Mary Chieffo
Mary Chieffo | |
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| Born | November 7, 1992[1] |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Television | Star Trek: Discovery |
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Mary Elizabeth Chieffo (born 1992)[3] is an American actress known for portraying the Klingon L'Rell on the television series Star Trek: Discovery.[4]
Biography
Chieffo was born and grew up in the neighborhood of Valley Village, Los Angeles in California, only daughter of actors Michael Chieffo and Beth Grant.[2] Her acting debut was at the age of three when she played a sleeping girl in Sandra Bullock's short film Making Sandwiches, in which her mother also had a role, and later acted in various TV shows and short and feature films.[3] As a child, she attended Shakespeare theater camp at theTheatricum Botanicum, where she performed in a variety of shows including Antony and Cleopatra.
She attended the Drama division of Juilliard School in New York City, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2015.[3] One of her classmates was future Star Trek: Discovery castmate Mary Wiseman.[5] Her first high profile acting position was on Star Trek: Discovery, where she played the recurring character of L'Rell, a Klingon warrior and spy who becomes leader of the Klingon Empire at the end of Season 1.[6]
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Making Sandwiches | Sleeping baby (Uncredited) | Short |
| 2007 | Welcome to Paradise | voice actress | |
| 2008 | Natural Disasters | Young Beth | |
| 2009 | Herpes Boy | Patch | |
| 2009 | Jack and Janet Save the Planet | Tina Grotunski | Television movie |
| 2011 | Girls! Girls! Girls! | ||
| 2012 | The Perfect Fit | Shop Girl | Short |
| 2013 | Miss Dial | Teenage Girl Stranger | |
| 2013 | Odyssea | Daughter | Short |
| 2017 | Shelby's Vacation | Gillian | Short |
| 2017 | The Mindy Project | Micaela | chapter: "Jeremy & Anna's Meryl Streep Costume Party" (season 6 episode 5) |
| 2018 | On the Day You Were Born | Mary | Animated short |
| 2017–19 | Star Trek: Discovery | L'Rell[7] | recurring character |
References
- ^ "Mary Chieffo on Twitter". Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "At Home With Beth Grant". HGTV. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Mary Chieffo". IMDb. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "'Star Trek: Discovery's' Mary Chieffo transforms into Klingon L'Rell". USA Today. September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Juilliard Students Form G44 Productions, Release First Short Film". Broadway World. New York City. June 5, 2013.
- ^ "When Star Trek Makes You a Star: A Tale of Two Classmates Reaching New Heights With Discovery". E! Online. November 10, 2017.
- ^ "'Star Trek: Discovery' Casts Klingons Chris Obi, Shazad Latif, Mary Chieffo". Variety. December 12, 2016.
External links
- Mary Chieffo at IMDb