Trieste Kelly Dunn

{{short description|American actress}}

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| name = Trieste Kelly Dunn

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| birth_place = Provo, Utah, U.S.

| education = University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2004–present

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Trieste Kelly Dunn is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Deputy Siobhan Kelly in the Cinemax series Banshee and U.S. Marshal Allison Knight in the NBC series Blindspot.

Personal life

Dunn studied theater at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Before graduating in 2004, she appeared in a number of student films. Including those made by classmates and future collaborators Zach Clark, Brett Haley, Aaron Katz, and Brendan McFadden.{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}

In 2010, Filmmaker Magazine named her one of the 25 New Faces of Independent in their Summer Issue, and the Los Angeles Times touted her as a "break out star" based on her roles in the independent films Cold Weather and The New Year.

Career

Dunn first rose to prominence on the FOX TV series Canterbury's Law as Molly McConnell opposite Julianna Margulies. Her early film roles included critically lauded turns in United 93 (2006), Cold Weather (2010) and Vacation! (2010). She has also appeared on Fringe as Valerie Boone, the victim of a scientific experiment in the episode "Midnight", and also guest starred on HBO's Bored to Death. In 2014, she portrayed FBI Agent Elizabeth Ferrell on the TV series Believe concurrently with her co-starring role as Dep. Siobhan Kelly in Banshee. In late 2015, Dunn began a recurring role as U.S. Marshal Allison Knight, on the NBC drama Blindspot. In 2015, she played Natalie, a recurring character in the single season of Almost There, on Audience. Dunn has also appeared in guest roles on episodes of a number of other television series.

She portrayed an android in the music video for "Propagation", the single off Com Truise's 2017 album Iteration.{{Cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/com-truises-propagation-video-reminds-us-of-the-dange-1818557433|title=Com Truise's "Propagation" video reminds us of the dangers of robot wives|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=July 6, 2018|language=en-US}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Mysterious SkinDate in "Blood Prom"
2006United 93Deora Frances Bodley
2010Cold WeatherGail
2010The New YearSunny
2010VacationDonna
2013Loves Her GunAllie
2015ApplesauceNicki
2016Almost ThereNatalie
2017Infinity BabyAlison
2017BlameJennifer
2017The MisogynistsAmber
2019Girl on the Third FloorLiz Koch
2023Lousy CarterSister

=Television=

class="wikitable"
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Law & Order: Special Victims UnitGloria KulhaneEpisode: "Class"
2008Canterbury's LawMolly McConnellMain cast
2009CupidSonjaEpisode: "The Tommy Brown Affair"
2009FringeValerie BooneEpisode: "Midnight"
2009Bored to DeathSophiaEpisode: "The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer"
2011Brothers & SistersLori LynnEpisode: "Walker Down the Aisle"
2013–2015BansheeSiobhan KellyMain Cast (seasons 1–3)
26 episodes
2013Golden BoyMargot DixonRecurring character
2014BelieveElizabeth FarrellRecurring character
2015The Good WifeAmanda MarcassinEpisode: "Innocents"
2015–2020BlindspotAllison "Allie" KnightRecurring character
2016Royal PainsRachelEpisode: "Palpating the Orbital Rim"
2016BullCaptain Taylor MathisonEpisode: "The Woman in 8D"
2018Manhunt: UnabomberTheresa Oakes2 episodes
2018ElementarySophie BishopEpisode: "An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains"
2018StrangersElliottEpisode: "Big Little Chill"
2019The PassageSierra ThompsonRecurring character
2022SeeAmbassador Trovere5 episodes

References

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{{cite web|url=https://www.uncsa.edu/pressreleases/releases2012/Sept2012/triestedunn.htm|title=UNCSA Drama alumna Trieste Kelly Dunn, Matt Servitto to visit on Friday|work=University of North Carolina School of the Arts|date=September 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919230344/https://www.uncsa.edu/pressreleases/releases2012/Sept2012/triestedunn.htm|archive-date=September 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2014/01/loves-her-gun-star-trieste-kelly-dunn-talks-improv-road-tripping-and-directors-194299/|title="Loves Her Gun" Star Trieste Kelly Dunn Talks Improv, Road-Tripping and Directors|date=January 8, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2016|work=IndieWire/Penske Media Corporation|last=Savage|first=Sophia}}

{{cite web|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/11138-25-new-faces-part-2/|title=25 New Faces – Part 2|date=July 20, 2010|accessdate=October 19, 2016|work=FilmMaker/Independent Filmmaker Project}}

{{cite news|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|title=Los Angeles Film Festival: Double exposure for Trieste Kelly Dunn|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jun-18-la-et-dunn-20100618-story.html|date=June 18, 2010|access-date=October 19, 2016|last=Olsen|first=Mark}}

{{cite news|location=St. Louis, Missouri|work=KSDK|publisher=Tegna Inc.|title=Talking Banshee with Blindspot's Trieste Kelly Dunn|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/entertainment/talking-banshee-with-blindspots-trieste-kelly-dunn/126442819|date=April 9, 2016|accessdate=April 19, 2020|last=Buffa|first=Dan}}

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