Alysia Reiner is best known as the villainous warden Natalie “Fig” Figueroa on Orange is the New Black for all 7 seasons, and won a SAG AWARD as part of the incredible cast. However, IRL she’s an actress, activist, producer, and eco-momma who uses her superpowers for good. You can also catch her as Sunny on the critically acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning Better Things on F/X x HULU, and Kiki Rains on HBO’s The Deuce. Also, she both starred in & produced the Sundance Film Festival hit Equity & Tribeca Film Festival favorite Egg, which is 100% fresh on ROTTEN TOMATOES.
A few other recent adventures include getting naked in an Emmy Award-winning episode of Broad City, and going head to head against Annalise on How To Get Away with Murder. She loves working as a change-maker for women. As an advocate for women’s rights & climate change initiatives, she is on the global advisory board of TIMES UP, on the board and an ambassador for GDIM, and even started an eco-fashion initiative, Livari.
Alysia has been invited to speak at The White House, The United Nations, Google, Cannes Lion, Women’s Media Summit, Collision, and countless film festivals and other events about breaking barriers for women in all fields, specifically the entertainment industry. She’s really proud to have been awarded the Persistence of Vision Award by the Women’s Media Summit, the Sarah Powell Leadership Award by the Women’s Prison Association, the MUSE Made In NY Award from The Mayor’s Office & New York Women in Film and TV, the Moves Power Women Award, the Pioneer in Filmmaking Award, and the Collaboration Award from the Coalition for Women in the Arts and Media.
