Meg DeLacy
{{short description|American actress and singer (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Meg DeLacy
| image =
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| birth_name = Margaret DeLacy Kelley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|9}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California
| death_date =
| death_place =
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- actress
}}
| yearsactive = 2012–present
| nationality = American
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Margaret DeLacy Kelley (born July 9, 1996) is an American actress and singer.{{cite web|url=https://channelmyanmar.org/cast/meg-delacy/|title=Meg DeLacy – Cast|publisher=Channel Myanmar|language=my|accessdate=January 1, 2024}} She is known for her role as Cindy Burman in the DC Universe series Stargirl.{{cite news|last1=Dar|first1=Taimur|title=First look at Meg DeLacy as the villainess Shiv in STARGIRL|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/first-look-meg-delacy-shiv-stargirl/|work=Comics Beat|date=24 June 2020|accessdate=January 1, 2024}}{{cite news|last1=Morrison|first1=Matt|title=Who Is Shiv? Stargirl's Big Villain In DC Comics Explained|url=https://screenrant.com/stargirl-villain-shiv-origin-explained-dc/|work=Screen Rant|date=30 June 2020|accessdate=January 1, 2024}}
Early life
DeLacy was born and raised in Southern California. Her mother is Filipina.{{cite news|last1=Angeles|first1=Steve|title=Meet "The Foster's" Fil-Am star, Meg DeLacy |url=https://balitangamerica.tv/meet-the-fosters-fil-am-star-meg-delacy/|accessdate=28 June 2020|work=Balitang America|date=7 March 2018}}
Career
DeLacy began her acting career in 2012, when she started creating music at the age of 8 before picking up a guitar when she was 12 years old. DeLacy has her own YouTube channel.{{cite news|last1=Moore|first1=Camille|title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Meg DeLacy|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/meg-delacy/|accessdate=28 June 2020|work=TV Overmind}} In 2012, DeLacy made her feature film debut in the South Korean comedy-drama film Papa, in which she played the role of Maya.{{cite web|url=https://www.asianmovieweb.com/en/reviews/papa.htm|title=Papa (South Korea, 2012) - Review|publisher=AsianMovieWeb|accessdate=January 1, 2024}} From 2013 to 2015, DeLacy was cast to play the lead role in the web series Side Effects portraying Whitney Connolly. In 2016, DeLacy had a recurring role in the teen drama series Recovery Road, playing Nyla.{{cite web|url=https://www.sweetyhigh.com/read/meg-delacy-facts-wcw-053018|title=Fun Facts and Trivia About Singer and Actress Meg DeLacy|publisher=Sweety High|date=May 13, 2018|accessdate=January 1, 2024}}
In 2017, DeLacy appeared as Candy in the comedy film Austin Found directed by Will Raee, which was released on July 7, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinema.com/film/14749/austin-found/cast.phtml|title=Austin Found (2017) Cast|publisher=cinema.com|accessdate=January 1, 2024}} On the same year, DeLacy was cast in the teen comedy film by Benny Fine titled F the Prom.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/fine-brothers-first-film-comedy-f-the-prom-1201745047/|title=YouTube’s Fine Brothers Announce First Film, Comedy ‘F*&% the Prom’|date=April 4, 2016|publisher=Variety|accessdate=January 1, 2024}} Also the same year, DeLacy had a recurring role in the drama web series in Zac & Mia portraying Chloe. She played the role as Grace on The Fosters from 2017 to 2018, where she held a recurring role. For her role in Woodstock or Bust, DeLacy was nominated in 2019 for Best Supporting Actress by the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival.{{cite news|title=Lady Filmmakers Film Festival|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002719/2019/1/|accessdate=January 1, 2024|work=IMDb}} She appeared as Clara in Chris Sivertson's thriller film Shattered Memories.{{cite web |author=Amanda N'Duka |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/elizabeth-bogush-last-night-chris-caldovino-made-in-chinatown-1202420802/ |title=Elizabeth Bogush To Star In 'Last Night'; Chris Caldovino Joins Indie 'Made In Chinatown' |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=January 1, 2024}}
In early 2020, DeLacy won the Best Ensemble in 2020 Independent Shorts Awards and also won the Best Actress in 2020 Fright Night Film Festival, for the short film Scars, where she held a lead role.{{cite web|url=https://www.jonnyzeller.com/scars-film-2/|title=SCARS Short Film|publisher=JZ - Jonny Zeller|website=jonnyzeller.com|access-date=January 1, 2024}}
From 2020 to 2022, DeLacy starred as the villainous Cindy Burman in Stargirl.{{cite news|last1=Mitovich|first1=Matt Webb|title=DC's Stargirl: Has Shiv Earned a Seat With the ISA? Meg DeLacy Weighs In on Mean Girl Cindy's Metamorphosis|url=https://tvline.com/2020/07/05/dcs-stargirl-season-1-episode-8-preview-meg-delacy-cindy-shiv/|work=TV Line|date=5 July 2020|accessdate=6 July 2020}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2012
|Papa | Maya | |
| 2014
|The Blackout | Christine | |
| 2017
|North of Neon | Coin | Short Film |
| 2017
| Candy | |
| 2017
| Felicity "City" Stufts | |
| 2018
|Woodstock or Bust | Meryl | |
| 2018
| Clara | |
| 2020
|Scars | Aris | Short Film |
| 2020
|Rose | Rose | Short Film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Juliette | Episode: "See Dad Runner Up" |
| 2016
| Nyla | Recurring |
| 2017
| Tonya Whitley | Episode: "I Remember Her Now" |
| 2017
| Chloe | Recurring |
| 2017-2018
| Grace Mullen | Recurring |
| 2019
| Margot | Episode: "Knighttime" |
| 2020-2024
| Chastity | Recurring |
| 2020–2022
| Stargirl | Main Role |
| 2020
| Find a Way or Make One | Charlie | Episode: "Aut Viam Invenniam Aut Faciam" |
| 2024
|The Irrational |Summer |Episode: (S2 E5) "Anatomy of a Fall" |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Web series roles |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| align="center"|2013–2015
|Side Effects |Whitney Connolly |Lead role |
| align="center"|2016
|The Disappearing Girl |Carla | |
Discography
= Singles =
= Promotional singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Title !Year !Album |
| scope="row"| "You Stole My Heart"
| rowspan="3"| 2012 | rowspan="9" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Through" |
| scope="row"| "We're Alive" |
| scope="row"| "No Diggity"
| 2013 |
| scope="row"| "Warm Water (Live)"
| rowspan="4"| 2015 |
| scope="row"| "Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Live)" |
| scope="row"| "I'm No Good (Live)" |
| scope="row"| "Drinking and Driving (Live)" |
| scope="row"| "Never Know" (featuring Daoudi) | 2017 |
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Titanium"
| rowspan="5"| 2013 | {{n/a|None}} | rowspan="5"| Side Effects: The Music, Episode 1 (Music From the Web Series){{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/side-effects-the-music-episode-1-music-from-the-web-series/1443218203|title=Side Effects: The Music, Episode 1 (Music From the Web Series - Album by Various Artists|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2013-10-29}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Sweet Little Pill"
| Chester See, Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Finn Roberts |
| scope="row"| "C'mon"
| Lulu Antariksa |
| scope="row"| "Mean" |
| scope="row"| "Bad Day"
| Chester See, Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Finn Roberts |
| scope="row"| "Cups"
| rowspan="4"| 2014 | Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Keli Price, Finn Roberts, Chester See | rowspan="4"| Side Effects: The Music, Episode 2 (Music From the Web Series){{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/side-effects-the-music-episode-2-music-from-the-web-series-ep/1442911016|title=Side Effects: The Music, Episode 2 (Music From the Web Series - EP by Various Artists|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2014-05-13}} |
| scope="row"| "Safe and Sound"
| Cade Canon Ball |
| scope="row"| "Kiss You"
| Finn Roberts, Chester See |
| scope="row"| "Boom Boom"
| Lulu Antariksa |
| scope="row"| "Euphoria"
| 2017 | Austin Powell |
| scope="row"| "Suffragette"
| 2018 | Liquid Heart, David Lambert | {{n/a|non-album single}} |
=Music Videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Director |
| scope="row" | "Through"
| rowspan="2" | 2012 | Christine Crokos |
|---|
| scope="row" | "We're Alive"
| William Sikora III |
| scope="row" | "Bruises
| 2018 | Keenan O'Reilly |
| scope="row" | "Some and All of It"
| rowspan="2" | 2020 | {{Unknown}} |
| scope="row" | "Implicit"
| {{Unknown}} |
| scope="row" | "Body"
| 2021 | Jake Matthews |
= Guest appearances =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title
! Year ! Artist(s) ! Director(s) |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Almost True"
| 2020 | KTJ & Carly | KTJ & Carly |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{Refh}} |
|---|
| 2019
| Lady Filmmakers Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress in a feature film | Woodstock or Bust | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Fright Night Film Festival | Best Actress | rowspan="2" | Scars | {{won}} |
| Independent Shorts Awards
| Best Ensemble | {{won}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|4725564}}
- {{instagram|megdelacy}}
- {{twitter|megdelacy}}
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Category:American television actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:American actresses of Filipino descent