Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Maisie Richardson-Sellers
Richardson-Sellers in 2017
Born
London, England
EducationHertford College, University of Oxford (2013)
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Maisie Richardson-Sellers is a British actress and director. She first gained recognition for her role as Rebekah Mikaelson / Eva Sinclair on The CW series The Originals. She has since gained wider recognition for her starring roles as Kathy Freeman in CH4/Peacock's The Undeclared War, Chloe Winthrop in Netflix's The Kissing Booth 2, as well as the third installment in the franchise. She also played both Amaya Jiwe / Vixen and Charlie on The CW superhero series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Korr Sella in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Early life and education

Maisie Richardson-Sellers was born and raised in London. Her mother Joy Richardson is black Guyanese and her father is white British.[1][2] She 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 and There Will Be Red.[6]

Career

While studying at Oxford University, Richardson-Sellers began directing theatre, including a production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf.[7] After graduating, she started auditioning, and landed her debut feature film role in the Star Wars sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens,[8][9] in the cameo role of Korr Sella.[10]

Richardson-Sellers was then cast 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.[11] She later played the character of Eva Sinclair on The Originals.[12] Executive producer Michael Narducci praised her performance.[13]

In early March 2015, it was announced that she would play a starring role in Of Kings and Prophets, a short-lived ABC drama series that was filmed in South Africa.[14] In June 2016, it was reported that she 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.[15] Her mother guest starred as a distant ancestor of Jiwe on two episodes, "Zari" and "No Country for Old Dads".[2] After two seasons, she was cast in the new role of shapeshifter Charlie.[16][17] She exited Legends of Tomorrow in 2020 at the end of the series' fifth season.[18]

In 2018 she began shadowing directors on Legends of Tomorrow, and was accepted into the Warner Brothers Directors Program.[19] She then went on to direct two episodes of Legends of Tomorrow.[20]

In May 2019, it was announced that Richardson-Sellers would star in The Kissing Booth 2 as Chloe, directed by Vince Marcello for Netflix.[21] In 2021, Richardson-Sellers then starred in the sequel, The Kissing Booth 3.

In 2021, she co-wrote and directed the short film, Sunday’s Child, which won acclaim at numerous film festivals. [22]

In 2022, Richardson-Sellers starred in the political drama The Undeclared War directed by Peter Kosminsky, opposite Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg.[23]

In June 2023, it was announced that she had been cast in the upcoming season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers, starring opposite Nicole Kidman, Murray Bartlett, and Liv Ullmann.[24]

Production company

Richardson-Sellers is the founder of Barefaced Productions, a production company that seeks to tell the stories of, and provide a platform for, marginalised communities and individuals.[25]

Personal life

Richardson-Sellers openly identifies as queer.[26][27]

In 2017, along with her Arrowverse co-stars Caity Lotz and Candice Patton, 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."[28][27]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Korr Sella Cameo appearance[10]
2020 The Kissing Booth 2 Chloe Winthrop Streaming film
2021 The Kissing Booth 3
2023 Jagged Mind Billie [29]
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
2024 Wolf Hall - The Mirror and the Light Bess Oughtred Episode: "Defiance" (season 2)
2025 Talamasca: The Secret Order Olive Main role[30]
Nine Perfect Strangers Wolfie Main cast (season 2)
Directing
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Sunday's Child Director, Co-Writer, Producer Short Film
DC's Legends of Tomorrow Director Season 6, EP 14 ‘There Will Be Brood’
2022 Season 7 EP 10 ‘The Fixed Point'

References

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  11. ^ Marisa Roffman (8 December 2014). "'The Originals' Boss on the Fallout From the Rebekah Twist". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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