Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Quincy Tyler Bernstine
EducationBrown University (BA)
University of California, San Diego (MFA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • audiobook narrator
AwardsObie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress (2019)

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

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
2025 And Just Like That... Grace 3 episodes
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy Dr. Healy Episode: "Billy"; uncredited
2026 Furious Nora Washington

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
  • Evanston Salt Costs Climbing (2022) as Maiworm
  • Doubt: A Parable (2024) as Mrs. Muller
  • Well, I'll Let You Go (2025, 2026) as Maggie

Awards and honors

Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2009 Audelco Awards Supporting Actress Ruined Won [4]
Clarence Derwent Award Won [5]
Obie Award Distinguished Performance by an Actress Won [6]
2011 Earphones Award Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court Won [7]
Looking Like Me Won [8]
2012 Audie Award Young Listeners' Title Finalist [9]
Young Adult Title Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court Finalist [9]
2013 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Neva Nominated [10][11]
2015 Lilly Award in Acting Won [12]
Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Grand Concourse Nominated [13][14]
2018 The Amateurs Nominated [15][16]
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play As You Like It Nominated [16]
2019 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Marys Seacole Won [17][2][18]
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Our Lady of 121st Street Nominated [18]
Obie Award Sustained Excellence of Performance Won [1]
AudioFile Best of Fiction, Poetry & Drama Red at the Bone Finalist [19][20]
Earphones Award Won [21]
2020 Audie Award Literary Fiction or Classics Nominated [22]
Listen List Finalist [23]
2024 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Doubt: A Parable Nominated [24]
2026 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play Well, I'll Let You Go Nominated [25][26][27]
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play Won [28][29][30]
Dorian Award Outstanding Lead Performance in an Off-Broadway Production Won [31][32][33]

References

  1. 1 2 "19". Obie Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "09". Obie Awards. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "LOOKING LIKE ME by Walter Dean Myers Read by Dion Graham Quincy Tyler Bernstine | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "2012 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2013 Nominees". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (May 5, 2013). "Dogfight, The Whale and The Piano Lesson Are Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2015 Lilly Awards". The Lillys. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  13. ↑ Smart, Jack (May 11, 2015). "'Hamilton,' Tonya Pinkins Honored at 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards". Backstage. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2015 Nominees". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  15. ↑ Diamond, Robert. "2018 Lucille Lortel Award Winners – Full List!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  16. 1 2 "2018 Lucille Lortel Awards". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ Rosky, Nicole. "The 2019 Lucille Lortel Awards – Full List of Winners!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  18. 1 2 "2019 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominees & Recipients". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  19. ↑ "AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Audiobooks: AudioFile's Best Audio Titles of 2019". Shelf Awareness. December 4, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "2020 Audie Awards® – APA (en-US)". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  23. ↑ "2020 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners revealed". RUSA Update. January 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  24. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan; Andrew Gans (June 16, 2024). "The Outsiders, Stereophonic Win Top Honors at 2024 Tony Awards; Maleah Joi Moon, Jonathan Groff, Sarah Paulson Among Winners". Playbill. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  25. ↑ "2026 Drama Desk Award Nominations Announced: Full List". Broadway.com. April 29, 2026. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  26. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (April 29, 2026). "Beau, Mexodus Lead 2026 Drama Desk Award Nominations; Read the Full List Here". Playbill. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  27. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 17, 2026). "Ragtime Leads 2026 Drama Desk Awards; Read the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle Award 2026 Nominations". New York Theater. April 21, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Announcing the 2026 Outer Critics Circle winners: Full list". Broadway News. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Schmigadoon!, Ragtime Win Big at 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards; Read the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  31. ↑ Abourizk, Michael (May 13, 2026). "Dorian Theater Awards announces 2026 nominees". Broadway News. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  32. ↑ Mandell, Jonathan (May 13, 2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award Nominations: Schmigadoon, Lost Boys lead". New York Theater. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  33. ↑ Mandell, Jonathan (June 1, 2026). "2026 Dorian Theater Award winners: Schmigadoon. Prince Faggot. Ragtime: Joshua. Junior. Quincy. Qween". New York Theater. Retrieved June 1, 2026.