Mary Wiseman (actress)

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Mary Wiseman
Wiseman at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1985-07-30) July 30, 1985 (age 38)
EducationBoston University (BFA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Notable workStar Trek: Discovery
Spouse
Noah Averbach-Katz
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(m. 2019; div. 2023)​

Mary Wiseman (born July 30, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Sylvia Tilly in the Paramount+ science fiction drama series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–present).[1]

Early life[edit]

Wiseman is the youngest daughter of Dorothy and Kevin Wiseman and has three older brothers. She grew up in Milford, Pennsylvania and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Wiseman attended the DC Shakespeare Theatre’s high school outreach program. She graduated from Quince Orchard High School in 2003 and later earned her BFA in Theatre Arts at Boston University.[2][3] She went on to study at Juilliard School's Drama Division between 2011 and 2015, where one of her classmates was future Star Trek: Discovery cast member Mary Chieffo.[4][5][2]

Career[edit]

Wiseman's stage roles have included Nitzan Halperin's Sow and Weep (2008, Boston University College of Fine Arts in New York),[6] Ariel Carson's I Wanted it to Have a How & I Wanted it to Have a Verb (2011, Dixon Place)[7] and Betsy/Lindsay in Clybourne Park (2013, Chautauqua Theater Company).[8]

Wiseman has performed in productions and workshops of new plays in Playwrights’ theatres like PS 122, The Public, Soho Rep, and New York Theatre Workshop.[2]

Wiseman appeared in the television series Longmire as Meg Joyce, a nurse and love interest for the character Archie "The Ferg" Ferguson.[9]

In 2022, Wiseman's portrayal of the character Carlo from the Off-Broadway play At The Wedding garnered her a Lucille Lortel Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play.[10]

In February 2023, it was announced that Mary was cast in an upcoming Shondaland series The Residence as the White House executive chef Marvella.[11]

Personal life[edit]

In 2013, Wiseman began dating actor Noah Averbach-Katz who was her Juilliard School classmate. The couple married on February 16, 2019.[3] They filed for divorce in March 2023. The divorce was finalized in October 2023.[12]

Wiseman identifies as queer, stating: "Before Noah, I dated and loved people of all genders. I never liked it when straight-presenting women dominated conversations about bisexuality/pansexuality when I was with women, so I try not to do it now, but I also don’t want it to feel like I’m hiding anything because I’m queer and proud!"[13]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Three Dates Stacey Short film
2018 Health to the King Nurse Short film
2019 Marriage Story Theatre Actor
2023 Type 1 Laura Short film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Craft & Burn Senior Server 2 episodes
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters Shannon Episode: "John Early"
2016 Difficult People Lyss Episode: "High Alert"
2016–2017 Longmire Meg Joyce 7 episodes
2017–2019 Baskets[1] Trinity 5 episodes
2017–present Star Trek: Discovery Sylvia Tilly 43 episodes - main role
2017 After Trek Herself 2 episodes
2018 Star Trek: Short Treks Sylvia Tilly Episode: "Runaway"
2018 Room 104 Josie Episode: "Josie & Me"
2019 Carpool Karaoke: The Series Herself Episode: "Star Trek: Discovery Cast"
2020–2021 The Ready Room Herself 2 episodes
2023 The Residence Marvella In production

Video game[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2018–present Star Trek Online Sylvia Tilly (voice) [14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Desk, TV News (7 March 2017). "STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Beams Up Two New Starfleet Crew Members". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Who's Who - 18 Actors". 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b La Gorce, Tammy (8 March 2019). "A Life Frequently Apart, but an Enterprise They'll Boldly Take On". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Juilliard Drama Sets 2014-15 Season: 'VERA STARK,' RABBIT HOLE, ANGELS IN AMERICA & More". Broadway World. New York City. 24 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Juilliard Students Form G44 Productions, Release First Short Film". Broadway World. New York City. 5 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Photo Flash: Boston University's InCite Festival in NYC". Broadway World. New York City. 21 February 2008.
  7. ^ "Dixon Place Releases Upcoming Spring Performance Calendar". Broadway World. New York City. 11 January 2011.
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  9. ^ "Here's what the cast of 'Star Trek: Discovery' looks like in real life". INSIDER. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  10. ^ "2022 Lucille Lortel Awards".
  11. ^ "Everything We Know About Shondaland's New Netflix Series, 'The Residence'". Shondaland. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  12. ^ "Case 550613/2023 Mary Catherine Wiseman V. Samuel Noah Max Averbach-Katz". Trellis.Law. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Catching Up With Mary Wiseman, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, and Ian Alexander". Star Trek. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  14. ^ Staff, TrekMovie.com (July 26, 2018). "Star Trek Online Launching 'Age Of Discovery' Tie-in To 'Star Trek: Discovery' This Fall". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

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