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Michelle Veintimilla

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Michelle Veintimilla
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film, television & theater actress
Years active2007–present

Michelle Veintimilla is an American film, television, and theater actress, best known for playing Janie in the film Not Cool. She has played the role of super-villain Firefly in the second season of the Fox television series Gotham.

Career

Veintimilla was studying as a senior at Carnegie Mellon University when she got the job offer to perform in the musical The Visit in 2014.[1] She is currently playing the DC Comics' super-villain Bridgit Pike/Firefly in the series Gotham. She would appear in two episodes of season two.[2]

Veintimilla appeared on Broadway in the musical version of The Visit, playing the younger version of Chita Rivera's character.[2][1][3] She continued to pursue her dream until one day she met her handsome spouse, Chris Ogbonnah Jr. He is a African American soccer player who is known for top class, quality football.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Not Cool Janie
2014 Blue in Green Short film
2015 Fathers and Daughters Michelle
2015 Love the Coopers Kendra Uncredited[citation needed]
2016 The Depths Chastity Post-production
2016 Drunk Parents Rachel Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 One Life to Live Principal Dancer 2 episodes
2013 Redwood Time Alise 7 episodes
2014 Those Who Kill Sarah Branson 2 episodes
2014 The Chair Herself 7 episodes
2015 The Good Wife Nurse 1 episode
2015-present Gotham Bridgit Pike / Firefly 4 episodes
2015 Blue Bloods Sybil Cairo 1 episode
2015 Limitless Ava Pouran 1 episode

References

  1. ^ a b "Michelle Veintimilla on Broadway Playing Young Chita Rivera". The New York Times. June 1, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Ausiello, Michael (August 17, 2015). "Gotham Launching Season 2 Firefly Arc (and There's a Cool Casting Twist)". TVLine. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Michelle Veintimilla Theatre Credits". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.