Krys Marshall

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| alma_mater = University of North Carolina School of the Arts

| occupation = Actress

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Krys Marshall (born {{birth based on age as of dates |32|2021|06|04|34|2023|03|08|34|2023|06|22|noage=1}}) is an American actress. She may be best known for her role as astronaut Danielle Poole on the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.

Early life and education

Marshall, who is of African American heritage, grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite magazine |last=Andaloro |first=Angela |title=Krys Marshall and Husband Ted Are Expecting Their First Baby: 'Growing and Grooving' |magazine=People |date=March 8, 2023 |quote=says Marshall, 34… (&) …Ted is a real estate developer |url=https://people.com/parents/krys-marshall-husband-ted-expecting-first-baby-exclusive/ |access-date=March 11, 2023}}{{cite AV media |first1=Sharon |last1=Lawson |first2=Krys |last2=Marshall |title=Interview: Krys Marshall is out of this world in For All Mankind |work=Good Day Atlanta |date=August 15, 2022 |format=News video |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1105277 |access-date=March 11, 2023}} She attended the magnet program in performing arts at Pebblebrook High School.{{cite news |last=Camp |first=Katy Ruth |title=Star Factory: One of the country's most respected performing arts schools is right here in Cobb |url=https://www.mdjonline.com/cobblife/star-factory/article_56291c1e-cb67-11e9-ade8-17871fb3e267.html |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=Marietta Daily Journal |date=August 13, 2019}}{{cite web |title=2021 Annual Luncheon |website=girlstart.org |url=https://girlstart.org/support-girlstart/fundraising-luncheon/2021-annual-luncheon/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312032338/https://girlstart.org/support-girlstart/fundraising-luncheon/2021-annual-luncheon/ |url-status=dead }}

Marshall graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a B.F.A. in Drama.{{cite interview |subject-first=Krys |subject-last=Marshall |interviewer-first=Melissa |interviewer-last=Upton-Julio |title=Drama alumna Krys Marshall is out of this world in "For All Mankind" |publisher=University of North Carolina School of the Arts |date=2024-01-08 |orig-date=2021-06-14 |url=https://www.uncsa.edu/drama/alumni/krys-marshall.aspx |access-date=2025-01-29}}

Career

Marshall's first television role was a small part in an episode of Criminal Minds.{{cite news |last=Metz |first=Nina |title=My worst moment: 'For All Mankind' star Krys Marshall says a muscle relaxer made her feel like 'Weekend at Bernie's' on set |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 23, 2022 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-my-worst-moment-krys-marshall-20220823-d6bwmxvukzbjrgydh2c32hcdsm-story.html |access-date=March 11, 2023}} Her other acting credits include parts on the television series NCIS, Supergirl, and This Is Us.{{cite web |title=Krys Marshall List of Movies and TV Shows |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/krys-marshall/credits/3000837051/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=March 11, 2023}}

Marshall was asked to read for a role on For All Mankind unexpectedly, while auditioning for a different show. She landed the part of Danielle Poole, NASA's first Black astronaut, that same day.Marshall also hosts the companion podcast for the show, the first such audio series to be produced by Apple TV+.{{cite web |last=White |first=Peter |title=Apple Launches 'For All Mankind' Companion Podcast |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 15, 2021 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/apple-for-all-mankind-companion-podcast-1234693923/ |access-date=March 11, 2023}}

Personal life

Marshall identifies as pansexual.{{cite magazine |first=Zoya |last=Raza-Sheikh |title=Krys Marshall comes out as pansexual in powerful Instagram post |magazine=Gay Times |date=2021-06-04 |quote=the 32-year-old |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/krys-marshall-comes-out-as-pansexual-in-powerful-instagram-post/ |access-date=2025-01-29}}{{cite web |last=Marshall |first=Krys |title=Once upon a time, a Pan-girl and a Straight-boy met and fell in love. They got married and lived happily ever after. The end. Happy Pride Month, from our Modern Family to yours. 🌈 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlSeBJMuBl/ |website=Instagram |access-date=March 11, 2023 |date=June 1, 2021}} In 2017, she married real estate developer Ted Dolan in a ceremony on Mykonos.{{cite magazine |first=Jaimie |last=Mackey |title=Actress Krys Marshall's Intimate Wedding in Mykonos |magazine=Brides |date=2018-01-03 |url=https://www.brides.com/story/krys-marshall-supergirl-wedding-mykonos |access-date=2025-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424155514/https://www.brides.com/story/krys-marshall-supergirl-wedding-mykonos |archive-date=2019-04-24 |url-status=dead}} The couple announced in March 2023 that they are expecting their first child; their child was born in June 2023.{{cite magazine |first=Hannah |last=Sacks |title=Krys Marshall Welcomes First Baby with Husband Ted Dolan — See the Photos! |magazine=People |date=2023-06-22 |quote=The For All Mankind actress, 34… |url=https://people.com/krys-marshall-welcomes-first-baby-husband-ted-dolan-7504430 |access-date=2025-01-29}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2011 \| Lesbian Cops \| Officer Rashida Thompson \| Short film
2012 \| Raincheck Romance \| Jenny \| Short film
2014 \| Doubles \| Radio / TV Personalities \| Short film
2018 \| Soliloquy \| Hamlet \| Short film
2022 \| Alone in the Dark \| Cheyenne \|
2023 \| It Is What It Is (or the Standards of Outrage) \| Presenter 2 \| Short film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

| Lesbian Cops

| Officer Rashida Thompson

| Short film

2012

| Raincheck Romance

| Jenny

| Short film

2014

| Doubles

| Radio / TV Personalities

| Short film

2018

| Soliloquy

| Hamlet

| Short film

2022

| Alone in the Dark

| Cheyenne

2023

| It Is What It Is (or the Standards of Outrage)

| Presenter 2

| Short film

= Television =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2007 \| Sportlets \| Amy / Athletica \| 2 episodes
2009 \| Criminal Minds \| Vicki \| Episode: "To Hell..."
2009 \| How I Met Your Mother \| Bridesmaid \| Episode: "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap"
2010–2011 \| Super Sportlets \| Amy / Athletica \| Main cast
2011 \| All My Children \| Mother \| Episode: "1.10594"
2011 \| The Drama Department \| Diana \| TV movie
2013 \| Touch \| Claire \| Episode: "Ghosts"
2014 \| Dads \| Patron #1 \| Episode: "Eli Nightingale"
2015 \| NCIS \| Suzy \| Episode: "Incognito"
2015 \| Gone: A Wayward Pines Story \| Elena \| Webseries; main cast
2017 \| One Day at a Time \| Kristen \| Episode: "A Snowman's Tale"
2017 \| This Is Us \| Stacy \| Episode: "Jack Pearson's Son"
2018 \| Supergirl \| Julia Freeman / Purity \| Recurring role (season 3)
2018 \| Adam Ruins Everything \| Cori \| Episode: "Adam Ruins Tech"
2019 \| Bull \| Sadie Williams \| Episode: "Her Own Two Feet"
2019–present \| For All Mankind \| Danielle Poole \| Recurring role (season 1), main cast (season 2–present)
2020 \| Shameless \| Mora \| Episode: "Now Leaving Illinois"
2024 \| Bad Monkey \| Tanny \| 3 episodes
2025 \| Paradise \| Agent Robinson \| Recurring role

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Year

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! Role

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2007

| Sportlets

| Amy / Athletica

| 2 episodes

2009

| Criminal Minds

| Vicki