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Maisie Richardson-Sellers is a British actress. She is known for her recurring role as 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 and Charlie on The CW superhero series Legends of Tomorrow.

Maisie Richardson-Sellers
Richardson-Sellers in 2017
Born	London, England
Education	Hertford College, University of Oxford (2013)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present

Early life

Richardson-Sellers was born and raised in London. Her mother Joy Richardson is black Guyanese and her father is white British.[1][2] Richardson-Sellers comes from a family of stage actors.[3] She grew up attending private schools through bursaries and scholarships.[4] In 2013, Richardson-Sellers graduated, with a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology, from Hertford College, University of Oxford,[5] where she participated in and directed several plays, including Mephisto, Chatroom, and There Will Be Red.^{[citation needed]}

Career

After graduating from university, Richardson-Sellers started auditioning and landed her first role in Star Wars sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens,[6][7] in the cameo role of Korr Sella.[8]

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.[9] She later played the character of Eva Sinclair on The Originals.[10] 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."[11]

In early March 2015, it was announced that Richardson-Sellers would play a starring role in Of Kings and Prophets, a short-lived ABC drama series that was filmed in South Africa.[12] 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.[13] Her mother guest starred as a distant ancestor of Jiwe on two episodes, "Zari" and "No Country for Old Dads".[2] After two seasons, Richardson-Sellers was cast in the new role of shapeshifter Charlie.[14][15] Richardson-Sellers exited Legends of Tomorrow in 2020 at the end of the series' fifth season.[16]

In 2018, Richardson-Sellers appeared in the short film Melody, directed by Bernard Kordieh.[17] In May 2019, it was announced Richardson-Sellers would star in The Kissing Booth 2 as Chloe, directed by Vince Marcello for Netflix.[18]

Personal life

Richardson-Sellers openly identifies as queer.[19] She is in a relationship with American singer Clay.[20]

In 2017, along with her Arrowverse co-stars, Richardson-Sellers co-founded Shethority ("She + Authority"), an online global collective described as "a positive place for women and the feminine to inspire, empower, and share."[21] Active members of the initiative include Melissa Benoist, Nicole Maines, Chyler Leigh, Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Emily Bett Rickards, Juliana Harkavy, Katie Cassidy, Candice Patton, and Danielle Panabaker. Through social media, women share their own stories and experiences on dealing with self-acceptance, homophobia, and workplace sexual harassment.

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[8]
2018	Melody	Melody	Short film
2020	The Kissing Booth 2	Chloe Winthrop
2021	The Kissing Booth 3	Chloe Winthrop

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
2016–2020	Legends of Tomorrow	Amaya Jiwe / Vixen	Main role (season 2–3)
		Charlie / Clotho	Main role (season 4–5)
2020	Group Chat with Annie & Jayden	Herself	Episode: "Would You Rather Kiss"
2022	The Undeclared War	Kathy Freeman	Main role

References

External links

• Maisie Richardson-Sellers at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Maisie Richardson-Sellers (* 2. März 1992 in London, England)[1] ist eine britische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Maisie Richardson-Sellers

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[es] Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Maise Richardson-Sellers (2 de marzo de 1992) es una actriz británica. Es conocida por interpretar en las series de The CW a Eva Sinclair/Rebekah Mikaelson en The Originals y a Amaya Jiwe/Vixen y Charlie/Clotho en la serie del Arrowverso, DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

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[ru] Ричардсон-Селлерс, Мэйси

Мэ́йси Ри́чардсон-Се́ллерс (англ. Maisie Richardson-Sellers, род. 2 марта 1992, Англия) — английская актриса. Наиболее известна по роли Амаи Дживи в телесериале «Легенды завтрашнего дня», а также Ребекки Майклсон в телесериале «Первородные»[1] и Мелхолы в телесериале «Цари и пророки»[2].

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