Mary Chieffo
Mary Chieffo (* 1992 in Valley Glen , Los Angeles ) is an American actress . Since 2017 she has played the role of L'Rell, Chancellor of the Klingon Empire, in the CBS series Star Trek: Discovery .
Life
Mary Chieffo is the daughter of actress couple Beth Grant and Michael Chieffo and grew up in Valley Village , Los Angeles. She studied at the Juilliard Drama School in New York City , graduating in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and an award for "Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Drama". Even in drama school, she played several roles in Shakespeare productions; She made her theatrical debut shortly afterwards in the role of Iago in a purely female and ethnically diverse production of Shakespeare's Othello at the Harlem Shakespeare Festival in New York . She also played a number of roles in independent productions and the short film The Perfect Fit , directed by Beth Grant, which won the audience award for the best short film at the Soho International Film Festival .
After graduating Chieffo belonged together with other seventeen Juilliard -Absolventinnen and graduates, including Discovery team member Mary Wiseman , the group G44 Productions, realized the number of smaller projects.
Since 2017 she has played the role of L'Rell, Chancellor of the Klingon Empire in Star Trek: Discovery - a character who gains a lot in profile in the second season and has to make great personal sacrifices in order to keep her empire together as the "mother of the Klingons" .
Filmography (selection)
- 2008: Natural Disasters
- 2009: Herpes Boy
- 2009: Jack and Janet Save the Planet (TV movie)
- 2012: The Perfect Fit (short film)
- 2013: Miss Dial
- 2017: The Mindy Project (TV series, episode Jeremy & Anna's Meryl Streep Costume Party )
- 2017–2019: Star Trek: Discovery (TV series)
Theater roles
- King Lear (as Lear)
- Dancing at Lughnasa, (as Chris)
- This Is Our Youth (as Jessica)
- Richard III , (as Queen Elizabeth)
- Rabbit Hole , (as Nat)
- Othello , Harlem Shakespeare Festival, 2015 (as Iago )
- Macbeth , Seattle Repertory Theater, 2016 (as Macbeth)
Awards
- Michel & Suria Saint-Denis Prize (Outstanding Achievement & Leadership in Drama)
Web links
- Mary Chieffo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ryan Britt: Mary Chieffo says playing L'Rell in Star Trek: Discovery is 'extreme' and 'empowering'. In: syfy.com. January 31, 2019, accessed April 16, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Twitter comment from @Marythechief = Mary Chieffo on the year she was born. In: twitter.com. August 28, 2018, accessed on April 16, 2019 (English): “Oops! Sorry to disappoint but I'm actually a 25 year old Trekkie! ? Not sure where the interwebs found that information, but I'm a Scorpio baby born in the year of the Monkey ?❤️? # 1992represent "
- ↑ a b c Dinah Eng: At Home With Beth Grant. (No longer available online.) In: hgtv.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016 ; accessed on April 16, 2019 .
- ^ Adam Rothenberg: Call Answered: Conference Call with Debra Ann Byrd and Mary Chieffo: The Harlem Shakespeare Festival: Othello. In: callmeadam.com. November 18, 2015, accessed April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Mary Chieffo. In: alleytheatre.org. Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Othello The Moor of Venice. (PDF) In: harlemsf.xbuild.com. 2015, accessed April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Juilliard Students form G44 Productions Release First Short Film. July 5, 2013, accessed April 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Brian Silliman: The deleted line in Star Trek: Discovery did fueled Mary Chieffo's L'Rell performance. In: syfy.com. April 11, 2019, accessed April 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Ronald Bunn: The Harlem Shakespeare FestivalL's All-Female, Multi-Racial Mainstage Production of The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice. In: routes-mag.com20. October 23, 2015, accessed April 16, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chieffo, Mary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valley Glen, Los Angeles |