Marina Squerciati husband Eli Kay-Oliphant is an American civil attorney. Eli is the Managing Partner at Sparacino PLLC based in Washington D.C.
Marina is an actress widely known for her appearance in the popular TV series Chicago P.D. She plays one of the lead characters Kim Burgess in the NBC drama series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead.
Squerciati is a native of New York City born on April 30, 1984. She was raised in her hometown by her parents and graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree in Theatre.
The 38-year-old began her acting career as a theatre artist. She enjoyed equal success in both broadway and off-broadway plays. The artist made her on-screen debut in 1993 with the film The Nutcracker.
Apart from Chicago P.D., Squerciati worked in series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2011, Chicago Justice in 2017, and Chicago Fire in 2014.
Squerciati has co-starred with actors including Tye White and Madeleine McGraw in the Chicago P.D. spinoffs.
The New Yorker has been living with her husband Eli Kay-Oliphant since they tied the knot in 2016. The happy couple has a beautiful daughter together.
Eli Kay-Oliphant Is A Lawyer
Marina Squerciati husband Eli Kay-Oliphant is a practicing civil litigator. Eli joined the law firm Sparacino PLLC as a full-timer in 2020.
Sparacino PLLC is a commercial litigation law firm based in Washington D.C. The website of the company states that its clients include companies large and small, and individuals from different walks of life.
Eli J Kay-Oliphant joined the law firm as a Managing Partner in September 2020. He has been serving in that position for two years and six months now.
The attorney’s professional career began in 2003 when he joined Paul Hastings as Summer Associate. In 2007, Oliphant served as the Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Eugene Davis at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Eli joined the law firm Massey & Gail LLP in September 2014. He worked as the Managing Partner in the firm based in Chicago for six years. In October 2022, Oliphant was elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Board in Chicago Debates.
Mr. Kay-Oliphant is an expert in matters related to the state and federal courts in Chicago. Furthermore, he has rich experience with appellate litigation before the Federal Courts of Appeals and the US Supreme Court.
Eli is a bar member of Illinois, New York, and Washington D.C. He is admitted to practice by the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, and Seventh Circuits. Additionally, US District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, the Southern and Eastern District of New York, and the District of Columbia.
Kay-Oliphant attended Northwestern University in 1997 where he pursued his higher education. He graduated from the University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
In 2002, the attorney joined Emory University School of Law to pursue legal studies. He completed the course the three years course in 2005. During his time at EUSL, her worked as the editor-in-chief of Emory Law Journal.
The litigator graduated from EUSL with honors. He was a William Agnor Scholar, on the Dean’s List, and earned Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Trial Techniques, Contracts, and Corporate Practice.
Eli is active on Instagram under @elikayoliphant. You can follow his account to learn more about the lawyer.
Marina Squerciati Got Married In 2016
Marina Squerciati tied the wedding knot with Eli Kay-Oliphant in 2016. The couple has been together for more than 20 years.
Squerciati and Kay-Oliphant met each other at Northwestern University in 2001. The attorney joined the University in 1997 and graduated in 2001. Whereas the Sparks actress completed her studies in 2003.
Both of them pursued Bachelor’s Degrees in Arts at the NWU. Eli majored in Political Science while Marina majored in Theatre. There was a two years difference between their graduations. However, the two kept a close tie with each other.
However, The Americans actress is very tight-lipped about her personal life. She doesn’t bring up the topic of her marriage and relationship in the media and also refrains from sharing it on social media. Thus, details of her married life are scarce.
The Couple Has A Daughter Together
Marina Squerciati daughter is her first child with partner Eli Kay-Oliphant. Marina Squerciati baby was born in May 2017.
The Marshall actress and Eli became parents just a year into their marriage. Squerciati became a mother at the age of 33.
Squerciati shared the first-ever picture of her kid via Facebook on May 9, 2017. She was seen holding the newborn in her arms with a stack of baby diapers by her side. Funnily enough, most of her friends decided to gift baby diapers to the mother.
The little girl is 6 years already and enjoying her life with her star mom. Squerciati attended the Wicked musical premiere at James M Nederlander Theatre in 2022 with her kid. The actress shared the photo via Instagram on Septmeber 30 where the duo was seen in classy ‘wicked’ costumes.
The mother and daughter were featured on the cover of Chicago Baby Magazine in 2019. The actress also shared her experience regarding motherhood in the interview. She shared the news via her Instagram on August 7.
The Chicago Fire actress took to Twitter to announce her pregnancy on February 15, 2017. She was enjoying her time as a mother-to-be and shared a lot of fun-filled memories via her social media profile.
Squerciati was shooting for Chicago P.D. even during her pregnancy. She figured out a way to hide the baby bump by placing a file in front of her all the time while she was on camera. Addressing this she Tweeted on March 6, 2017, that it is an effective way to conceal a baby bump.
After the birth of her daughter, the Chicago Justice actress posted a photo on Facebook with her daughter while holding a file. She wrote no more hiding the bump behind file folders for Burgess.