MaYaa Boateng

MaYaa Boateng starred in and originated her role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning production “Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury (SoHo Rep), as well as portraying multiple characters in Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives”, adapted by Jocelyn Bioh (Shakespeare in the Park, The Public). Other New York City theater credits include Lynn Nottage’s “Fabulation, or the Reeducation of Undine” (Signature Theater), “The Miser” (Molière in the Park), “Julius Caesar” (Shakespeare in the Park, The Public), and “Exception to the Rule” (Roundabout). MaYaa’s film and TV credits include “Orange Is the New Black” (Netflix), “City on a Hill” (Showtime), “High Maintenance” (HBO), “Chicago PD” (NBC), “The Blacklist” (NBC), “FBI” (CBS), and the short film “Reunion” (Best Actress Award Winner at BronzeLens Film Festival 2023, qualified for the 2025 Academy Awards). MaYaa is a company member and mentor at The Actors Center. She received her MFA from NYU Graduate Acting.