Tracee Chimo

{{short description|American stage and film actress (born 1983)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Tracee Chimo Pallero

| image = File:Tracee Chimo Self Portrait allowed for publicity use.jpg

| caption = Tracee Chimo Pallero

| birth_date = 1983

| birth_place = Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2006–present

}}

Tracee Chimo Pallero (born 1983) is an American stage, television and film actress who became an arts critic favorite{{cite news|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|title=Tiny Space, Big Enough for Emotions|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/theater/reviews/bad-jews-by-joshua-harmon-at-black-box-theater.html?_r=5&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1358193783-v567hSom4ImI4Jj2/6TbpQ|accessdate=14 January 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=30 October 2012}} after her 2012 breakout role as Daphna Feygenbaum, the antagonist in Joshua Harmon’s hit dark comedy Bad Jews.

In 2018 she married Canadian cameraman Richard Joseph Pallero, after meeting and falling in love on the set of her first television series, TBS’ cult comedy People of Earth.

Early life

Chimo was born in Saugus, Massachusetts. Her father is of Albanian descent and her mother is of Irish and Italian ancestry (her father is an Albanian Orthodox Christian, and her mother is Catholic).{{cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/12-2012/bad-jews-kvetching-over-good-soup-off-broadway_63877.html|title=Bad Jews Kvetching Over Good Soup Off-Broadway|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tracee-Chimo-20130917?ModPagespeed=noscript|title=Interview with Tracee Chimo|first=Roundabout Theatre|last=Company|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/2013/10/orange_is_the_new_blacks_tracee_chimo_bad_jews_off_broadway.php|title=Orange Is the New Black's Tracee Chimo Stars In Off-Broadway Revival Bad Jews|date=10 October 2013|publisher=}} She splits her time between living in Los Angeles and New York City.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

Career

Chimo's 2010 work in the plays Bachelorette and Circle Mirror Transformation was praised by Erik Piepenburg of The New York Times, who lauded Chimo for transforming herself into two characters so distinct from one another, commenting, "If, at the same time, you could meet the shy, expressionless Lauren, mumbling into the wall of her red hoodie, and the glittering, claws-extended Regan, the meanest predator on the hunt, it would be hard to believe that they are the same person underneath. And maybe they aren’t — even if the actress Tracee Chimo channeled those characters to critical acclaim in two Off-Broadway plays this season."Piepenburg, Erik (14 August 2010). [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/theater/14chimo.html "An Actress Wielding a Dancer’s Intuition"]. The New York Times, p. C1. Chimo's performance in Mirror was also singled out by Elisabeth Vincentelli of the New York Post, who called her "a master of the comic silent reaction."Vincentelli, Elisaeth (October 14, 2009). [https://nypost.com/2009/10/14/mirror-reflects-well-on-cast/ "‘Mirror’ reflects well on cast"]. New York Post

In 2012, Charles Isherwood of The New York Times, who also noted Chimo's performances in these two productions, called her work in the Broadway revival of Harvey "excellent". Echoing other critic's, Isherwood stated, "What's most startling about this actress is her versatility: she seems to be almost physically transformed from performance to performance, so deeply does she burrow into her characters’ identities. I didn’t recognize her at all, with her hair a frizzy nimbus of angry-looking dark curls and her face scrubbed free of makeup, in keeping with Daphna’s righteous self-seriousness."

In 2016, TBS premiered the TV comedy series People of Earth, on which Chimo plays Chelsea Healey.{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=July 30, 2015|title=Wyatt Cenac, Alice Wetterlund, Luka Jones, Brian Huskey & More Join TBS’ ‘The Group’ |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/wyatt-cenac-the-group-greg-daniels-tbs-1201487800/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=13 January 2016}}

Awards and nominations

2014 Lucille Lortel Win for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play" for Bad Jews{{cite web|title=Awards and Info Page for Bad Jews|url=http://www.lortel.org/LLA_ARCHIVE/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=6216|work=Lortel Archives|accessdate=17 May 2014}}

2013 Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress - Bad Jews{{cite web|title=Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations Announced|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/04-2013/outer-critics-circle-awards-nominations-announced_64977.html|publisher=TheaterMania|accessdate=29 May 2013}}

2013 Drama League Award nomination for "Distinguished Performance - Bad Jews{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Gregory|title=2013 Drama League Awards nominations announced|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/drama_league_awards_nominations_veb2uHyPiHDdhkeXoAOQRI|publisher=NY Post|accessdate=29 May 2013}}

2013 Rising Star Award - Winner from the Salem State University Alumni Association{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

2011 Stage Scene Award LA for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Drama" for her work in Neil LaBute's The Break of Noon{{cite web|title=StageSceneLA Announces Best Of 2010-2011 Awards! aka "The Scenies"|url=http://www.stagescenela.com/2011/09/stagescenela-announces-best-of-2010-2011-awards/|work=StageSceneLA|publisher=Steven Stanley|accessdate=14 September 2011}}

2011 Clarence Derwent Award on June 14 for "Most Promising Actress in New York City"{{cite web|title=The Clarence Derwent Award|url=http://www.actorsequity.org/aboutequity/equityawards/derwent_award.asp|work=Actor's Equity Association Website|accessdate=5 September 2011}}

2011 Lucille Lortel Nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress" in Bachelorette{{cite web|title=NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2011 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS|url=http://www.offbroadway.com/node/1190|work=OffBroadway.com|accessdate=5 September 2011}}

2010 Drama Desk Award for "Outstanding Ensemble Performance" in Circle Mirror Transformation{{cite web|last=Mandell|first=Johnathan|title=2010 Drama Desk Award Nominations|url=http://culturemob.com/2010-drama-desk-award-nominations|work=2010 Drama Desk Award Winners|accessdate=5 September 2011}}

2010 Obie Award for Circle Mirror Transformation{{cite web|title=Off-Broadway's Highest Honor|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/obies/index/2010/|work=The Village Voice|accessdate=5 September 2011}}

2010 Lucille Lortel Nomination for "Outstanding Featured Actress" in Circle Mirror Transformation{{cite web|last=Healy|first=Patrick|title=Lucille Lortel Nominees Announced|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/lucille-lortel-nominees-announced/|work=New York Times|accessdate=5 September 2011}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:50px;" \|Year ! style="width:200px;" \|Title ! style="width:150px;" \|Role
2012 \|{{sortname\|The\|Five-Year Engagement}} \|Margaret
2013 \|He's Way More Famous Than You \|Tracee
2013 \|Gods Behaving Badly \|River Styx
2013 \|Concussion \|Woman #2
2013 \|Side Effects \|Receptionist
2013 \|Take Care \|Rachel
2014 \|Cyber \|Secretary
2016 \|Sully \|Evelyn May

class="wikitable sortable"

style="width:50px;" |Year

! style="width:200px;" |Title

! style="width:150px;" |Role

2012

|{{sortname|The|Five-Year Engagement}}

|Margaret

2013

|He's Way More Famous Than You

|Tracee

2013

|Gods Behaving Badly

|River Styx

2013

|Concussion

|Woman #2

2013

|Side Effects

|Receptionist

2013

|Take Care

|Rachel

2014

|Cyber

|Secretary

2016

|Sully

|Evelyn May

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:50px;" \|Year ! style="width:200px;" \|Title ! style="width:150px;" \|Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2010 \|Guiding Light \|Jamie Collick \|
2010 \|Louie \|Dog Pound Volunteer \|Episode: "Dogpound"
2011 \|Inside the Actor’s Studio Apartment \|Actress \|
2012 \|First Dates with Toby Harris \|Michelle \|Episode: "Movies"
2012 \|I Just Want My Pants Back \|Dylan \|
2013–2019 \|Orange Is the New Black \|Neri Feldman \|recurring role
2013 \|The Good Wife \|Chrissy Quinn \|Episode: "Outside the Bubble"
2014 \|The Money \|Jane Mulvaney{{cite web\|last=Goldberg\|first=Lesley\|title=Ray Liotta, Mamie Gummer Among David Milch 'Money' Cast Additions\|url=http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ray-liotta-mamie-gummer-david-646356\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|accessdate=14 October 2013}}{{cite web\|title=Billy Magnussen Joins HBO’s ‘The Money’; Rosemary Harris, Mamie Gummer, Ray Liotta To Recur\|url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/billy-magnussen-joins-hbos-the-money-rosemary-harris-mamie-gummer-ray-liotta-to-recur-606166/\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|access-date=14 October 2013}} \|Pilot
2013 \|Black Box \|Mackenzie Teller \|5 episodes
2014 \|Royal Pains \|Lauren \|Episode: "Oh, M.G."
2015 \|High Maintenance \|Orly \|Episode: "Esme"
2015–2017 \|Difficult People \|Gaby \|6 episodes
2016–2017 \|People of Earth \|Chelsea Healey \|10 episodes
2018–2019 \|Madam Secretary \|Nina Cummings \|
2018 \|Genius \|Gertrude Stein \|
2020 \|The Undoing \|Rebecca Harkness \|

class="wikitable sortable"

style="width:50px;" |Year

! style="width:200px;" |Title

! style="width:150px;" |Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2010

|Guiding Light

|Jamie Collick

2010

|Louie

|Dog Pound Volunteer

|Episode: "Dogpound"

2011

|Inside the Actor’s Studio Apartment

|Actress

2012

|First Dates with Toby Harris

|Michelle

|Episode: "Movies"

2012

|I Just Want My Pants Back

|Dylan

2013–2019

|Orange Is the New Black

|Neri Feldman

|recurring role

2013

|The Good Wife

|Chrissy Quinn

|Episode: "Outside the Bubble"

2014

|The Money

|Jane Mulvaney{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title=Ray Liotta, Mamie Gummer Among David Milch 'Money' Cast Additions|url=http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ray-liotta-mamie-gummer-david-646356|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=14 October 2013}}{{cite web|title=Billy Magnussen Joins HBO’s ‘The Money’; Rosemary Harris, Mamie Gummer, Ray Liotta To Recur|url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/billy-magnussen-joins-hbos-the-money-rosemary-harris-mamie-gummer-ray-liotta-to-recur-606166/|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=14 October 2013}}

|Pilot

2013

|Black Box

|Mackenzie Teller

|5 episodes

2014

|Royal Pains

|Lauren

|Episode: "Oh, M.G."

2015

|High Maintenance

|Orly

|Episode: "Esme"

2015–2017

|Difficult People

|Gaby

|6 episodes

2016–2017

|People of Earth

|Chelsea Healey

|10 episodes

2018–2019

|Madam Secretary

|Nina Cummings

2018

|Genius

|Gertrude Stein

2020

|The Undoing

|Rebecca Harkness

=Theatre=

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Year ! Play ! Role ! Theatre ! Notes
2006 \| After Ashley \| Julie Bell \| Philadelphia Theatre Company, Regional \|
2007 \| Guilty \| Lindsey \| Acorn Theater, Off-Broadway \|
rowspan="3"\|2008 \| All Hail Hurricane Gordo \| India \| Actors Theatre of Louisville, Regional \|
Vendetta Chrome \| Tallulah \| Clubbed Thumb, Off-Off-Broadway \|
rowspan="2"\|Irena’s Vow \| rowspan="2"\|Fanka Silberman \| Rose Nagelberg Theatre, Off-Broadway \|
rowspan="2"\|2009 \| Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway \|
Circle Mirror Transformation \| Lauren \| Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway \|
rowspan="2"\|2010 \| Bachelorette \| Regan \| Second Stage Theatre, Off-Broadway \|
rowspan="2"\|The Break of Noon \| rowspan="2"\|Jenny/Gigi \| Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway \|
2011 \| Geffen Playhouse, Regional \|
rowspan="2"\|2012 \| Harvey \| Myrtle Mae Simmons \| Studio 54, Broadway \|
rowspan="2"\|Bad Jews \| rowspan="2"\|Daphna \| Roundabout Underground, Off-Broadway \|
2013 \| Laura Pels Theatre, Off-Broadway \|
2014 \| Lips Together, Teeth Apart \| Chloe Haddock \| Second Stage Theater, Off-Broadway \|
2015 \| The Heidi Chronicles \| Fran/Molly/Betsy/April \| Music Box Theatre, Broadway \|
2016 \| Noises Off \| Poppy Norton-Taylor \| American Airlines Theatre, Broadway \|
2016–2017 \| Fingersmith \| Sue Trinder \| American Repertory Theater, Regional \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Play

! Role

! Theatre

! Notes

2006

| After Ashley

| Julie Bell

| Philadelphia Theatre Company, Regional

2007

| Guilty