Mary Wiseman (born July 30, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Sylvia Tilly in the Paramount+ science fiction drama series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024).[1]
Mary Wiseman | |
|---|---|
 Wiseman at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | July 30, 1985 |
| Education | Boston University (BFA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Notable work | Star Trek: Discovery |
| Spouse |
Noah Averbach-Katz
(m. 2019; div. 2023) |
Early life
editWiseman is the youngest daughter of Dorothy and Kevin Wiseman and has three older brothers. She grew up in Milford, Pennsylvania and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Wiseman attended the DC Shakespeare Theatre’s high school outreach program. She graduated from Quince Orchard High School in 2003 and later earned her BFA in Theatre Arts at Boston University.[2][3] She went on to study at Juilliard School's Drama Division between 2011 and 2015, where one of her classmates was future Star Trek: Discovery cast member Mary Chieffo.[4][5][2]
Career
editWiseman's stage roles have included Nitzan Halperin's Sow and Weep (2008, Boston University College of Fine Arts in New York),[6] Ariel Carson's I Wanted it to Have a How & I Wanted it to Have a Verb (2011, Dixon Place)[7] and Betsy/Lindsay in Clybourne Park (2013, Chautauqua Theater Company).[8]
Wiseman has performed in productions and workshops of new plays in Playwrights’ theatres like PS 122, The Public, Soho Rep, and New York Theatre Workshop.[2]
Wiseman appeared in the television series Longmire as Meg Joyce, a nurse and love interest for the character Archie "The Ferg" Ferguson.[9]
In 2022, Wiseman's portrayal of the character Carlo from the Off-Broadway play At The Wedding garnered her a Lucille Lortel Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play.[10]
In February 2023, it was announced that Mary was cast in an upcoming Shondaland series The Residence as the White House executive chef Marvella.[11]
It was announced at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con that Wiseman will reprise the role of Sylvia Tilly in the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series.[12]
Personal life
editIn 2013, Wiseman began dating actor Noah Averbach-Katz who was her Juilliard School classmate. The couple married on February 16, 2019.[3] Wiseman filed for divorce in March 2023. The divorce was finalized in October 2023.[13]
Wiseman identifies as queer, stating: "Before Noah, I dated and loved people of all genders. I never liked it when straight-presenting women dominated conversations about bisexuality/pansexuality when I was with women, so I try not to do it now, but I also don’t want it to feel like I’m hiding anything because I’m queer and proud!"[14]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Three Dates | Stacey | Short film |
| 2018 | Health to the King | Nurse | Short film |
| 2019 | Marriage Story | Theatre Actor | |
| 2023 | Type 1 | Laura | Short film |
| 2024 | Carole & Grey | Carole | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Craft & Burn | Senior Server | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Netflix Presents: The Characters | Shannon | Episode: "John Early" |
| 2016 | Difficult People | Lyss | Episode: "High Alert" |
| 2016–2017 | Longmire | Meg Joyce | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Baskets[1] | Trinity | 5 episodes |
| 2017–2024 | Star Trek: Discovery | Sylvia Tilly | 43 episodes - main role |
| 2017 | After Trek | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Short Treks | Sylvia Tilly | Episode: "Runaway" |
| 2018 | Room 104 | Josie | Episode: "Josie & Me" |
| 2019 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Herself | Episode: "Star Trek: Discovery Cast" |
| 2020–2021 | The Ready Room | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Residence | Marvella | In production |
| 2026 | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Sylvia Tilly | Pre-production |
Video game
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Star Trek Online | Sylvia Tilly (voice) | [15] |
References
edit- ^ a b Desk, TV News (7 March 2017). "STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Beams Up Two New Starfleet Crew Members". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c "Who's Who - 18 Actors". 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b La Gorce, Tammy (8 March 2019). "A Life Frequently Apart, but an Enterprise They'll Boldly Take On". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Juilliard Drama Sets 2014-15 Season: 'VERA STARK,' RABBIT HOLE, ANGELS IN AMERICA & More". Broadway World. New York City. 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Juilliard Students Form G44 Productions, Release First Short Film". Broadway World. New York City. 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Photo Flash: Boston University's InCite Festival in NYC". Broadway World. New York City. 21 February 2008.
- ^ "Dixon Place Releases Upcoming Spring Performance Calendar". Broadway World. New York City. 11 January 2011.
- ^
- "Harris Yulin, Candy Buckley & More Set for Chautauqua Theater Company's 30th Anniversary Season". Broadway World. New York City. 17 June 2013.
- "Rewriting the happy ending: World premiere of 'Romance Novels for Dummies'".
- Giuliano, Charles. "Romance Novels for Dummies at WTF - Berkshire Fine Arts". www.berkshirefinearts.com.
- "Creative Team & Cast". 6 February 2015.
- "A rebel and her 'Romance Novels' - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- "WTF HAPPENED IN 2016 - Williamstown Theatre Festival". wtfestival.org.
- Michael Miller - Sex, Love, and Marriage come to Williamstown: Legacy, Off the Main Road, and Kinship at the Williamstown Theatre Festival - July 28, 2015 - August 11, 2015 - The Berkshire Review for the Arts
- "Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon". 7 October 2015.
- "July 18 WTFestival: Off the Main Road - CNY Café Momus". 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Here's what the cast of 'Star Trek: Discovery' looks like in real life". INSIDER. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "2022 Lucille Lortel Awards".
- ^ "Everything We Know About Shondaland's New Netflix Series, 'The Residence'". Shondaland. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi), Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti, George Hawkins, Amblin Television, CBS Studios, CBS Television Studios, retrieved 2024-07-27
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Case 550613/2023 Mary Catherine Wiseman V. Samuel Noah Max Averbach-Katz". Trellis.Law. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Catching Up With Mary Wiseman, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, and Ian Alexander". Star Trek. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ Staff, TrekMovie.com (July 26, 2018). "Star Trek Online Launching 'Age Of Discovery' Tie-in To 'Star Trek: Discovery' This Fall". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
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