (2010) as Rickey
• born bad (2011) as Sister #1
• Red-Handed Otter (2012) as Estelle
• We Are Proud to Present a Presentation… (2012) as Black Woman
• Mr. Burns (2013) as Quincy
• Neva (2013) as Masha
• Grand Concourse (2014) as Shelly
• 10 out of 12 (2015) as Stage Manager
• The Nether (2015) as Detective Morris
• Peer Gynt (2016) as Solveig
• Small Mouth Sounds (2016) as Judy
• As You Like It (2017) as Celia
• Our Lady of 121st Street (2018) as Inez
• The Amateurs (2018) as Hollis
• Marys Seacole (2019) as Mary
• Doubt: A Parable (2024) as Mrs. Muller

Awards and honors

Year	Award	Title	Result	Ref.
2009	Audelco Awards for Supporting Actress	Ruined	Won	[4]
	Clarence Derwent Award		Won	[5]
	Obie Award for Performance		Won
2011	Earphones Award	Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court	Won	[6]
	Earphones Award	Looking Like Me	Won	[7]
2012	Audie Award for Young Listeners' Title		Finalist	[8]
	Audie Award for Young Adult Title	Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court	Finalist	[8]
2013	Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play	Neva	Nominated	[9][10]
2015	Lilly Award in Acting		Won	[11]
	Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play	Grand Concourse	Nominated	[12][13]
2018	Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play	The Amateurs	Nominated	[14][15]
	Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	As You Like It	Nominated	[15]
2019	Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play	Marys Seacole	Won	[16][2][17]
	Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Our Lady of 121st Street	Nominated	[17]
	Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance		Won	[1]
	AudioFile Best of Fiction, Poetry & Drama	Red at the Bone	Finalist	[18][19]
	Earphones Award		Won	[20]
2020	Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics		Nominated	[21]
	Listen List		Finalist	[22]
2024	Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play	Doubt: A Parable	Nominated

References

1. "19". Obie Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
2. "Quincy Tyler Bernstine". Playing on Air. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
3. "Quincy Tyler Bernstine". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
4. Lewis, Jessica. "2009 Robinson/Audelco Award Nominees Announced, RUINED Sweeps". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
5. "Aaron Tveit and Quincy Tyler Bernstine Win 2009 Clarence Derwent Awards". Broadway.com. May 13, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
6. "PICK-UP GAME by Marc Aronson Charles R Smith Jr Eds Walter Dean Myers Bruce Brooks Willie Perdomo Robert Burleigh Rita Williams-Garcia Joseph Bruchac Adam Rapp Read by Dion Graham Quincy Tyler Bernstine | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
7. "LOOKING LIKE ME by Walter Dean Myers Read by Dion Graham Quincy Tyler Bernstine | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
8. "2012 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
9. "2013 Nominees". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
10. Hetrick, Adam (May 5, 2013). "Dogfight, The Whale and The Piano Lesson Are Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
11. "2015 Lilly Awards". The Lillys. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
12. Smart, Jack (May 11, 2015). "'Hamilton,' Tonya Pinkins Honored at 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards". Backstage. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
13. "2015 Nominees". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
14. Diamond, Robert. "2018 Lucille Lortel Award Winners – Full List!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
15. "2018 Lucille Lortel Awards". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
16. Rosky, Nicole. "The 2019 Lucille Lortel Awards – Full List of Winners!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
17. "2019 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominees & Recipients". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
18. "AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
19. "Audiobooks: AudioFile's Best Audio Titles of 2019". Shelf Awareness. December 4, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
20. "RED AT THE BONE by Jacqueline Woodson Read by Jacqueline Woodson Quincy Tyler Bernstine Peter Francis James Shayna Small Bahni Turpin | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
21. "2020 Audie Awards® – APA (en-US)". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
22. "2020 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners revealed". RUSA Update. January 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

External links

• Quincy Tyler Bernstine at IMDb 
• Quincy Tyler Bernstine at the Internet Broadway Database
• Quincy Tyler Bernstine at the Internet Off-Broadway Database