Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Maisie Richardson-Sellers
Richardson-Sellers in 2017
Born (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992
England
Education University of Oxford (2013)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Parent(s) Joy Richardson (mother)[1][2]

Maisie Richardson-Sellers (born 2 March 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her recurring role as Rebekah Mikaelson / Eva Sinclair on The CW series The Originals, as well as her starring roles as King Saul of Israel’s daughter Michal in the ABC Biblical series Of Kings and Prophets and as Amaya Jiwe / Vixen on The CW superhero series Legends of Tomorrow.

Early life

Coming from a family of stage actors, Richardson-Sellers started acting from a young age. In 2013, Richardson-Sellers graduated, with degrees in Archaeology and Anthropology, from University of Oxford, where she participated in and directed several plays, including Mephisto, Chatroom, and There Will Be Red.

Career

After graduating university, she started auditioning and landed her very first role in the highly anticipated Star Wars sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens,[3][4] in the cameo role of Korr Sella.[5]

After wrapping filming for her The Force Awakens role, Richardson-Sellers booked her second role as Rebekah Mikaelson in the CW series The Originals in 2014, where the character of Rebekah inhabits a different body after a spell gone wrong.[6] Executive Producer Michael Narducci described her performance as having "an incredibly strong sparkle” and “there’s a great beauty – not only with physical beauty but there’s a great inner beauty – that comes up in her performance. There’s also just this incredible strength."[7]

In early March 2015, it was announced that Richardson-Sellers would play a starring role in Of Kings and Prophets, an ABC drama series that would be filmed in South Africa.[8] In June 2016, it was reported that Richardson-Sellers would be playing Amaya Jiwe/Vixen on the second season of the CW series Legends of Tomorrow, who is the grandmother of the titular character in the CW Seed animated series Vixen.[9]

Personal life

Richardson-Sellers openly identifies as queer.[10]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Our First World N/A Short film
2013 Americano and Rum Ellie Short film
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Korr Sella Cameo[5]
TBA Melody Melody Short film, post-production
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015, 2017 The Originals Rebekah Mikaelson / Eva Sinclair Recurring role, 15 episodes
2016 Of Kings and Prophets Michal Main role, 9 episodes
2016–present Legends of Tomorrow Amaya Jiwe / Vixen Main role (season 2–3)
Charlie Main role (season 4)[11]

References

  1. ↑ "'Legends of Tomorrow': Maisie Richardson-Sellers Real-Life Mom to Play Mysterious Woman From Vixen's Past". TV Insider. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Legends Of Tomorrow' Season 3 Casts Maisie Richardson-Sellers' Real-Life Mom". International Business Times. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Daniel Barna (16 December 2014). "Star Wars' Maisie Richardson-Sellers Knows How To Keep A Secret". refinery29.com.
  4. ↑ Alice Vincent (22 December 2014). "Maisie Richardson-Sellers confirms Star Wars The Force Awakens role". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 Hugh Armitage (15 April 2016). "Star Wars: The Force Awakens deleted scenes: 6 things we learned". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Marisa Roffman (8 December 2014). "'The Originals' Boss on the Fallout From the Rebekah Twist". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Edward Vkanty (16 March 2015). "'The Originals' Brings In A New Rebekah In More Ways Than One". Inquisitr. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Nellie Andreeva (6 March 2015). "Richardson-Sellers Joins 'Of Kings and Prophets'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Lesley Goldberg (23 June 2016). "'Legends of Tomorrow' Finds New Vixen in 'Star Wars' Actress". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Maisie Richardson-Sellers". Gay time magazine.
  11. ↑ "Legends of Tomorrow Casts Maisie Richardson-Sellers in Surprising New Role". Comic Book Resources. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
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