Vella Lovell

Vella Lovell (born September 13, 1985) is an American actress, best known for playing Heather in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Khadija in The Big Sick.[1][2]

Career

Lovell attended Interlochen Arts Camp and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy. She then when on to graduate from Juilliard in New York City.[3]

Lovell had minor roles in TV series Girls and Younger before joining the cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in 2015.[4] In 2017, Lovell had a supporting role in the romantic comedy The Big Sick.[5]

Background

Lovell has often been mistakenly identified as ethnically South Asian,[6][7][8][9][10] when in fact she is of mixed black and white descent.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Gans, Andrew (8 January 2017). "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Renewed for Third Season". Playbill. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Demaria, Meghan (2 December 2016). "Heather Takes Center Stage In This Exclusive Clip From Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". Refinery29. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Woman Crush Wednesday: Vella Lovell Is The Wonderfully Normal Friend of 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'". 14 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Berkshire, Geoff (21 January 2017). "Film Review: 'The Big Sick'".
  6. ↑ willmckinley (2016-01-25). "Update: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: a Musical with Modern Sensibility + a Classic Heart". cinematically insane. Retrieved 2017-07-07. Her hipster next-door neighbor Heather is played by Vella Lovell, an actress of Indian descent.
  7. ↑ yusuftamanna (2017-01-30). "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend & why it's the best thing to happen to TV". colour offensive. Retrieved 2017-07-07. Then you have Vella Lovell, who plays the excellent and sarcastic voice of reason Heather Davis. An actress born in New Mexico with Indian heritage, whose character on the show has a black father and a white mother.
  8. ↑ "INTO THE NEXT STAGE: What Now When the 'Crazy-Ex Girlfriend' Finally Gets Her Ex Back?". www.rafu.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07. cast member Vella Lovell is Asian Indian
  9. ↑ "TV PRESS TOUR '16! Why We Love Crazy Ex Girlfriend – Its Diverse Cast is Awesome - And Its Leading Actress Just Won A Golden Globe! | DivaGalsDaily". DivaGalsDaily. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2017-07-07. her new neighbor Heather is played by Vella Lovell, who has Indian roots.
  10. 1 2 8AsiansVideos (2016-03-14), CAAMFest 2016 - 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' - Vincent Rodriguez III & Vella Lovell, retrieved 2017-07-07
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