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Celia Rose Gooding

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Celia Rose Gooding
Gooding after a performance of Jagged Little Pill in 2019
Born (2000-02-22) February 22, 2000 (age 24)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2017–present
Known forJagged Little Pill
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
MotherLaChanze
AwardsGrammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (2021)
Antonyo Award (2020)

Celia Rose Gooding (/ˈsɛliə/;[1] born February 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. They[a] made their Broadway debut and rose to prominence for the role of Mary Frances "Frankie" Healy in the rock musical Jagged Little Pill for which they won a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and were nominated for a 2020 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the category at age 20. Their mother is LaChanze, an American actress, singer, and dancer. Gooding plays the role of Nyota Uhura in the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present).

Early life and education

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Gooding was raised in New York, New York. They were born to actress, singer and dancer LaChanze,[2] and Calvin Gooding, who died in the September 11th attacks. They have one sister, Zaya.[3]

Gooding attended the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, with their sister[4] and graduated with honors in performing arts. They occasionally took leaves of absence from high school to do readings for the musical Jagged Little Pill, which they were also involved in developing. In the workshop during their junior year, they had three hours of tutoring in the morning before rehearsals, to replace regular schooling.[5] Their senior project revolved around their participation in the show's out-of-town tryout at the end of their senior year. Their other training included studying dance at the Alvin Ailey Institute and studying acting and film with a concentration in Shakespeare at the Berridge Conservatory in Normandy.[6]

In 2018, Gooding began attending Pace University. Initially double majoring in musical theatre and child psychology, they dropped the latter major during their second and final semester.[7] They left Pace after their freshman year, as rehearsals for the Broadway run of Jagged Little Pill started in September 2019.

Acting career

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Gooding was inspired to become an actor when they watched their mother win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Color Purple in 2006 on TV. However, they only started participating in musical theatre productions in ninth grade.[8] Throughout their high school experience, Gooding played various roles such as Carmen in the Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy's production of Fame.

In 2017, at age 17, Gooding was cast in the first 29-hour reading of Jagged Little Pill,[9] an original musical written by Diablo Cody based on the music of Grammy Award-winning artist Alanis Morissette, that included stars such as Idina Menzel. They originated one of the lead roles of the show, Frankie Healy: a 17-year-old Black, bisexual activist who was adopted into an affluent white family in a suburb in Connecticut.[10] They participated in the 2018 lab and later the world premiere of the show at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts in May 2018.[11]

Gooding reprised their role as Frankie when the show transferred to Broadway in November 2019 at the Broadhurst Theatre.[12] They received accolades including Broadway World's Debut of the Month[9] a Clives Barnes Award nomination,[13] and Broadway.com's Debut of the Year. They were also honored as one of BET's Future 40.[14] They also performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers,[15] Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest,[16] and Good Morning America.[17]

In 2019, Gooding and their mother, LaChanze, performed on Broadway at the same time, with LaChanze starring in A Christmas Carol and Gooding starring in Jagged Little Pill[18]—a rare event previously accomplished by Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.[19][20][21]

Gooding received accolades for their performance in Jagged Little Pill, which closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They received the award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the inaugural Antonyo Awards[22] and were nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical.[23] They also participated in the 2020 Playbill Pride Spectacular along with co-star Lauren Patten.[24]

Gooding was cast as Nyota Uhura in the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.[25]

On September 24, 2021, Gooding announced that they would not be returning to Jagged Little Pill due to alleged transphobic and abusive treatment of the show's non-binary cast members.[26]

Personal life

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Gooding is bisexual[27][better source needed] and gray asexual.[28] They also have two cats named Pongo and Sushi.[29] Gooding goes by she and they pronouns.[30][31]

Activism

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Gooding has been particularly vocal about the issues surrounding being Black on Broadway. They participated in the New York Times' "Offstage"[32] program in June 2020 that discussed racial justice on Broadway,[33] a panel on ABC about the realities of being Black on Broadway for Black History Month,[34] and a Black Theatre Matters benefit panel hosted by Samantha Williams.[35]

Because of their participation in the show Jagged Little Pill, Gooding has also been vocal about justice for the LGBTQ+ community and the interracial adoption adoptee community.

Gooding has participated in a panel for normalizing consent and advocacy for sexual assault victims for the summer 2020 series, Transformation 2020: Popular Democracy Defined with co-star Kathryn Gallagher.[36]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 Breakwater Jess

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Good Morning America Herself Episode: 12 December 2019
Tamron Hall Musical Guest Episode: LaChanze/Celia Rose Gooding
Today Performer
2019-2020 Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal Herself Five episodes: August on Broadway; November 2019; December 2019; January 2020; June 2020
Broadway.com #LiveatFive Two episodes: Celia Rose Gooding; Michael James Scott with Alex Newell, Celia Rose Gooding and Christian Dante White
2020 Stars in the House Four episodes; JAGGED LITTLE PILL Cast; Gen Z Broadway; Celebrating the 2020 Tony Awards Part 2; Thanksgiving Parade Stars
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration Performer I'm Still Here (Follies song)
Project Sing Out! Herself Also consulting producer
Broadway Whodunit: Escape from Camp Eerie Rebecca Garfinkel/Alberta Justice Video
Broadway Whodunit: All Hallows’ Eve Bella Bram Video
My Halloween Friends Herself Video short
Arthur Miller Foundation Honors Performer TV special
2021 74th Tony Awards Performer/Nominee
2022–present Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Nyota Uhura Main role

Theatre

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Year Production Role Venue Dates Notes
2018 Jagged Little Pill Mary Frances "Frankie" Healy Loeb Drama Center May 5 - July 15, 2018
2019-2020 Broadhurst Theatre December 5, 2019 - March 12, 2020
2021 Sisgendered Herself Feinstein's/54 Below December 7, 2021 Guest-star performer.[37]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 Star Trek: Very Short Treks Nyota Uhura Episode: "Holiday Party"

Discography

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Cast recordings

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Title Details
Jagged Little Pill (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Stone Crossed (Studio Concept Album)
Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 2 - Subspace Rhapsody (Original Series Soundtrack)

Accolades and honors

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Year Award Category Work Result
2020 Clives Barnes Award Theatre Artist Award Jagged Little Pill Pending
Antonyo Awards Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical on Broadway Won
Tony Awards Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Nominated
2021 Grammy Awards[2] Best Musical Theater Album Won
2024 Critics' Choice Television Awards[38] Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Nominated
2024 Saturn Awards[39] Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Gooding uses they/them and she/her pronouns. This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.

References

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  1. ^ "Meet the Cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Paramount+". YouTube. 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Clement, Olivia (31 August 2017). "Ever Wondered What It's Like to Grow Up the Child of a Tony-Winning Star?". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. ^ "The Lives Left Behind". nymag.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. ^ "Jagged Little Pill - Celia Gooding '18". Hackley School. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. ^ "Blog Posts". Broadway By JuJu. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  6. ^ "Celia Rose Gooding Biography | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com". www.broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  7. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (5 December 2019). "Schools of the Stars: Where the Jagged Little Pill Cast and Creative Team Studied Before Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  8. ^ DresslikeBway (2019-02-28). "Celia Gooding". DresslikeBway. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  9. ^ a b Robbins, Caryn. "Debut of the Month: You Oughta Know About JAGGED LITTLE PILL's Celia Rose Gooding". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  10. ^ "Listen to LaChanze! Jagged Little Pill's Celia Rose Gooding Reveals Her Mom's Best Advice". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  11. ^ Green, Jesse (2018-05-30). "Review: 'Jagged Little Pill' Breaks the Jukebox Musical Mold (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  12. ^ Green, Jesse (2019-12-10). "Review: With 'Jagged Little Pill,' They Finally Fixed the Jukebox". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  13. ^ Libbey, Peter (2020-03-03). "Finalists for Clive Barnes Awards Announced". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  14. ^ "Future 40: Broadway Baby Celia Rose Gooding Is One To Watch". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  15. ^ "Got It All Figured Out: Watch Jagged Little Pill's Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & More Perform 'Hand in My Pocket'". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  16. ^ Meyer, Dan (3 January 2020). "Watch the Uncensored New Year's Eve Performance From Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill Cast". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  17. ^ "See the Cast of Jagged Little Pill Perform Alanis Morissette's 'You Learn'". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  18. ^ "Black Mother And Daughter Make Broadway History Together". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  19. ^ Haun, Harry (2020-04-01). ""From the Archives: When Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher Simultaneously Starred on Broadway"". Playbill. Retrieved 2023-09-13. Now that Raquel Welch has left Woman of the Year, the part has passed along—with Einstein-like logic—to the ever-peppy Debbie Reynolds, who arrived in that title role last month almost by divine right. … [Simultaneously] her daughter, Carrie Fisher, is appearing on the other side of Broadway, at the Music Box in Agnes of God, which, like her mom's, is a Tony-winning role. … 'The two of us on Broadway at the same time—it's a whole new thought for me,' Debbie admits.
  20. ^ "Agnes of God – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13. Cast: Carrie Fisher; Agnes; Jan 03, 1983 - Apr 10, 1983
  21. ^ "Woman of the Year – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13. Cast: Debbie Reynolds; Tess Harding; Feb 13, 1983 - Mar 13, 1983
  22. ^ Appler, Michael (2020-06-20). "Audra McDonald, LaChanze & Celia Rose Gooding Win at Broadway Black's Inaugural Antonyo Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  23. ^ Rooney, Hilary Lewis (15 October 2020). "Tony Awards: 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'Slave Play' Lead Nominations | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  24. ^ Staff, Playbill (21 June 2020). "Meet the Full Cast of Stars for Playbill's Upcoming Pride Spectacular Concert". Playbill. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  25. ^ "BREAKING: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Begins Production". Star Trek. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  26. ^ @celiargooding (24 September 2021). "💙" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ Moore, Camille (2021-09-11). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Celia Rose Gooding". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  28. ^ @celiargooding (24 August 2022). "I can feel the greyace leaving my body when Virgo's Groove comes on what did Beyoncé put in that mf SONG" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (12 December 2019). "Like Mother Like Daughter: Jagged Little Pill's Celia Rose Gooding and A Christmas Carol's LaChanze Get Real About Life on Broadway, Emotionally Taxing Roles, Billie Eilish, and More". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  30. ^ "Celia rose gooding (@celiargooding) • Instagram photos and videos".
  31. ^ Celia Rose Gooding [@celiargooding] (Sep 5, 2022). "I use both she and they pronouns. I refer to myself as a Black woman occasionally bc that's the easiest way to make it through conversation but I am incredibly complex. …" (Tweet). Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ BWW News Desk. "Celia Rose Gooding, Kenny Leon, Adrienne Warren and More to Take Part in New York Times Panel Discussion". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  33. ^ Coleman, Nancy (2020-06-11). "A Forum to Discuss Race and Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  34. ^ "Broadway superstars reflect on shared experiences, hope for future generations for Black History Month". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  35. ^ Clement, Olivia (15 June 2020). "Samantha Williams to Host Black Theatre Matters Benefit Panel". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  36. ^ BWW News Desk. "Adrienne Warren, Ali Stroker, Heidi Schreck & More Join TRANSFORMATION 2020: POPULAR DEMOCRACY DEFINED". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  37. ^ "Sisgendered-Feinstein's/54 Below". November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  38. ^ Brathwaite, Lester Fabian (January 14, 2024). "Oppenheimer, Barbie, The Bear lead 2024 Critics Choice Awards: See the full winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  39. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 6, 2023). "'Avatar: The Way Of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations For Genre-Focused Saturn Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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